Luang Prabang - Vang Vien - Vientiane At about 9am Monday 3rd August we travelled to Vang Vien by minibus with David and Alana, it took about 6 hours. I can honestly say that it was one of the most amazing drives I have ever experienced (ok, the M25 and A2 do not really give someone a lot of experience to draw from). Having become acclimatised to South East Asian driving, now ignoring the overtaking of several vehicles whilst confronted with oncoming traffic, I was able to just stare at the most beautiful landscape I could imagine. Pretty much the entire journey consisted of climbing and descending mountains by these winding roads that were banked by hill on one side and sheer drop the other. Rach and David reckon we were as high as 4000ft
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