DSCF4857

Vang Vieng

---

January 31st 2009
We stayed in Vang Vieng for 3 days...My 26th birthday would fall during this stay. It was an interesting experience but i don't think i would go back there as the town had almost lost it's soul having very little culture left and only catering to the needs of the many backpackers passing through. It is a place of drinking and partying and little more. There was some treks on offer and we ended up ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

---

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