Weekly travel reads: The UNESCO-listed island of Socotra

[The Travel Wire #74] Underground Paris, slow train to Turin, an ode to hostels, and more travel reads.

Travel reads

• Can the “Galápagos of the Arabian Sea” survive its popularity? [Afar]
“The UNESCO-listed island of Socotra faces an onslaught of sustainability challenges, from climate change to an Instagram-fueled tourism surge.”

• Underground Paris is the city at its most intriguing [Independent]
“Looking to escape the rainy weather, Anna Richards finds beautiful architecture and mysterious history beneath her feet in the French capital.”

• Is it possible to travel on a budget anymore? [This much I know]
“My wallet says no.”

• Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy [The Guardian]
“By travelling during the day on scenic routes, travellers can soak up spectacular landscapes before taking in Turin’s cultural heritage.”

• How I blew my “Indiana” moment, in Petra [Inside the Outside]
“Becoming a casualty in the war between tourism and travel.”

• An ode to hostels (and the person I was when I loved them) [Postcards I Forgot to Send]

• Sense of Place is what will change the way you travel [Kayla Doris is Away]
“My theory on how we can be better travellers.”

• A 65km hike into Norway’s vanishing rural past (archive) [BBC Travel]
“The Stølstruta offers hikers a responsible, respectful way to witness a pastoral tradition that has disappeared almost everywhere else in Europe.”

• Traveling for me, not for Instagram. [Jacky of All Travels]
“On imperfect trips, practical shoes, and choosing presence over performance.”

• Being small in Patagonia is a great relief [Wander, Wonder, Write]
“On nature, anxiety, and the unbroken places where we can simply be.”

• You will not be the same [Make it Soulful!]
“Why the next evolution of travel is not about seeing more — but becoming more.”