[The Travel Wire #89] The changing face of Johor Bahru, what it’s like to travel with a weak passport, Athens taxi driver knows Greek hospitality, and more travel reads.
Travel reads
• From Casa Vicens to the Sagrada Familia, Architect Antoni Gaudí left an indelible mark on Barcelona [Smithsonian Magazine]
“To honor the pioneer of Catalan Modernism, who died 100 years ago, learn about both his lesser-known and famous works.”
• Two speeds, one city: The changing face of Johor Bahru [Eastside Asia]
• What it’s like to travel with a weak passport: ‘There’s no dignity’ [The Conversation]
• Athens taxi driver knows Greek hospitality [Kay Walten]
“He drove me around Athens and showed me the kind of Greek hospitality the cruise ships are killing. What we lose when we stop noticing.”
• I swapped horsepower for horseback in Lesotho, Africa’s highest country [Intrepid Times]
“In the serpentine bends of the Sani Pass, Lesotho, beyond the limits of cars, a traveller traces trails carved by the relentless hammer of hooves and gum boots, finding a kingdom where traditional clothing and transport remain the optimal tools for navigating Africa’s highest, toughest terrain.”
• How agriturismi changed the way I travel in Italy [Steeped in Travel]
“Trading crowded city stays for olive groves in Tuscany and Umbria.”
• We’re going on a Bosnian bear hunt … in Europe’s oldest forest [The Guardian]
“A guided walk in the primeval wildwood of Perućica, where wolves, chamois and the elusive brown bear roam.”
• What it means to be a good traveler [Without Maps]
• The iconic Istanbul hotel which hosted spies, kings and Greta Garbo [CNN Travel]
• I never took a gap year. I regret it now (archive) [Traveller]
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