<p>A traveler in Vang Vieng, Laos writes a letter to a fellow traveler. This essay was edited by Lenora Todaro and originally appeared in <a href="https://www.offassignment.com/articles/diana-hubbell" target="_blank">Off Assignment</a>. </p>


The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: To the Platinum Blonde DJ On Her Way to Laos

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.