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 ...
‘Trust your gut’: What you need to know before visiting Laos
For decades, Laos has been a party paradise, with millions of tourists flocking to its picturesque mountains, forests and ...
‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Five real risks facing backpackers in South East Asia
The tragic death of a British tourist in Laos has cast a spotlight on the region’s problem with methanol poisoning, but also ...
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Dark side of the Laos backpacker trail: Drug-fueled hedonism in a Communist backwater where drugs are sold at restaurants and 27 party-seeking tourists died in a year
The Lonely Planet guide described tubing as 'one of the ... in 2009 during a tubing trip with his new bride Ilana in Vang Vieng. Travel expert Gwen Engler, who runs the blog Thefullpassport.com ...
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The Garden City sprouts new initiatives for global sustainable tourism
The second initiative is the MICE Venue Sustainability Playbook, a comprehensive guide to enhance green ... unsafe alcoholSix ...
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Chinese tourists are now travelling to… Afghanistan?!
Interest in travelling to Afghanistan has grown, particularly from China, since the Taliban took control in 2021.
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation ...
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American among 5 tourists dead amid concerns over alcohol tainted with methanol in Laos
Reports about the poisonings in Vang Vieng began to emerge last week, prompting several nations to issue travel advisories. Australian woman dies of brain swelling from methanol-tainted alcohol ...