The roof rack on the songthaew was built for backpacks, but on this trip into town there was only one. The pink metallic roller bags and airline carry-on had to ride with the passengers. There's ...

As the night deepens, the crowd at Vieng Market swells, with eager visitors seeking a lucky purchase - most often a green plant - to ensure a prosperous and smooth new year. Thousands gather at Vieng ...

The music is still playing and the alcohol is still flowing at the bars along one of the party streets in Vang Vieng. Inside a popular venue, a voice over the speaker announces a special offer on ...

Vietnamese people in the Red River Delta believe in going to the market to pray for luck. Vietnamese people in the Red River Delta believe in going to the market to pray for luck. From midnight of the ...

It is Adam Axford's last day in Vang Vieng. We know this because scrawled across his naked torso in jumbo marker pen are the words "Last Day!" The 26-year-old Essex boy is returning to Ilford ("the ...

The town of Vang Vieng in Laos was once synonymous with backpacker excess, but now offers adventure activities that make the most of its stunning location “I want us to preserve the mountains of Vang ...

Kayaking down the Nam Song River, lazing underneath wooden shacks and partying until the early hours of the morning - Vang Vieng’s appeal to the young and adventurous has only grown since it first ...

Like the spine of a sleeping dragon, dramatic limestone mountains rise above the luscious paddy fields of central Laos. In the middle of it all, you’ll find Vang Vieng. “Vang Vieng lies in a perfect ...

The roof rack on the songthaew was built for backpacks, but on this trip into town there was only one. The pink metallic roller bags and airline carry-on had to ride with the passengers. There's ...