Even so, he remains optimistic about Vang Vieng’s future as a tourist destination. “I still think it’s very safe if tourists come to enjoy the nature, not for alcohol or illegal drugs.

VANG VIENG, Laos (AP ... It could get rowdy with cheap booze, illegal drugs and river sports sometimes turning deadly. People drowned or took a fatal blow after jumping into the river on ...

At the time of the incident, they stayed at Nana's backpackers in the popular tourist town of Vang Vieng. Their night out ... "There's a couple of drugs that - well there is one main drug that ...