After Winning the Killer Pool Comp

Tubing & River Jumping in Vang Vieng

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November 22nd 2007
The 4 hour minivan ride alongside 11 other tourists was a wriggly drive way up and into the sunny Lao mountains. It was cramped and uncomfortable but the views across the valleys and peaks were very dramatic and brilliantly emerald green. As we decended down the other side into central Laos, the van's breaking was really struggling with the steep and sharp hairpin curves and my fellow pas ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more