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New Years Eve

LAOS | Saturday, 3 January 2009 | Views [728]

New Years Eve in Vang Vieng didn't really meet my probably over enthusiastic expectations. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect, but I wanted to at least have fun. It ended up just being more like a high school dance with young drunk people everywhere most of whom were trying to pick up in the most obvious and in some cases quite aggravating ways.

There was a huge party down at one of the riverside bars with bonfires, DJ’s and buckets and from a distance it looked like fun so Lyb, Graeme and I headed over and had a gin and tonic each. The evening was already in full swing and the place was filling up with people very quickly.

After a few drinks I started talking to a lonely looking German woman called Hannah and her and I decided to go off for a dance. What followed is an evening I’d much rather forget. I didn’t end up having as much fun as I had wanted simply because I don’t like crowds and I didn’t enjoy the amount of sleazy men leaching around the place. I ended up getting quite annoyed and heading back to my hotel room fairly early.

All in all a rather disappointing New Years, but then I really don't think I've had many that aren't somewhat of a disappointment.

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