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: How a century of tourism shaped the Bali we know today
[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: Wallis and Futuna
[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: best travel reads #55
Syria’s fragile paradise, following James Joyce from Dublin to Trieste by train, visiting the world’s most dangerous places, hungry at the airport, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/26-september-2025
The Travel Wire: best travel reads #54
Five travel rules you should always break, from accidental hiker to climbing 87 mountains, a road trip to Turkey’s fairytale north-east, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/19-september-2025
The Travel Wire: best travel reads #53
Tulum, Swiss cows, Digital Nomad Village in East Sikkim, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/12-september-2025
The Travel Wire: best travel reads #52
The Little Osaka of Thailand, the Doğu Express, carefree or clueless travel, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/5-september-2025
The Travel Wire: best travel reads #51
Sarajevo, Albania seizes its moment in the sun, a little walk across Tokyo, Turku, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/29-august-2025
The Travel Wire: best travel reads #50
Taiwan the railway destination, old passenger ship hotel in Indonesia, hiking ancient Greek villages, Afghanistan, less bad travel, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/22-august-2025
The Travel Wire: best travel reads #49
Notes on Bac Ninh, the lost art of hitchhiking, hill-tribe trek in Vietnam, and more travel reads. View at https://thetravelwire.beehiiv.com/p/15-august-2025
