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Vang Vieng

. Showed up and only saw white people. Totally touristy. Wondered around looking for a place to stray since we are guys and don’t plan a head. We found one. It was positioned in between 3 bars!!! But for 50,000 kip (3.17 dollars;)) a night it was just right for the first night. Went and got...

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Matt Eastlick on May 4, 2009 from Vang Vieng, Laos

from the travel blog: Thailand Study Abroad

Tubing and Defying Death

We got a nice cheap local bus to Vang Vieng which, in contrast to all the nasty expensive "VIP" buses we had taken so far, dropped us where we wanted to be dropped, at the town, rather than at the bus station several kilometres outside of town. All bus stations in Asia seem to be located between...

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The Happy Couple on March 31, 2009 from Vang Vieng, Laos

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Same same, but different

Vang Vieng is a pretty famous tourist spot in Laos, especially among the backpackers, because of its party atmosphere and dramatic landscape, ideal for practising extreme sports. It sounds fun but, unfortunately, so much tourism is ruining the stunning magic of its emplacement, as it has led...

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NuiM on November 22, 2008 from Vang Vieng, Laos

from the travel blog: Un viaje por el sudeste asiático

Fun and games in Vang Vieng

Vang Vieng is a weird place. A small little village on a big river surrounded by huge Karst mountains covered in green jungle. Its been over run by backpackers over the last few years and is now famous for tubing. Tubing is when you get an inner tire, get driven 3 km's up river start floating...

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Dan on August 28, 2008 from Vang Vieng, Laos

from the travel blog: Been there, Dan that!

Vang Vieng

After Luang Prabang We went straight to A village called Vang Vieng. The village has some very nice scenery around it, all around there is limestone mountains. The Mekong river also floats through here, as in alot of other places we have visited here in souteast asia...actually, the mekong...

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agnesola on February 1, 2008 from Vang Vieng, Laos

from the travel blog: Baby and Baby's around the world travel...

Tubing in the dark

The journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang really couldn't have started any better - I had one of the best sandwiches I've ever had whilst waiting for the bus to go. A chicken and salad baguette with a touch of mayo. The bread was perfect - not too soft, not to brittle. The chicken was...

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olliejohnson on September 12, 2006 from Vang Vieng, Laos

from the travel blog: A man from Cockshutt.

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