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Join us as we explore the culinary scene of Vang Vieng in search of the best pizza in town! In this video, we visit local pizzerias to discover what makes their pizzas truly stand out. From unique ...
There were reports on Thursday that Vang Vieng Central Backpackers Hostel was available to book from August, but that appears to have been halted in the last 24 hours.
Join me on an incredible zipline trek through Vang Vieng, Laos, filled with thrilling heights, beautiful views, and unforgettable adventure. Gavin Newsom defies Senate vote: 'Illegal' I’ve been ...
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.
Researchers considered Vang Vieng lance-headed pit vipers to be an endangered species. Locals described these snakes as being “much more common even 10–15 years ago” but “very rarely ...
The recent deaths only add to Vang Vieng's checkered past, after 27 tourists died from drowning while tubing in the Nam Song River in 2011. "It may have a short-term impact on the backpacker market.
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 ...
Tash was supposed to be at Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng on November 12 – the night Denmark nationals Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, drank fatal doses of ...
Tash was in Vang Vieng for five days, as the international story unfolded. What began as vague rumours that two people had died quickly evolved into six confirmed fatalities.
Vang Vieng, a town of around 25,000 people on the banks of the Nam Song River in central Laos, has for decades been a firm fixture on the so-called "Banana Pancake Trail" – the backpacker path ...