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The new, less drunk version of Vang Vieng
... few people from our hostel. This was VERY different to the stories we've heard over the years of ridiculous drunken antics and one death in a week being deemed a 'good week'. Thankfully, (from the point of view of people that care for my safety) tubing is no longer the dangerous affair it once was. We spent the afternoon lazing down the Nam Song river in a rubber ring taking in the gorgeous scenery as we floated down the river winding inbetween Laos mountains. ...
Backpackers behaving badly
... conditioned minivans operating this route and we looked forward to a degree or two’s more comfort than on previous bus journeys. They would even pick us up from our accommodation. So at 8.30 on Thursday morning we were ready with our luggage on the front steps of the hotel, on the lookout for a smart minivan. It came as a bit of a surprise then when, 15 minutes later, a tuk tuk pulled up to collect us. There was already another English couple in it ...
Lovely Laos!
... of town at two am. We bowled and mo stole a table cloth and an ash tray, a truly inspired-by-Joseph moment, he should be proud. We bowled horribly, Mo moreso than me, I think he hit fourteen bowling pins in 10 rounds, but it was a good night. For the following day we had organised a tuk-tuk with some of the others to take us to the waterfalls and caves around LP. That morning was rough. We met at Jomas but could barely eat a thing and the bumpy tuk-tuk was no ...
Adventures in Vang Vieng
... towards me and I panic and turn to ride quickly and stack it, quickly clambering up and then taking my hurt leg and pride to the river to wash off and then manage to break my shoes. Next we stupidly decide to follow another track as detailed on the so called map which again didnt exist.Each time finding a dead end in more densely packed fields. We end up carrying our bikes over a few obsticles to the amusment of the local farmers to get to where the caves should be and a guy ...
Biking & Tubing in Vang Vieng
... Vang Vieng and had contemplated skipping the town altogether but were glad we didn't and ended up enjoying our time there. Our our first morning we rented a scooter for the second time this trip (yesss... punches the air) but after a bit of searching found that the only models available were semi-automatic with pedal gear shifts compared to the simple rev-and-go models we had ridden before. For £3 per day to rent, I was up for the challenge but Briony ...
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