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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #39
Tirana’s pyramid, A hike through stormy Daisetsuzan, Riga, Australia's biggest lake, and more travel reads
James Clark
June 05, 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
"The ‘great snowy mountains’ are a must for many hikers, but the fickle weather poses a threat for even the most accomplished."
• Now with colorful blocks, Tirana’s pyramid represents a changing Albania (archive) [Bloomberg CityLab]
"A monument to Albania’s former dictator, remade as a tourist-friendly community center, points to the western design influences reshaping the capital city."
• The fans of Riga [The Unplugged Traveler]
"A cat, a capybara, and the good side of national pride."
• Florence is the worst "Italian" city to visit. [Souvenirs]
"It is also the first Italian city I'd return to."
"Australia’s biggest lake is believed to have reached capacity on only three occasions in the past 160 years, but the mass of floodwater now flowing into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is raising hope, as well as river levels."
• My mountain path through paradise: [Travel and Culture]
"A rejuvenating hike along the easiest trail on Amorgos."
• ‘The walk is shot through with melancholy and romance’: a new trail to the north face of the Eiger [The Guardian]
• The Japanese island that was saved by art [BBC Travel]
"Once polluted and suffering from depopulation, Naoshima has become Japan's hottest contemporary art enclave – and there are signs that life there may be finally rebounding."
• It's not just kissing swans anymore. Towel art has risen to a whole new level. [National Geographic]
"The art of origami has been around for hundreds of years. Today, it's a staple for hotels and cruise lines."
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