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.

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

UK man Calum Macdonald survived a spate of methanol poisonings that killed two young Australian women in Laos.

Calum Macdonald was one of the tourists believed to have fallen victim to methanol poisoning at a hostel in Laos last year ...

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

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

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

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