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Vang Vieng: It is different than you think!
After almost 4 hours by minibus we arrived with the last daylight of the day in Vang Vieng. This time we were absolutely positive surprised. This is normally THE party town in Laos and beloved by backpackers, so we actually wanted to stay here for only 1 or 2 days because of the famous Tubing and not because of the parties.
A few weeks ago …
Party time!
So we arrived in Van Vieng at around 2-3pm after 4 hour bus ride from Vientiane. We met some interesting people on the bus, an old brit who had sailed the world through his job and then decided to move to southern Italy.. a French kid who was on his gap year from uni working in a marketing company in Bangkok but who was on a four day holiday, and a …
Final night out!
Feeling better than the previous morning we were able to not only watch Family guy but do a spot of shopping - I bought a hat, Joanne bought the obligatory Van Vieng t-shirts (which everyone seems to wear here!). We went to Arena again but this time for lunch - I have no shame in admitting to ordering a baked potato with cheese and beans - it was …
Week 9
... of the girls we were with shed a tear. Gav and the gang were extremely supportive and I'm grateful. I took myself off to bed feeling numb and slightly hung over from earlier. R.I.P big kev x. Safe to say Tuesday day was pretty low point for me. Just sat on the long boat and spent some time thinking of my pal and the good times. The journey was pleasant and smooth enough. Most people were sleeping anyway. We arrived at Luang Prabang on time. ...
Backpackers behaving badly
... paces.
We watched the sun go down behind the dramatic mountains at the Kangaroo Sunset bar. This was better than it sounds with proper tables and chairs and good laid back music. The staff told us of the recent clampdowns on the “scene” in Vang Vieng. In September scores of riverside bars had their licences withdrawn after 22 alcohol and drug related deaths amongst the youngsters, most involving water sports of some sort ot ...
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