Nov 23-24, 2014
Drove to Vang Vieng today on reasonable roads, paved but lots of random potholes, getting some mountain twists and turns. Hard to get going very fast as at any moment you may come around a bend right into a tire swallowing crater. 155km - 3 hours.
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| Careful - those cows never signal when turning |
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| Loose gravel and potholes |
We rented bicycles and rode 7km out for a swim at the Blue Lagoon through beautiful karst mountains. Vang Vieng has lots to offer with rock climbing, tubing and kayaking all the rage as well as being a backpacker party spot. And yes, "Friends" is still playing at several riverfront lounge bars where patrons can buy joints, opium, mushroom tea and more. This has been toned down and is more subtle compared to 10 years ago when we were last here and various stimulants were advertised on sidewalk signs. The current tourist tank-top that many of the 20 somethings are wearing is: "Drink triple, See double, Act single"....kinda sums it up.
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| Funky tractor |
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