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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #45
How travel has changed in 20 years, notes on Surabaya, we won't see most of the world, puffins in Ireland, and more travel reads
James Clark
July 17, 2025
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
• Internet cafés, Boxing Day tsunami, and Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree Forum: How has travel changed in 20 years? [Adventure]
"20 years ago, Meera Dattani went solo traveling for the first time, booking a four-month trip on a whim, on a cold, rainy November day in London. She looks back at photos and her travel diary to recall the first two months in Thailand, setting her up for Vietnam and Australia."
• Notes on Surabaya – In the midst of an old town renaissance [Nomadic Notes]
"The Old City (Kota Lama), Surabaya Chinatown, and Jalan Tunjungan (one of the coolest streets in Indonesia)."
• Overcoming a hard truth for the aspiring wanderer: accepting the fact we won’t see most of the world [Those Who Wander]
"As we age, we are confronted with many of our limitations and are forced to face hard truths. Coming to terms with the fact we won't see most the world is one of those lessons."