A travel agent whose 28-year-old daughter died from methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos is backing a petition for the dangers of methanol poisoning to be covered in the school curriculum – and ...

DOWNING shot after shot of vodka just hours after landing in New Zealand, backpacker Ashley King could feel herself becoming ...

Bethany Clarke’s dream backpacking trip turned into a nightmare when seemingly harmless free shots proved to be poison.

The father of Holly Bowles, a young woman who died by suspected poisoning in a Laotian backpacker hostel in November 2024, ...

A backpackers' hostel linked to the deaths of six tourists is set to reopen under a new name. Bethany Clarke and her friend Simone White, who later died, fell ill after drinking free vodka shots ...

Bethany Clarke and her friend Simone White, who later died, fell ill after drinking free vodka shots in the town of Vang Vieng last November. It's suspected their drinks at the Nana Backpacker Hostel ...

in the Southeast Asian country in November 2024 when they drank free vodka shots at the Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, per the BBC. After White's death on Nov. 21, Clarke is now keen to ...

For some, the case in Vang Vieng may be the first they have heard about methanol poisoning, although, sadly, is not an uncommon occurrence across Southeast Asia, with cases reported every year in ...

Located 80 miles from the capital of Laos, Vang Vieng's transformation from a small farming community to a hedonistic party hub began as the country opened up to international tourism in the late ...

Vang Vieng, once famous for its raucous parties, has weathered various scandals over the years. The town was in the past known for “tubing,” where backpackers float along the Nam Song river on the ...

British backpacker Tash Moore, 21, arrived in Laos just days after six people fell victim to a suspected mass methanol poisoning incident, but she says bar staff in Vang Vieng were still pouring ...