The Travel Wire: best travel reads #27

Former and active DMZs, the powder capital of Asia, Rembrandt’s Amsterdam, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise

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Travel reads

"Demilitarized zones—from Vietnam to Korea, Cyprus and Antarctica—require tourists to look beyond what exists and to find the real stories in what doesn’t"

"A journey beyond conventional travel."

"The 70km Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as one of the world's most incredible bike journeys."

"It was in a dimly lit, cigarette smoke-filled bar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital, where I learnt about the country that doesn’t exist."

"Death metal in a sauna, Lamb of God on the karaoke machine and 2am mosh pits – Kinza Shenn sets sail on a hardcore music cruise that out-rocks all others."

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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)