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| Fishing on the river in Vang Vieng. |
Vang Vieng, Laos is the birth place of almost every backpacker
stereotype I have ever heard. Backpackers roll in with little care for the
locals except when they need to book a tour, buy supplies or buy beer. There is
a general attitude that everyone is there to serve them. I've heard that it is
much better than last year and a few years ago, they have "cracked
down." Even so, it is clear that the focus here is to lie around in the
sun by day and party by night, sometimes one crossing into the other, losing time completely (in a bad way). Vang Vieng is place where people get "stuck."
