Blogs from Vang Vieng, West, Laos, Asia - page 11

Hazy River Party Our sole reason for going to Vang Vieng was for the river, and the bars that frequent it. The advice we had received from friends who had traveled the route previously, to a person, said that Vang Vieng was an out-of-this-world experience that could not be missed. Situated a 5 hr drive south of Luang Prabang, Vang Veing is a beautiful town, dwarfed by the surrounding limestone bluffs – but its beauty is only a footnote in the tourist books. The town seems as though it only exists for one reason – tubing on the Nam Song river. Hundreds of tourists start lining up around 11am to rent tubes. Piling into tuk-tuks 8 at a time, the hoards are then taken 2 km upstream to the starting point. We wandered down a path, ... read more

I've decided to go to Laos again. But i have time to be there only 4 days. it seems very too short time :( I want to go to VangVieng and Louangprabang.I must be tired with long journey and the time rush my feet :( I do hope to make some friends while i am travel , see new things, new places. Do you want to join me?... read more

Before coming to Vang Vieng I was unsure if I would like the place or not, due to its reputation for young backpackers getting drunk and stoned. I was surprised to find a fairly chilled out place with the odd group of backpackers off their faces ( this changed on New Years Eve of course). The town offers plenty of activities including tubing, kayaking, rock climbing, hot air ballooning, as well as some caving. I liked the town so much that I ended up staying a week. The first couple of days I just wandered around town, climbed to the top of a nearby hill to take a few shots of Vang Vieng, and relaxed in a couple of riverside restaurants. One of my highlights was a balloon trip over the town and north along the ... read more

Well after the fairly chilled Luang Parabang it was time for a 6 hour mini bus to that party town of Vang Vieng. The drive there consisted of 6 hours going up and down bumpy and curvy mountain roads and was pretty brutal, but the scenery was spectacular. At parts lush green mountains stretched out for miles through the minibus window and we stopped off at a viewing point for a while and got some incredible photographs (helped by some ridiculously cute puppies that were playing there at the time!) We arrived in Vang Viend at around 6.30pm where we were confronted by what seemed like a horde of zombies walking the street. People everywhere were staggering around, eyes all over the place, singing, puking and groping. I wasn't judging though as I new it was ... read more

Geo: 18.9401, 102.357Nach anstrengender Fahrt im Minivan durch das Gebirge kamen wir gegen vier endlich in Vang Vien an und suchten uns ein günstiges Guesthouse, welches uns auch gelang. Knapp 2 EUR pro Person sind doch ganz okay. Gut, wir haben auch schon besser und vor allem sauberer gewohnt, aber uns war auch allen schnell nach Ankunft klar, dass dies hier nicht unsere Stadt ist und wir nicht länger als 2 Nächte bleiben würden. Der Ort ist schlichtweg der Ballermann Laos. Betrunkene Touristen überall, die volltrunken vom Tubing kommen. Nichts für uns! Tubing haben wir entsprechend schon gestrichen, denn die bisherigen über 30 Todesfälle erschließen sich uns nun. So werden wir morgen lieber die Umgebung auf dem Landweg erkunden und auf unsere Wäsche warten um uns dann auf direktem Weg nach Vientiene zu begeben. Saufen um ... read more