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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #33
Chongqing, the world's oldest Chinatown, Angel Falls, Père Lachaise cemetery, and more travel reads.
Welcome to The Travel Wire, where I curate the best travel reads of the week.
Travel reads
• ‘It continually blows my mind’ – a TikToker’s guide to Chongqing (archive) [Financial Times]
"Jackson Lu loves to get lost in his home city."

• History of the world’s oldest Chinatown, Binondo in Manila, now a foodie paradise {archive) [SCMP]
• ‘It’s an archive of Paris’: Why you should visit Père Lachaise cemetery – with Edith Piaf among famous graves [Independent]
• It was the hedonistic party capital of Europe. Now Gen Z wants a different kind of fun [CNN Travel]
"Berlin has long been considered Europe's nightlife capital. But the scene is shifting rapidly."
• Stuck in Khe Sanh [A story from Connla]
"Based on a story that I was once told, 15 or so years ago, and that stayed with me through the years."
• What's the best way to explore a city? [Trying!]
"As a travel writer and a New Yorker, I'm supposed to say "on foot." I'm starting to think that's wrong."
• Charles Dickens’ study hides in plain sight in this quaint English town [The Local Insider]
"A little over an hour from London, this tiny riverside town has a big heart, lots of history, and the most delightful dining and shopping outlets this side of the British Isles."
• It turns out you’re never too old to go Interrailing around Europe [The Guardian]
"Having missed out in my youth, I thought that was that – until I took a revelatory trip with my sons. We’re going again this year."
• Route cause: how to rediscover the joy of travel [Roadbook]
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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)