The Travel Wire

[The Travel Wire #102] Hiking Norway’s heavily monitored Russian border, the highest peak in Samoa, Paris is for introverts, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Architourism in France: the retro futurist seaside town near Montpellier that’s out of this world [The Guardian] “Built in the 60s and 70s to curb a holiday exodus to Spain, […]

[The Travel Wire #101] Africa’s most unusual pub crawl, land of the Mongols, Sado Island’s cultural renaissance, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Away with the ferries: exploring Switzerland’s forgotten lake district by boat [The Guardian] “The Jura and Three Lakes region is often overlooked by visitors, but on a lake-hopping adventure I discovered its […]

[The Travel Wire #100] Kaieteur Falls, the decline and revival of the Camino de Santiago, Swiss ‘lift safari’ through the mountains of Engelberg, and more travel reads. Travel reads • Poland’s Tatras: An affordable alternative to the Alps [BBC Travel] “Breathtaking alpine scenery and budget prices make this Polish escape an alternative to Europe’s more famous […]

[The Travel Wire #99] Timbuktu, Bhutan after dark, bike ride around Taiwan, and more travel reads. Travel reads • The Scottish explorer who fancied an adventure closer to home: hiking the Highlands’ Affric Kintail Way [The Guardian] “Globetrotter and TV presenter Alice Morrison trades in her camels and backup team for wild camping in one of […]

[The Travel Wire #98] I visited every Colombo restaurant in a 25-year-old guidebook, the charm of unremarkable places, pointless competition with other travelers, and more travel reads. Travel reads • The lonely road to Europe’s Arctic edge (archive) [BBC Travel] “Most visitors come to Norway for its dramatic western fjords. But the country’s most extraordinary drive […]