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 ...
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Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
In the early- to mid-2000s, Vang Vieng gained a notorious reputation on the Southeast Asian “banana pancake” trail for its wild parties and river tubing culture, along with the wide ...
In Vang Vieng, tragically, tourist deaths are nothing new
Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.
'I visited Laos methanol poisoning party town and still shudder at the memory'
Vang Vieng in Laos has had a reputation for dangerous partying for over a decade and attempts to reform the town's tourist ...
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Six tourists die from alcohol poisoning in Laotian backpacker town
Six tourists were killed, and scores were injured from mass alcohol poisoning in a little town known as a backpacker paradise ...
How an idyllic Laos village turned into a hedonistic party hotspot
Most people who want to get from Vientiane to Vang Vieng take the bus. The small, secluded town is a two-hour ride from ...
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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 shots stop flowing in Laos party town amid fears for 12 ‘poisoned’ tourists
Six foreign backpackers including Simone White, a British lawyer, have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in Vang Vieng ...
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 ...