The Travel Wire: best travel reads #8

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• How Las Vegas became the weirdest, wildest, and most futuristic city in America

• Bumpy roads

“In the mid 1980s, barely any foreigners had visited China, let alone lived there - but American Brian Linden was already on the ground, and headed overland to Tibet.”

• Australia's 'big things' obsession — and what you might not know about them

“With the recent unveiling of the biggest tractor sculpture in WA, Australia's list of 'big things' is getting bigger. Here are some of the most iconic structures and the stories behind them.”

• The final flight of the airline magazine

• Moo Deng and the bizarre world of viral animal tourism

• Is this new Balkans cycling trail one solution to overtourism in Europe?

• ‘The Paris of Appalachia’ offers a warm welcome in Pennsylvania

• The private train car edition

“On hitching your luxury shuttle to an Amtrak, codependency, and industrial barons.”

• This is where cruise ships go to die. Meet the man saving them

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James Clark.