
Vientiane, Laos
So we arrived in Vang Viang! Wow! What a sharp contrast from Vientiane. It was absolutely beautiful! Set on the east bank of the Nam Xong River between a spectacular spread of sawtoothed limestone karsts to the west and rolling hills to the east, we were high up, the clouds covered the tops of the karsts and the air had a slight, pleasant chill to it. Tuk tuks were trying to give us lifts into town, they claimed the guest house we wanted to go to was a few kilome...