In this eye-opening video filmed in the picturesque landscapes of Vang Vieng, Laos, we explore the sad reality of elephant ...

Simone died after unknowingly consuming bootleg alcohol – believed to have contained methanol – while travelling in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng. She was just 28.

Bethany Clarke (left) and poison victim Simone White (right), from Orpington in south-east London, were on a night out in Laos when six shots resulted in tragedy.

The pair visited the Blue lagoon in Vang Vieng, Laos, but knew things were taking a turn for the worse when they couldn’t use their arms to swim. Picture: Alamy.

Simone died after unknowingly consuming bootleg alcohol laced with methanol while travelling in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng. She was just 28-years-old.

Yuthachai Charanachitta, CEO of Onyx Hospitality Group, said: “Amari Vientiane is the second Amari hotel in Laos, following the successful launch of Amari Vang Vieng in 2018. This milestone ...

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In 2011, Vang Vieng’s hospital recorded 27 tourist deaths. In 2012, Melbourne teen Daniel Eimutis died while zip-lining along the river. He went underwater and never resurfaced.

TOURISTS with suspected alcohol poisoning are fighting for their lives in Fiji just weeks after six backpackers died from tainted shots in Laos. Guests at the Warwick Resort on Fiji’s Coral C… ...

A VODKA and whisky factory believed to be the source of a deadly batch of drinks that killed six backpackers has been closed by Laos police. Simone White, a 28-year-old lawyer from London, was one … ...