Tag: Vang Vieng

Reflections on Laos

July 13, 2017

Laos is a beautiful, underrated country, with so much more to explore than the tiny bits I touched on. There’s the islands in the South (including Don Det and Don Khon), the caves in the north, the central belt, the Mekong, the mountains…. Laos is a hot bed of green landscapes and luscious farming culture; … More Reflections on Laos

Day 27 in South East Asia – Seeya Laos, You’ve Been A Lot More Than I Bargained For!

July 13, 2017

Vientiane, Laos: My last full day in Laos was spent getting some cultural internalisation. And what I really mean by that, is taking photos of a shit tonne of Buddahs, visiting a museum, and drinking Beer Lao with an old friend. The day started well – the sun was shining, I had a spring in … More Day 27 in South East Asia – Seeya Laos, You’ve Been A Lot More Than I Bargained For!

Day 25 in SE Asia – Good Things Are On The Horizon

July 10, 2017

Vientiane, Laos: Yesterday the rain was relentless. Today even more so but with bursts of sunshine in between the downpours. In any normal situation this amount of bi-polar weather would get me down; dreariness dampens my desire and a greying sky flattens my mood. I was of an attitude though that it would not happen … More Day 25 in SE Asia – Good Things Are On The Horizon

Day 23 – Gangnam Style, Saving Graces, and a Change of Pace.

July 9, 2017

Vang Vieng, Laos: After the disappointing start to my time in Vang Vieng, and after concluding it was bottom of the barrel dumpsville, I kind of thought it was best to give it another chance. I’m all about second chances (under the correct circumstances, of course), and decided that having a look at VV during … More Day 23 – Gangnam Style, Saving Graces, and a Change of Pace.

Days 22 in SE Asia – How Quickly Beauty Can Turn to Squalor

July 8, 2017

Somewhere in the ghetto, skid row, downtown dumpsville, aka Vang Vieng, Laos: I left Luang Prabang on Thursday afternoon, headed for Vang Vieng. I now wished I hadn’t. I’d fallen in love with LP at first glance; a peaceful little gem nestled perfectly at the side of the Mekong, mountains protecting it on either side. … More Days 22 in SE Asia – How Quickly Beauty Can Turn to Squalor