How an idyllic Laos village turned into a hedonistic party hotspot
Most people who want to get from Vientiane to Vang Vieng take the bus. The small, secluded town is a two-hour ride from ...
The shots stop flowing in Laos party town amid fears for 12 ‘poisoned’ tourists
They have stopped serving shots in the backpacker bars of Vang Vieng. The night spots of this south-east Asian tourist town ...
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Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
In 2012, the government closed down many of the cheap bars that catered to the backpacker crowd and pivoted toward becoming more of an adventure travel and eco-tourism hot spot. Vang Vieng and its ...