Weekly travel reads: The last yak herder of Ladakh

[The Travel Wire #76] Mumbai, the fantastic Faroes, Tunisia, and more travel reads.

Travel reads

• The last yak herder of Ladakh [Noema]
“As glaciers melt and traditions fade, one man’s journey across Ladakh’s sacred pastures is a living archive of a disappearing way of life.”

• My City: Mumbai – an homage to the Indian metropolis [Roadbook]
“A local writer pens a love letter to the city she calls home, taking in its chaos, cool, and charismatic contradictions.”

• The fantastic Faroes [Travel – the inside track]
“This windswept North Atlantic outpost boasts stunning scenery, has surprisingly lively nightlife, and is a gastronomic delight.”

• AI didn’t ruin your trip, you did [unpacked by fialka]
“The perils of outsourcing your judgment to a machine.”

• A tour in search for the soul of Seoul [S(ubstack)-Bahn]
“Jongmyo Shrine, Sewoon Sangga, and the uncertain future of the Korean capital.”

• ‘I lived the life I’ve always dreamed of’: the man who cycled around the world for four years [The Guardian]
“Andreas Graf lived without screens and no idea of the date or time. The conditions were often brutal – but he found kindness and friendship as he rode.”

• Your fellow travelers at the budget hostel [Odyssey And Meaning]
“Slightly exaggerated forms of real people met while in country X.”

• It’s time to return to Tunisia, the Mediterranean’s most intriguing country [Independent]
“As tourists slowly return to the North African country, Phil Thomas uncovers its Ottoman tiles, ancient amphitheatres and white sand beaches.”

• “For a long time, the narrative was not our story; it wasn’t told by us.” The First Nations groups putting their stamp on hotels in Canada [Adventure]

• What 4 years of traveling the world full-time taught me [Beyond Ordinary]