Introducing Vieng Xai (Pathet Lao Caves)
The former Pathet Lao (PL) revolutionary headquarters of Vieng Xai sit in a striking valley of fertile hills and limestone cliffs riddled with caves, several of which were used to shelter PL officers during the Second Indochina War. The town is famous for the caves in which the stoic officers and some 23, 000 people found shelter, but Vieng Xai itself is unbearably pretty. Manmade lakes spot the landscape and wildflowers explode in crimson and yellow to join the emerald and karst backdrop. The beauty of the terrain somehow underscores the decimation it suffered during the American bombing campaign.
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Last updated: Oct 2, 2008
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RE: Sam Neua flights and Vieng Xai
by progers02 18 June 2011
Why don't people want to stay at the guest house in Viengxay - opposite the caves office? The guest house is fine - waking up in the…
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RE: Sam Neua flights and Vieng Xai
by endoria 17 June 2011
the songtheaws are part of the problem, we heard multiple accounts of tourists being ripped of by drivers in Vieng Xai. 10.000 Kip to…
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Sam Neua flights and Vieng Xai
by endoria 17 June 2011
Just a quick update for those people interested. Flights from Sam Neua to Vientiane are running again, twice a week on Wednesday and…
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