Vang Vieng Resort

... huge impact that this had had on this small town beside a beautiful river. It was Faliraki-Blackpool in Laos. There were Aussie bars and people drunk and having a complete disregard for any local culture. And why do they comer here? .... for the beer for sure but also because the slow wide river is perfect for lazy 'tubing' and they all float down the river in inner-tubes stopping at village ...

As today was Halloween, it was of course imperative to purchase silly outfits. After breakfast, a delightful Full English at the Friends cafe, Mark and I had a wander round the local shops looking for amusing items of attire. We decided on pink as a theme; I bought some pink Rayban Wayfarers, a pink headband and some quite frankly indecently short pink board shorts which hands-down won the title of the shortest item I have ever worn in public! Mark went for similar attire also ...

In the morning me, Mark and Susan headed into town on a more scenic route than we had the previous day, which involved crossing a ramshackle bridge over a small stream, following a path through some fields with a beautiful view of the mountains in the distance, then walking north along the west bank of the river until finally crossing another bridge over the river and into the north-west end of town. We had breakfast at a little cafe where they show constant ...

In the morning, me, Mark and Susan had a quick breakfast, packed up, then were driven away in the the hostel's tuk-tuk. It was raining gently as we sped through the town, and soon we arrived at the bus station. After a five minute wait, our minibus arrived and we handed our backpacks to the driver, who had jumped on the roof and was loading bags onto the roof rack. We all then piled inside the vehicle, and quickly realised that it was going to be a rather ...

Having regained a bit of my former strength, I decided that it was once again time to move on. Next destination - Vang Vieng, a small town renowned for attracting backpackers who drink, do drugs, and watch &#8220;Friends&#8221; reruns at the numerous TV bars lining the main street. No, I hadn&#8217;t particularly turned to drink or drugs, or TV for that matter, but was attracted by the stunning limestone mountains surrounding the town.<br><br>In addition to being &#8220;jammed like ...

... if any viewer has rated it or left a comment, I noticed an article about a guy who traveled over from Hanoi, and was scammed by the Vietnamese when purchasing his Laos visa. It left him really enraged. I was left chuckling. It may have been more insightful if he'd looked into the reasons why Vietnamese are the worst scammers in these parts.<br>Returning to the Thavisouk, I actually had a shower - believe it or ...

... call these people "resorters" so we caught the afternoon bus out of there as quickly as we arrived...<br><br>Now we are in Vientene (the capital city) pondering over whether to get a Cambodia or Vietnam visa tomorrow ( dont worry we plan on going to both, we just dont know which one first) decisions, decisions, decisions!<br><br>i think that about covers it... I mean- you know i could go on forever... but unlike me... im sure you all have important things to do!<br><br>