Vang Vieng - The local side

Trip Start Mar 03, 2010

Trip End May 02, 2010

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Le Jardin Organique Guesthouse

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Monday, March 15, 2010

So, we've established I had a great time in Vang Vieng. But the real reason why I liked it so much? The local area.

Renting a pooey 110cc Scooter, I set forth to see some of the local villages, down long dust dirt paths. It was epic.

I saw all sorts of wildlife, from Butterflies to Spiders to really big cows; I chatted with lots of happy locals; I was taught how to fix a shitty Scooter that kept breaking down; I learnt I could push said Scooter 5km back to town when it really did die; I saw lots of stunning scenery and I avoided most of the morons back in town. Woot!

Go to Vang Vieng, have fun, but spend two days at least on a bicycle or Scooter, exploring the local area, interacting with real locals, and go further than the sodding Blue Lagoon! There is so much more if you simply keep going...

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The main road through Laos!	Roadside goodies	Nam Song	The island in Vang Vieng
Local kids	Local kids	Drying seaweed	Bridge over Nam Song - notice the Bomb casings?
In the sticks	Cool	A nice local who I chatted with	Me, Scooter, stunning bakground
Arty	Cool, again	Spider	Bridge
In the middle of who knows where	Road back to towards town	Cows coming home	Local kids
Local kids	Dusk falls on Vang Vieng	More seaweed gathering	More seaweed gathering
Cows	Cows	Locals	Riverside bars
Locals up a tree	Fall. In. Love. With. That. View.	.	.
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