'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings

As the sun slowly dips behind the jagged peaks of Mount Nam Xay, a group of brightly coloured hot air balloons drift across the Vang Vieng valley. In the river below, young tourists laugh and splash… [+5893 chars]

'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings

'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings

'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings

'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings

'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings