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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #32
City walks, Casablanca, bucket lists, the food capital of the world, and more travel reads
Welcome to The Travel Wire, where I curate the best travel reads of the week.
Travel reads
• ‘Cities trigger our imagination’: why a walk in town can be just as good for you as a stroll in the countryside [The Guardian]
"Wandering among historic buildings, cemeteries and winding back streets can lift your spirits as effectively as communing with nature, according to author Annabel Streets. Let’s put that to the test …"
• No phone, no guidebook: Casablanca, unplugged (archive) [NYTimes Travel]
"On her first visit to Morocco’s largest city, a visitor swears off her phone, the internet and even printed guides. Her aim? To get lost, learn as she goes, and reclaim the serendipity of travel."
• ‘The end of roadside attractions [The Paris Review]
"Jessica Furseth explores a 78-mile circular walking route and finds a surprisingly wild, wonderfully weird and deeply revealing way to see London."
• ‘My problem(s) with bucket lists [Thoughtful Travel]
“Rather than kicking the 🪣 I'd like to kick out the lists ✅.”
• Is travel irrelevant in these dark times? [The Perennial Nomad]
• This city was just named the No. 1 food destination in the world—and no, it’s not in Europe or Asia [Travel + Leisure]
"Melbourne has more than 3,500 restaurants that serve 100 different cuisines."
• James Bond inspired visit to the medieval city of Siena - Italy [Nomadic Backpacker]
• Osaka Expo opens in Japan offering a vision of the future. Here’s what to know (archive) [AP News]
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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)