The rise and fall of Vang Vieng, Laos' notorious party town
Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...
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 ...
'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings
Out on the river there is little sign that the poisonings are stopping people coming to Vang Vieng. Late November is peak ...
Sydney Morning Herald3d
In Vang Vieng, tragically, tourist deaths are nothing new
Even tubing was made safer. But Vang Vieng’s reputation as a party town ... Bar staff still fished for tourists coming down the river on tubes, but signs in the town warned visitors about ...
The Diplomat1d
Laos Needs a Transparent and Thorough Investigation Into Methanol Deaths
The death of six foreigners in Vang Vieng threatens to undermine the government’s desperate attempts to revive its tourism ...
The Daily Telegraph3d
How an idyllic Laos village turned into a hedonistic party hotspot
As backpackers started flocking to Vang Vieng in the 1990s, the Nam Song river became a destination for ‘tipsy tubing’ Credit: Getty At the same time, the town has diversified its tourist ...
The Mirror5d
'I visited Laos methanol poisoning party town and still shudder at the memory'
The safety measures around the river tubing clearly did not extend more widely. Recent reviews of Vang Vieng suggest that despite this attempt to clean up its image, the reputation as a hard ...
Adelaide Now4d
New details emerge about vodka blamed for the deaths of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones
Daniel Eimutis,, 19, drowned while tubing in Vang Vieng in 2012. Lee Hudswell, 26, of Cronulla, Sydney, died when he jumped into the Nam Song river while tubing. Picture: Supplied Daniel Eimutis ...