Robert Paul Long was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years for setting fire to the Childers Palace Backpacker Hostel on June 23, 2000.

On Monday June 23, 2025, it will be 25 years since tragedy ripped through the small town of Childers and 15 lives were lost ...

The Palace’, a collaboration between the community of Childers, Queensland music ensemble Topology and writer/director Rod ...

Best friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were staying at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng when they became sick after drinking at the bar in November. The 19-year-olds were among six ...

There is an alternate route to this popular Western Slope destination, but be warned it is longer and more technical than the ...

PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Backpackers will be the recipients of Stop & Shop’s Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet in June. When shoppers purchase a specially-marked bouquet for $11.99 at the 368-398 Cottage St.

Two Danish backpackers who died in a mass poisoning in Laos messaged a friend to say they had been vomiting blood for hours before they went eerily silent, and were later found deceased.

Pelicans fly in formation overhead. It’s easy to understand why hippies, backpackers and armchair archaeologists began flocking to this pocket of the Yucatán Peninsula in the ’70s.

The backpackers where Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were killed in a mass methanol poisoning is planning ...

Goa is backpackers heaven, a wonderful combination of fine beaches, party nights and culture too that will appeal to lot at least even those backpacking tight budgets.