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May 5th 2009

Published: May 21st 2009

We actually went to Vang Vieng after leaving Phonovan but for a number of reasons we only stayed here one night and left the following day. The 2 main reasons for this being a flying visit are that a) this is THE main backpacker place in Laos and therefore is nothing like the real Laos. The streets are lined with bars playing Friends on repeat with lots of stoned teenagers lounging around inside... Read Full Entry

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Sophie & Dale

Sophie and Dale

Back in 2008 we took 21 months off work, rented out the house, found a foster home for Stuart (cat!) and ventured out to the big wide world. We saw as many places as we could fit in in the time we were on the road and returned home in February 2010 after a truly life changing and eye opening journey. Our adventure lasted... 615 days! After our return we fell into the routine of life back in the UK but have always planned to get back out there as soon as we could. It took a bit longer than we'd hoped but we did squeeze in getting married and a few holidays ... full info

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