Yeah, sure I could post pics of the brown Mekong that looks just like the Fraser (except with catfish and frogs), but I'd rather try to post some pics of what really goes on in Laos. So I regularly pass out at 4pm if I start drinking beer at noon ($1 gets a 640ml beer) and valium is legal (no...I don't take it every day....).
Oh, and also we went to cooking school.
Basically, I think Laos is awesome - You just relax, drink beer, and enjoy sleeping. The bars shut early but the fridge is easily stocked. I haven't even been to the turquoise waterfalls surrounding Luang Prabang (although I intend to go). So far it's just been temples, caves, scenery, and bars. And yeah, Laos is awesome. People say Thailand is overdone, and I agree. Vietnam has a bit of bad rep, and that's what I've heard from others. Laos is best described as forgotten. It's just cheap, beautiful, and, well, everyone should visit at least once.
As for Vang Vieng...Well, that place is just insane. The most expensive hotel is $14 a night, and most bars give you free whiskey. It's insane, you're always drunk, and there are far too many aussies (in my opinion a bad thing). I dislocated my shoulder on a rope swing, but I don't regret it at all. Everyone has to do a ridiculously high rope swing in a country without proper hospitals...
