The Chōishi-michi pilgrimage route, the forgotten republic of Transnistria, rediscovering the ancient wonders of eastern Turkey, and more travel reads.
Travel reads
• Every tree can be a Buddha [Kottke]
“The Chōishi-michi pilgrimage route is an amazing 12-mile trail that winds its way up through the forest from the Jison-in temple in the town of Kudoyama in the valley to the Danjo Garan temple in the town of Kōyasan in the mountains.”
• Orphans of history: the forgotten republic of Transnistria – photo essay [The Guardian]
• From Putin souvenirs to Soviet lunches: Why has travel to Transnistria gone viral? [Euronews]
“The mini Soviet nation remains internationally unrecognised, but it seems tourists can’t get enough.”
• The fair at the edge of the desert [A Mind on the Move]
“Among horse traders, desert magicians, and jewelled camels, India reveals its irresistible, bewildering self.”
• William Dalrymple: rediscovering the ancient wonders of eastern Turkey (archive) [FT]
“Forty years after he first visited as a student, the historian takes a road trip across Eastern Anatolia, finding restored monuments, new museums and archaeological digs that shed fresh light on the region’s complex past.”
• The pull of India: a country I never wanted to visit, but can’t stop returning to [The Making of a Journey with Ilona Vinogradova]
“Radically kind Kashmir, the Syrian Christians of Kerala and the magnetism of Auroville.”
• What if your lodging was a travel partner, not a prop? [Go Unpacked]
“A tiny house in the forest showed our family how where you stay can define a trip.”
• How this Italian town came to be known as the ‘City of Witches’ [Smithsonian Magazine]
“Centuries ago, it was said that Benevento was a gathering place for the occult. Today, superstitions still run deep.”
• Beyond Dubai’s glitter, glimpses of life before oil (archive) [NT Times Travel]
“The smaller, less visited parts of the United Arab Emirates offer a window into the past of a country whose riches once came largely from pearls.”
• How fear almost stopped me from one of my greatest travel experiences 😨 [Itchy Feet]
“My life would have never been the same.”
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