http://www.textick.com/index.php/archive/tubing-down-the-nam-xong/ Writing, Writing and Writing. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 http://www.textick.com/index.php/archive/tubing-down-the-nam-xong/#comment-68 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:19:37 +0000 http://www.textick.com/index.php/archive/tubing-down-the-nam-xong/#comment-68 I was in Vang Vieng the 4th-6th of Jan 2006. Fun place. Went tubing, did the night party thing across the river at the hut bars with the bonfires, which was the only option since the whole town pretty much closes at 11pm. Stayed at Vilay's guest house - nice guy, nice family. The girl, Diana (Vilay's daughter) is smart as a whip, spoke near-perfect english and was practically running the place. I asked her how she learned english and she replied "from the tourists!" She'll probably be running the whole town in about 10 years. Lodging was less ($4 US per night at Vilay's) but food was more that in Luang Prabang. Laos is wonderful and I would go back there anytime. I was in Vang Vieng the 4th-6th of Jan 2006. Fun place. Went tubing, did the night party thing across the river at the hut bars with the bonfires, which was the only option since the whole town pretty much closes at 11pm. Stayed at Vilay’s guest house - nice guy, nice family. The girl, Diana (Vilay’s daughter) is smart as a whip, spoke near-perfect english and was practically running the place. I asked her how she learned english and she replied “from the tourists!” She’ll probably be running the whole town in about 10 years. Lodging was less ($4 US per night at Vilay’s) but food was more that in Luang Prabang. Laos is wonderful and I would go back there anytime.

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