The Travel Wire: best travel reads #10

India’s Kerala Express, Central Asia’s capital of cool, Bangkok is the new Berlin, quokkas, more pygmy hippos, and the world's largest chicken-shaped building

Welcome to The Travel Wire (by Nomadic Notes), where I curate the best travel reads of the week.

“Running from Delhi in the north to the southern state of Kerala, an epic 46-hour journey on board the Kerala Express brings writer Monisha Rajesh closer to India’s cultures, traditions and communities.”

“Rick Steves is wrong, and my life's work is a failure.”

By Matt Gross (former Frugal Traveler at NY Times Travel) in his new newsletter.

“Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty.“

“What expat life has taught me” by .

"Matt Dearden’s journey from computer programmer to bush pilot in Papua is the kind of story that grabs you by the collar and refuses to let go."

"Moving abroad and traveling the world may be hard-wired into your DNA."

[Yes, more than quokkas, but I’m not going to pass up an opportunity to post a picture of a quokka.]

“Edinburgh Zoo playfully started (and then quickly ended) a rivalry with Moo Deng, Thailand’s viral sensation.”

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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)