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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #25
Exploring ‘the last paradise on Earth’—in a sea kayak, Koh Mak, Visiting the Beatles ashram in Rishikesh, The London Tunnels
Welcome to The Travel Wire, where I curate the best travel reads of the week.
Travel reads
• Koh Mak: The tiny island that's redefining travel to Thailand (archive) [BBC Travel]
• The tiny paradise island seeking a different type of tourist [Independent]
“The island nation in Micronesia is famous its spectacular diving – but Nicole Evatt discovers there are also plenty of treasures to be uncovered on land.”
• 10 locations from the Odyssey and their real-life counterparts [The Collector]
• Why USAID matters for travel [Rebecca Holland at Be a Better Traveler]
"Rangers say we can expect bathroom quality to go down, and dangerous wildlife encounters to go up."
"Welcome to Xiamen, 'China's Gate', a remarkable city on the country's southeast shores that has a long and illustrious history, fantastic weather, and incredible food."
• Visiting the Beatles ashram in Rishikesh: is it worth it? [What's Dave Doing?]
• What it’s like inside the secret World War II tunnels set to become a huge new tourist attraction [CNN Travel]
"The London Tunnels: A mile-long series of tunnels under Chancery Lane tube station in London is set to be turned into a major tourist attraction."
"Balneário Camboriú is home to four of South America's five tallest buildings, set to be joined by the world's tallest residential skyscraper. Ellen Eberhardt explores how the city became a developers' high-rise playground."
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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)