Vang Vieng, Laos -- King Kong meets Waynes World

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September 6th 2006

Published: December 29th 2007

Two nights ago from Luang Prabang I booked myself a bus, which they called the 'vip bus' for 5 dollars to Vang Vieng. It is located halfway between Luang Prabang and Vientienne. This town is a 'bug out'. First off, the town is surrounded by the most beautiful scenery I have EVER seen. It's like the garden of eden. Lonely Planet describes it as the scene from King Kong, which is a perfect desc... Read Full Entry

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More mountains

Day out on the field

Many of the tribes of Asia, the women do most of the work outdoors.

It was filled with bats.

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More Buddhas in the cave

Underwater Cave

The entrance to the underwater cave. The water lasted for about 800 to 1200 meters until we arrived to dry land. However, it was so tight that we had to shimmy on our bellies for the first 15 minutes until we arrived to an opening. From there we continued our trek for another 30 minutes before looping back.