The Travel Wire

[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 […]

[The Travel Wire #106] Cargo ships for regular travelers, Shenzhen, the Visayas Islands, and more travel reads. Travel reads • ‘Like a Bond villain’s lair’: I climbed the Dolomites to the world’s most spectacular mountain hut [The Guardian] “Perched above the clouds in northern Italy, Santnerpass refuge doesn’t just look stunning. It’s a marvel of eco-building […]

[The Travel Wire #105] Faroe Islands, a visit to the most argued-about dam in the world, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Running across Rapa Nui, I expected to see ancient statues. But I also found an island fighting for its future [Adventure] “During a running and hiking event across Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Lily […]

[The Travel Wire #104] I hiked two volcano-mountains overnight in Java, what is travel good for, how ‘Ted Lasso’ turned a charming London suburb into a tourist hotspot, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Rifugio Capanna Regina Margherita: An icy 4,554m hike to Europe’s highest overnight stay (archive) [BBC Travel] “You can sleep over at […]

[The Travel Wire #103] Vienna’s Globe Museum, West Sumatra, how to find good food on a road trip, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Notes on Hon Son – A car-free island in Vietnam [Nomadic Notes] “Hon Son is an island about 65km west of Rach Gia in An Giang Province in Vietnam. The island […]