The Travel Wire: best travel reads #44

The Travel Wire is a weekly newsletter of the best travel reads from around the web, edited by James Clark from Nomadic Notes.

Travel reads

• Zero Zen (archive) [New York Magazine]

"A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth."

• Overtourism in Japan, and how it hurts small businesses [Craig Mod]

"Why being super popular is not the goal of most small businesses."

This is in reply to the Zero Zen article.

• A ride through Wanfenglin, Guizhou’s best-kept secret (archive) [SCMP]

"This tranquil valley in Guizhou has scenery to rival that in Guilin – and is best enjoyed by moped."

• Back in the Ulaanbaatar [The World According to Tharp]