Oct 26, 2009 - Getting the Tube

I finally managed to haul my sorry-ass, beachbum behind off Ko Phan-Ngan. I made a sharp exit the next day (after a night drinking with 2 Dutch guys) on the 4 hour bus to Vang Vieng. ... Tubing! Vang Vieng seems now only to exist for one reason. ... Tubing (google it).I finally managed to haul my sorry-ass, beachbum behind off Ko Phan-Ngan. I made a sharp exit the next day (after a night drinking with 2 Dutch guys) on the 4 hour bus to Vang Vieng. ... Tubing! Vang Vieng seems now only to exist for one reason. ... Tubing (google it)....

Sep 27, 2009 - Laos

Well I have been so very slack with keeping up with the trip journal this time and now I have to try to think back to what we have done and I know I will miss out on so many important things and it wont be my usual passionate style of writing, but I know most of you just like looking at the pictures anyway! So we had been to Laos on our last trip and enjoyed it so much we decided to go back to our favourite spots, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng. ... Vang Vieng was everything we remembered it to be and thanks to its repretation for drunken tubing down the river it will always be busy with the ‘banana pancake trail’ backpackers. ... Once again though there was so much construction of guesthouses going on.Well I have been so very slack with keeping up with the trip journal this time and now I have to try to think back to what we have done and I know I will miss out on so many important things and it wont be my usual passionate style of writing, but I know most of you just like looking at the pictures anyway! So we had been to Laos on our last trip and enjoyed it so much we decided to go back to our favourite spots, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng. ... Vang Vieng was everything we remembered it to be and thanks to its repretation for drunken tubing down the river it will always be busy with the ‘banana pancake trail’ backpackers. ... Once again though there was so much construction of guesthouses going on....

Sep 17, 2009 - Kayaking the Nam Song

We're in Vang Vieng now, which is about a 6 hour bus ride south of Luang Prabang. ... And what a bus ride it is! The scenery alone was worth the money for the bus.We're in Vang Vieng now, which is about a 6 hour bus ride south of Luang Prabang. ... And what a bus ride it is! The scenery alone was worth the money for the bus....

Jun 20, 2009 - Vang Vieng

Well, what can I say, I mean who really believed that Garreth's bad luck would hold off for the entire trip? He's sprained his ankle. The bus trip from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng was uneventful and quite painless actually, and Vang Vieng is touristy but amazingly beautiful. ... We were rushed away in a tuk tuk (not a pleasant ride with a sprained ankle) to Vang Vieng Hospital, where Garreth got an x-ray, a shot of painkiller and an anti-inflammatory. ... The hospital wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but the only other patients it seems they get are other zip-liners (some guy came in 10 minutes after us getting x-rays for a dislocated shoulder).Well, what can I say, I mean who really believed that Garreth's bad luck would hold off for the entire trip? He's sprained his ankle. The bus trip from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng was uneventful and quite painless actually, and Vang Vieng is touristy but amazingly beautiful. ... We were rushed away in a tuk tuk (not a pleasant ride with a sprained ankle) to Vang Vieng Hospital, where Garreth got an x-ray, a shot of painkiller and an anti-inflammatory. ... The hospital wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but the only other patients it seems they get are other zip-liners (some guy came in 10 minutes after us getting x-rays for a dislocated shoulder)....

Apr 10, 2009 - Vang Vieng, Laos

We bought "VIP" bus tickets to take us from Vientiane to Vang Vieng. ... We arrived in Vang Vieng feeling relieved to have made it. ... Vang Vieng is a little like the twilight zone. ...

Apr 6, 2009 - Comment se faire siphonner son énergie?

Comment puis-je décrire cet endroit en une seule phrase.Comment puis-je décrire cet endroit en une seule phrase....

Mar 27, 2009 - Vang Vieng

A four hour bus ride from Vientiane found me in Vang Vieng on Tueday afternoon, arriving in the middle of a monsoonal downpour. ... Vang Vieng is funny little place that is almost a bit surreal. ... Whilst in Vang Vieng I had to go tubing, as its probably the biggest attraction in town. ... I had a very brief look at the Water Cave, caving being very big in Vang Vieng but not that popular with me, and a more leisurely look at the Elephant Cave (being bigger and well lit!). ...

Mar 26, 2009 - Vang Vieng

I initially wanted to come to Vang Vieng for the tubing, which is basically where all the tourist hop into the inner tubes of tires, float down the river and get drunk at the bars that are dotted ever 20 metres or so. ... Okay, so I know that sounds horribly touristy, but I was feeling like letting my hair down a little, and speaking to several British tourist, I thought it would be fun! However, on arrival in Vang Vieng, where a gorgeous sunset greeted me from behind the mountains, I was a little appalled by the overcrowded tuk tuks driving past with drunken people basically doing laps around the town. ... In any case, the weather in Vang Vieng stayed cool, so I didn't fancy spending an entire day being wet. ... Vang Vieng is definitely a town undergoing a great deal of change. ... once again, the food in Vang Vieng was delicious and cheap. ...

Mar 12, 2009 - Vang Vieng

So i spent a few more days in Luang Prabang just relaxing and eating some delicious food. After the tour ended i jumped on a bus and arrived in Vang Vieng at around 10 pm. ... Vang Vieng is definitely VERY touristy but there is a good reason for it. ... The scenery here is pretty unbelievable.So i spent a few more days in Luang Prabang just relaxing and eating some delicious food. After the tour ended i jumped on a bus and arrived in Vang Vieng at around 10 pm. ... Vang Vieng is definitely VERY touristy but there is a good reason for it. ... The scenery here is pretty unbelievable....

Mar 12, 2009 - Vientiane

What a little capital.What a little capital....

Mar 10, 2009 - Veng Viang

Known for it's bars on the rivers, visisted by way of tubing.Known for it's bars on the rivers, visisted by way of tubing....

Feb 27, 2009 - Vang Vieng

The day starts with an early morning walk to the travel agency to get on the bus to Vang Vieng- what we don't realise it that we haven't changed our clocks over yet and its actually 7:30am not 8:30am. ... I'm sticking to the fruit salad!! We hop into the mini van and get the VIP bus to Vang Vieng- only 4 hours or so. ... :) As we are about an hour out of Vang Vieng Wills sparks up a conversation with a fellow Aussie on the bus and when we arrive we decide to go in search of cheap diggs together. ... The next day we force ourselves out of bed and foggily remember that we have made plans to experince Vang Viengs biggest attraction. ...