The unlikely revival of a great Middle Eastern railroad , the end of the line in South Sumatra, the dark side of wanderlust, the car-free village reached by cable car, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/21-march-2025

Former and active DMZs, the powder capital of Asia, Rembrandt’s Amsterdam, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/14-march-2025

Ireland’s time-warped island of Owey, never become a travel expert, Cambodia’s floating villages, the low-key pleasures of Taipei, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/7-march-2025

Exploring ‘the last paradise on Earth’—in a sea kayak, Koh Mak, Visiting the Beatles ashram in Rishikesh, The London Tunnels. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/28-february-2025

50 years of travel tips, Vietnam’s Ha Giang loop, the ‘White Lotus effect’, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/21-february-2025

Discover Shimokitazawa (Tokyo), the weird psychology of airports, the hidden side of Ho Chi Minh City, Uzbekistan’s tourism boom, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/14-february-2025

La Rambla in Montevideo, retro snow train to the Dolomites, Egypt’s ‘other’ pyramids, the illusion of conquering countries through travel. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/7-february-2025

Mardi Gras the Balkan way, tracing a travel writer’s legacy in Taiwan, Japan’s abandoned industrial island of Hashima, in search of a legendary skiing village. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/31-january-2025

Cycling the Namib desert, Yogyakarta, cargo ship cruise through the Marquesas Islands, the Maha Kumbh Mela, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/24-january-2025

Bangkok is the definitive city of the 2020s, the cyberpunk megacity Chongqing, Greenland, the original Las Vegas, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/17-january-2025