Luang Prabang, Laos
Vang Vien. Former tourist trap, with one main draw: tubing down the river while completing its pub crawl of 30 plus bars. Now only five bars -- due to the Aussies all getting too excited and all killing selves -- the town is struggling to reinvent itself to make more use of its picturesque setting and appeal to a higher class of tourist. Its all a little bit confused at moment, to be honest. But still, it's a bit of a laugh if you're up for a ride along t...