Blogs from Vang Vieng, West, Laos, Asia - page 27

Allo a tout ceux qui nous lisent, y parait que vous etes nombreux, mais vous vous faites discrets ! On est donc arrives dans un endroit vraiment deconcertant : Vang Vieng, ou il est facile d'oublier qu'on est au Laos... Plein de touristes, jeunes, fous, saouls et pas tres respectueux des coutumes locales, se promenent en robe-soleil (s'ils en ont une, sinon c'est carrement en bikini !) ou torse nu, mangent des sandwichs au bacon (du vrai !) et au fromage (pas juste de la vache qui rit !) ou du steak ou encore des crepes au nutella ou au Skippy (beurre de peanut), qui sont affaisses dans des bars qui jouent les saisons completes de Friends ou Family Guy et boivent comme des trous... Etonnant et un peu choquant, mais oh combien amusant apres pres ... read more

Hey Guys, After surviving what was probably the most crazy mountain, limited visibilty, bus ride since South America we arrived in Vang Vieng also known as the hell hole or the Alcoholics Disneyland depending on what you like and who you ask. The place is pretty rural and although it is backdropped by huge beautiful Limestone mountains the rest of town is fairly shitty. We ended up getting a great bungalow at the "Otherside Bungalows" which is surprisingly enough on the otherside of the river! To get there you just cross a lovely little bamboo bridge, that also doubles as a road/highway for locals on scooters, God Bless the strength of Bamboo! We were pleasantly surprised that when we got checked into our bungalow Jon and Lucy were our neighbours. This was hilarious since they weren't ... read more

Hello again and welcome to our trip through Laos. After an overnight bus from Chiang Mai we were eventually crossing the Friendship Bridge into Laos. To get across the bridge you board a mini bus and it takes you onto the Laos side of the border. Craig sat next to a monk dressed in their usual orange outfits and we crossed into Laos. Our fist stop was Vientiane which was a twenty minute ride away. We got dropped off in the center of town and looked for a hotel. The first two places were full so we thought we would be lucky with the third and we were they had rooms available for only 45,000 Kip. The stairs to the sercond floor were a death trap especially when yoou were carrying a 20kg pack and im ... read more

Hi! Well we arrived in Vang Vieng the day before yesterday after the minibus/tumbledryer trip from Luang Prabang and managed to get the name of the guesthouse that friends were staying in and then moved in. Then we realised that the one they were in was on the other side of the road. Then we found a big rat in ours. So we moved over to the other one at about 11:30pm. The next day we found out that even that one was the wrong one! Anyway, we went tubing yesterday and had a great time. Also picked up a couple of injuries but nothing life threatening! I seem to have pulled something in my chest after a reasonably bad landing from a rope swing (maybe it's a punctured lung - woe is me!) and Sarah ... read more

Vang Vienne is considered a stop over on the way to Luang Provang. Personally, I think it is a destination - especially for the budget minded traveler. Nowhere can you rent motorcycles, stay in a decent hotel, eat great food, get a massage and go on an all day tour all for less than $50 US / day. There is the popular inner tube scene which entails floating down a river in an inter tube and going bar hopping at the same time. Personally I missed that because I was too busy exploring other areas via motorcycles and kayaks. ... read more