The Travel Wire

[The Travel Wire #111] Busan, Malawi, a different view of the Canary Islands, and more travel reads. Travel reads • On this South Pacific island, there are no chains, no high-rises, and no McDonalds. And the locals want to keep it that way [Adventure] “With no building higher than the tallest coconut tree, the Cook Islands’ […]

[The Travel Wire #110] Havana’s vanishing Chinatown, 5 places I was warned not to visit, on filling photo albums, and more travel reads. Travel reads • No cars, no phone signal: Canada’s ghost island where guests still check in [BBC Travel] “Once the thriving heart of Labrador’s fishing industry, Battle Harbour has found new life as […]

[The Travel Wire #109] Karl Bushby’s incredible 28-year walk home, lost & found in Tokyo, The travel advice I used to give that I take back, and more travel reads. Travel reads • A stay in Pakistan’s remote Ishkoman Valley, where humans still consult fairies (archive) [BBC Travel] “I took a 650km motorcycle ride to this […]

[The Travel Wire #108] The continent in an island, a four-hour horse ride to stay with Mongolia’s reindeer herders, the place that will finally fix you does not exist, and more travel reads. Travel reads • 1,200 miles by train, from Singapore to Bangkok (archive) [NY Times Travel] “A writer takes a weeklong journey, from the […]

[The Travel Wire #107] Why 2009 was the greatest year in travel history, Norway’s Gudbrandsdalsleden Pilgrimage, déjà vu travel, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Taking a deep dive in Helsinki’s subterranean city [The Guardian] “Under the Finnish capital lies a world of swimming pools, go-karting tracks, playgrounds – and even an art gallery.” • Why […]