In the minibus to Vang Viang, we were all pretty squashed. As fourteen of us were squeezed into the back, we all got to know each other quite well quite quickly! Our first impressions of Vang Viang were not that good. The backdrop of the mountains and the river were stunning, but the town itself seemed completely geared towards tourism, a bit cheesy, and felt a bit empty! We were a bit concerned about this and nearly got the next bus out of there! The following day though, we decided to go tubing. Tubing. The word itself doesn't really give away any clues about what the activity might entail. So many people who we've met so far on our trip have raved about it, and so we decided to give it a go. When we hired
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