This photo journal, part 1 of the Vang Vieng series, features our trip south from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng + photos of our hotel in Vang Vieng & the fabulous sunset photos I captured there.

The small riverside town of Vang Vieng, population about 25,000, is located in located on Highway 13 between Luang Prabang (6-8 hours) & Vientiane (3-4 hours). At one time it was no more than a bus changing station on the long haul between Vientiane at the Thai border & the World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang, but because of its ... (more)