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 ...

Asia, which has been praised easy approach to life, can become not only the most beautiful adventure of a lifetime, but also ...

Methanol-tainted alcohol at a Laos hostel killed six tourists and blinded a British man, raising urgent safety concerns for travellers.

A young Brit was tragically blinded for life after he accepted a free drink at a hostel while on holiday in Laos. Calum ...

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