I’ve noticed that people get excessively drunk, beyond the usual fun of a party. “Vang Vieng has so much more to offer, beyond the nightlife,” he adds. “The true appeal of the area is its ...

The mother of a young backpacker that died of suspected methanol poisoning is campaigning for greater awareness of bootleg ...

Laos has tried to rebrand Vang Vieng as less of a party destination. In 2012, the government closed down many of the cheap bars that catered to the backpacker crowd and pivoted toward becoming ...

VANG VIENG, Laos--A second Australian teenager who ... where White worked as a lawyer. Laos is a one-party communist state with no organized opposition and the government keeps a tight lid on ...

If you’re looking to party, you’re in the wrong place ... After a short stopover in the town of Vang Vieng, a favourite among backpackers, the journey continues through many tunnels but ...

The best friend of a woman who died from methanol poisoning on holiday has called on the government to do more to educate ...

They fell ill after drinking six vodka shots served to them at the Nana Backpackers hostel in traveller hotspot Vang Vieng. Five other tourists also died after drinking at the hostel. Their drinks ...

Luang Prabang’s golden serenity and Vang Vieng’s mountain views don’t come with luxury price tags, but the experiences are worth far more. Kazakhstan has sweeping landscapes, futuristic ...

Five other people also died after also drinking at the bar in Vang Vieng, a town popular with tourists just an hour north of the capital Vientiane, on the same night as the British friends.

“We have not done a forensic of what just went wrong, period, full stop,” Newsom said. “I don’t think it, I know it. I mean, to the extent that I’m marginally part of this party, I ...

On May 30, 2022, during his first media conference as the new Liberal Party leader, Peter Dutton laid out a strategy that he has stuck fairly closely to in the three years since. It was a ...