The Travel Wire: best travel reads #30

Paris’s rewilded railway line, French Polynesia, visting Shanghai now, airline safety videos, and more travel reads

Welcome to The Travel Wire, where I curate the best travel reads of the week.

Travel reads

"My travel bucket list is pretty much complete. But there's still a ton left to do."

"It doesn’t get more authentic than sailing on an upscale cruise ship doubling as a freight vessel that delivers critical supplies and transportation services to remote island communities throughout this Polynesian archipelago."

"A longtime visitor returns to the post-pandemic city, finding it as varied and sophisticated as ever, and newly powered by digital commerce, with challenges for travelers."

The Hypnotizing Tammurriata [Nomadic Mind]

"If you ever visit south Italy, make an effort to find and experience tammurriata. It is one of the most haunting, archaic dances that leaves you speechless in its beauty, energy and expression."

"Travel across Australia by rail on a journey of continental proportions — from Sydney to Perth via outback ghost towns, drag queen tours and the otherworldly Nullarbor plain."

Somaliland, Africa’s forgotten state (email login required) [Escape Artist]

"A thriving nation that still seeks recognition."

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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)