18th - 19th October - I tubed in Vang Vieng (101 Things You Don't Want to Know Your Kids are Doing) October 19th 2010 Sadly, it was time to leave Luang Prabang and head over the mountains to Vang Vieng. The town is primarily a backpackers haunt, where we'd been told that the must do activity was tubing but, viewing some photos it looked quite tame. Scott and I, being used to white water kayaking and rafting in Australia and New Zealand were thinking we might give this a miss. Luckily Steph, who is a fountai ... 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
Virahita - "Free Spirit" in Sanskrit
Part time adventurer. Part time traveler. Full time student of life
"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard
“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottoml... full info