Vang Vieng had a totally different feel to the rest of Laos, being a bonafide back backer hang out complete with TV bar showing friends. Still, it's a stunning location and you didn't need to be off your face / in your early twenties / looking for a shag to enjoy it. Like everyone else we hired some tubes and floated down the river stopping at bars along the way for a bit of Beerlao. Lulu's arms were too short to reach the water so I punted her all the way down the river.