The Travel Wire

[The Travel Wire #113] America’s last train-hoppers, in defense of travel influencers, Europe’s last Soviet sleeper train, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Walking with spirits in Cambodia’s sacred forests [The Guardian] “Former loggers and poachers have embraced ancient traditions to promote and protect the Cardamom Mountains’ ever-threatened natural wonders.” • Riding the rails with America’s […]

[The Travel Wire #112] A road trip along the North Korean border, going somewhere famous and feeling nothing, ‘Dalifornia’, and more travel reads. Travel reads • A different kind of surf town [Afar] “In Cornwall, surfers and residents have spent decades protecting the beaches, waters, and wild landscapes that make this corner of England so special.” […]

[The Travel Wire #111] Busan, Malawi, a different view of the Canary Islands, and more travel reads. Travel reads • On this South Pacific island, there are no chains, no high-rises, and no McDonalds. And the locals want to keep it that way [Adventure] “With no building higher than the tallest coconut tree, the Cook Islands’ […]

[The Travel Wire #110] Havana’s vanishing Chinatown, 5 places I was warned not to visit, on filling photo albums, and more travel reads. Travel reads • No cars, no phone signal: Canada’s ghost island where guests still check in [BBC Travel] “Once the thriving heart of Labrador’s fishing industry, Battle Harbour has found new life as […]

[The Travel Wire #109] Karl Bushby’s incredible 28-year walk home, lost & found in Tokyo, The travel advice I used to give that I take back, and more travel reads. Travel reads • A stay in Pakistan’s remote Ishkoman Valley, where humans still consult fairies (archive) [BBC Travel] “I took a 650km motorcycle ride to this […]