How does a night of partying on a stop along the “banana pancake trail” turn into a mass poisoning event? And what can travellers do to avoid it happening again?
These are the questions being asked after Melbourne teenager Holly Bowles became the sixth person to die from methanol poisoning, following a night of drinking in the riverside adventure town of Vang Vieng in Laos nine days ago.
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Andrew Burke is the editor of AFR Weekend, based in the Sydney newsroom. He has worked at the Financial Times in London, the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and reported from across Asia and the Middle East. Connect with Andrew on Twitter. Email Andrew at aburke@afr.com
