Dumb travel and digital detox
[The Travel Wire: #9] River swimming in Switzerland, Belgrade to Bar by train, Italy’s Park of Monsters, and more travel reads
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“‘Dumb travel’—or travel without a smartphone—is how travel writer Lisa Abend sees the world. Laura Hall finds out what motivated her to travel this way, what she’s learnt and why she loves traveling this way.”
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• A digital detox while connecting with nature: four weeks unplugged in remote Canada
• The best way to see Switzerland? Jump into a river
• The ancient UNESCO-listed city that’s considered the cradle of Thai culture
• Mountains, beaches, history – why Belgrade to Bar is one of the best train rides in Europe
• (Please go for a) holiday in Cambodia
• How digital nomads can experience the Nordic winter for free
“Do you want to travel while working remotely? The Arctic Digital Nomads Grant aims to breathe life into remote communities in Iceland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands during the winter season.”
• The transcendent power of travel
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• Bangkok café lets you be a pilot for a day in a Boeing 747
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James Clark.
Very much liked Lisa story . “The unplugged traveller”. Main take away is “the internet can’t serve up the unpredictability “. I remember walking the streets of Hanoi or Seoul 15 years ago with Lonely Planet or local maps and although hard I think it was smartening up training in a way.
Thanks for the mention!