The Travel Wire: best travel reads #22

La Rambla in Montevideo, retro snow train to the Dolomites, Egypt’s ‘other’ pyramids, the illusion of conquering countries through travel

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“In the dry and fiery deserts of Central Asia, among the mythical sites of both the first human and the end of all days, I found evidence that life restores itself even on the bleakest edge of ecological apocalypse.”

“In Montevideo, Uruguay, the nearly 14-mile waterside promenade La Rambla serves as an outdoor living room for locals. It’s also a perfect antidote to visitors’ winter blues.”

I’ve often found myself wishing that some cities had a walkway like La Rambla in Montevideo.

“And do I even have a right to try?”

“There's something odd about checking off a country on our to-do list when we recognize everything is constantly changing. What are we to make of this uncanny way of looking at the world?”

“A place only reveals itself in the spaces in between, in quiet alleys and dawn markets, in the sound of footsteps fading into mist.”

“After eight months on the road, Bangladeshi athlete Saiful Islam – known as Shanto – has trekked some 3,000 kilometres from his homeland. He arrived in Cambodia this January.

He plans to complete a 12-year mission, walking across 193 countries, with the goal of inspiring people to “Save Trees to Minimise Global Warming” and promote environmental preservation.”

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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)