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“La Procession”: the Luang Prabang Half Marathon

Aerial view of Nong Khiaw village at sunrise, Laotian, Luang Prabang, Laos

The Luang Prabang Half Marathon melds three things into one unlikely combination: charity work, sporting competition and sightseeing down one of Laos’ most culturally significant settlements. Nicknamed “La Procession” (after Luang Prabang’s daily morning ritual procession of monks receiving alms from devotees), the charity race accepts no more than 500 competitors, all of whom run […]