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 exploded onto the travelling scene in the late 1990s.
What was once an agricultural community in Laos soon became a haven for Western backpackers, with cheap bars and wild parties earning its reputation as a destination on the Southeast Asian “Banana Pancake Trail”.
