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A Totally Tubular Experience, Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
A Totally Tubular Experience
Jan 12, 2007

... a lurk in the eeriest sense of the word. Everyone comes to Vang Vien to float down the river in an inner tube, making Vang Vien a totally tubular experience. Now there's an 80's expression for you! Here's the deal: You pay $4 for an 18-wheeler tire ...

A travel blog entry by lisa-ashley
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In The Tubing, Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
In The Tubing
May 15, 2009

Vang Vieng, ahhh only a few hours from Vientiane so we got a more local style of bus than the king of bus, which was fine. V V itsself is a backpacker mecca, there are many many guesthouses, on the bus we met a guy who'd been before and he showed us to ...

A travel blog entry by emmaandemma
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Lazy Tubing and High Flyers, Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
Lazy Tubing and High Flyers
Mar 8, 2006

... the tuk tuk drivers, caus there the same everywhere. We loaded ourselves onto a local bus, and made the comfortable 3 hour trip to Vang Vien, the trip being slowed a little by a load of locals on the beer in the morning, needing toilet brakes. Just like ...

A travel blog entry by mills-mcshea
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Detox needed after this little jaunt..., Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog
Detox needed after this little jaunt...
Mar 9, 2005

We left early the next day for the travellers' paradise of Vang Vieng, a small town that has sprung up in the middle of nowhere specifically for tourists. It features a bus depot that is also the local landing strip, lots of restaurants and bars, all ...

A travel blog entry by zee
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Forum Discussions on Vang Vieng! (6)

Laos Starter Kit
Posted on Oct 1, 2008, 21:22:55
... locations throughout Laos, however is good in the major cities & towns. Internet cafes are widespread throughout Vientiane, Vang Vieng & Luang Prabang with relatively quick connections. Outside of the major towns they are less frequent with much ...
A town in Laos is overrun by tourists
Posted on Oct 10, 2009, 09:13:42
looks like this was bumped but yeah i wrote about this as well with Vang Vieng. The things I've seen are unreal how bad the locals are treated here
Travelling from Laos to Han Oi
Posted on May 21, 2009, 23:43:35
hey ventien- vang vieng-phonsovan-sam nua...this takes u close to the borde...make sure u arrive on the right day as buses form sam nua to hanoi leave only on certain days....i got to sam nua and made the misatek of thinking we cud get to hanoi easily..... ...
Travelling from Laos to Han Oi
Posted on Apr 26, 2009, 00:04:14
... Prabang or Vientiane. The overnight bus passes through some beautiful scenery but as it is night time you will not see any of it. Would recommend heading north to Luang Namtha first of all, and then south through Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng to Vientiane.

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