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 […]

Peak District, Zhengzhou, Italy’s sleeper from Milan to Sicily, the Michinoku Coastal Trail, and more travel reads. • From Steel City to Cottonopolis: a new walking trail through a post-industrial Peak District [The Guardian] • Walking Zhengzhou (China) [Chris Arnade Walks the World] “A rust belt city, without the rust.” • The European train that […]

Cathedrals and chapels of Wallis Island, ghost month in Taipei, a train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals, and more travel reads. • The monumental cathedrals and chapels of Wallis Island [Shellphone Chronicles] “Traditional Polynesian culture mixes with the Roman Catholic faith in a big way on this remote island nation.” • Ghost Month: When […]

Vietnam’s ‘Happiness Road’, Iceland, one fine day in the high Himalayas, Jeju, and more travel reads. Travel reads • A pulse-revving motorcycle journey on Vietnam’s ‘Happiness Road’ (archive)[NY Times Travel] “The roughly 230-mile Ha Giang Loop, six hours north of Hanoi, thrills riders with breathtaking views, cultural wonders, and plenty of twists and turns.” • […]

[The Travel Wire #57] Chile’s Route 7, an orangutan sanctuary in Borneo, Orkney, Taiwan’s underrated east coast, and more travel reads. Travel reads • How a century of tourism shaped the Bali we know today [Travel + Leisure] “A designer and author traces the lines between memory and marketing, place and performance behind tour beloved […]

[The Travel Wire #56] Rwanda, not a travel story, the “cool Camino”, Copacabana Beach, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Postmarked: Wallis and Futuna [Shellphone Chronicles] “Meet the tiny works of art that inspire travel dreams around the world.” • This is not a travel story [Trying!] “I built my career on artful narratives […]

[The Travel Wire #55] Following James Joyce from Dublin to Trieste by train, visiting the world’s most dangerous places, hungry at the airport, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Welcome to Syria’s fragile paradise [New Lines Magazine] “On a once-exclusive strip of Mediterranean coast, DJs, influencers and beach bars are testing how far freedom […]

[The Travel Wire #54] From accidental hiker to climbing 87 mountains, a road trip to Turkey’s fairytale north-east, and more travel reads. • Five travel rules you should always break [A Sense of Wander] A new newsletter by Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss, among other great travel books. • She went from […]

[The Travel Wire #53] Swiss cows, Digital Nomad Village in East Sikkim, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Has Tulum lost its luster? [Mexico Soul] “Facing sargassum, beach fees and inflated prices—can Tulum reverse the trend?” • When the cows come home in the Alps, the Swiss eat raclette [Smithsonian Magazine] “Every September, dairy […]

[The Travel Wire #52] The Doğu Express, carefree or clueless travel, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Notes on Sri Racha – The Little Osaka of Thailand [Nomadic Notes] • All aboard the Doğu Express, the cult Turkish train you’ve never heard of [Adventure] “Traveling 800 miles from the Turkish capital Ankara to the […]