In Vang Vieng, we booked an excursion with Green Discovery, a local tour operator. We paddled kayaks on Nam Song River and went tubing in a cave. Vang Vieng has long had a reputation as a party ...

A British woman who fell severely ill with methanol poisoning while staying at a backpackers hostel in Laos last year has ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called on the Laos government to ensure a “thorough investigation” is carried out in the case ...

A British woman who fell severely ill with methanol poisoning while staying at a backpackers hostel in Laos last year has ...

Vang Vieng, Laos – The streets of Vang Vieng ... when 27 people drowned while tubing in the Nam Song River. In recent years, local authorities have tried to attract more high-end tourists ...

Travelling internationally doesn't have to burn a hole in your pocket, especially when you pick destinations where the Indian rupee stretches further.

The tourist, who wished to remain anonymous, consumed the booze at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in the party region of Vang Vieng ... before going on a river tubing activity with her friends.

As the night deepens, the crowd at Vieng Market swells, with eager visitors seeking a lucky purchase - most often a green plant - to ensure a prosperous and smooth new year. Thousands gather at Vieng ...

Simone White, 28, was one of six tourists who tragically died following a mass methanol poisoning at a hostel bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, last November.