Laos

Vang Vieng, Laos

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Heather

I’m not quite sure how to describe this place, I said in the tubing post that I was pleasantly surprised, after seeing some more of the town, I realise this was a major understatement! We initially planned on staying 2 days in Vang Vieng, seeing it as a means of breaking up the journey to … Continue reading »

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Tubing – Vang Vieng, Laos

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Heather

Just back from an afternoon of tubing down the Nam Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised! I’d read a lot about it, from the horror stories of what it was like pre-2012, like the number of deaths (27 in 2011) and countless injuries from the drunken … Continue reading »

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Vientiane, Laos

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Heather

I can’t remember the name of the bus company but we caught the bus to Vientaine from outside the Friendly Backpackers hostel on Nguyen huu huan street, Hanoi, Vietnam. We travelled on a Monday which meant we went on an old bus (double sleeper seats on each side rather than 3 singles AND no toilet! … Continue reading »