Calum Macdonald was one of a number of tourists who fell victim to methanol poisoning in the popular tourist destination of ...

Calum Macdonald and the families of three people who died in South East Asia call on the Foreign Office for clearer travel ...

A British backpacker who consumed methanol-tainted alcohol at a hostel in Laos – which claimed the lives of two Australian ...

Methanol – a colourless, tasteless liquid – is extremely toxic. As little as 60ml can be deadly – that’s less than a triple ...

A BRITISH backpacker who went blind after drinking methanol-laced shots in Laos described seeing a “kaleidoscopic light” before his vision went black. Calum Macdonald, 23, was among a ...

A British backpacker left blind after drinking tainted alcohol which killed six fellow tourists in Laos has spoken out about ...

Calum Macdonald, 23, saw a 'kaleidoscopic, blinding light' in his eyes before losing his sight after a methanol poisoning in ...

Macdonald was crossing into Vietnam from Vang Vieng when he first noticed a “kaleidoscopic blinding light” in his eyes.

A British man lost his sight, and six tourists died after drinking methanol-tainted alcohol at a hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos.

A British backpacker was blinded in Laos after drinking methanol-laced spirits, part of a poisoning outbreak that killed six tourists.

Police in Laos have previously detained several people in connection with the deaths of six people who are believed to have ...