Caving in Viang Vieng: Braving the Belly of the Mountain

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While Viang Vieng is known to backpackers as the ultimate party destination, it is also an adventurer’s paradise–if you can stomach the crowd and the 24 hours showings of “Friends,” that is. The isolated town is in the northern mountain of Laos, and the landscape is absolutely breath-taking–with Limestone karsts jutting up from the valleys and plains like monuments to what is possible for natural beauty. Because of […]

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One More Leg of the Journey: A Not So Famous River Mission

Most people who go to Vang Vieng will tell you that the best river trip around is the all too famous tubing trip — or should I say drunken tubing trip.  And I won’t argue.  The Vang Vieng River mission is probably one of the most fun things you’ll ever do in your lifetime, even if you’re a hard-core backpacker who has seen it all.
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