Vang Vieng
Sunday, April 9th, 2006Beside the Nam Song River, against stunningly beautiful limestone karst mountains that remind me of Guillin China, is the small town of Vang Vieng…a backpacker haven. Well, the mountains would be beautiful if you could see them but the haze and smoke all but obscures them from view.
The main attractions here are the activities that are available….tractor tubing, kayaking, rafting, rock climbing, trekking, caving…
Leila…an Australian woman I hooked up with in Luang Prabang to travel to Vang Vieng and Vientiane…went tubing while I adjusted photos on my computer
The whole town is full of 20-30 year olds sitting in one of the many little “TV Bars” on raised tea-beds (like in Central Asia) lounging against pillows and pads…watching blaring videos of “Friends” reruns.
Leila and I chose to go to the market for BBQ chicken…tipping a bit of Lao whiskey with three older Lao men tickled to invite us to sit with them.
Two days was enough.