The Travel Wire: best travel reads #25
Exploring ‘the last paradise on Earth’—in a sea kayak, Koh Mak, Visiting the Beatles ashram in Rishikesh, The London Tunnels
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Travel reads
• Misool, Raja Ampat: Exploring ‘the last paradise on Earth’—in a sea kayak [Adventure.com]
• Koh Mak: The tiny island that's redefining travel to Thailand (archive) [BBC Travel]
• The tiny paradise island seeking a different type of tourist [Independent]
“The island nation in Micronesia is famous its spectacular diving – but Nicole Evatt discovers there are also plenty of treasures to be uncovered on land.”
• 10 locations from the Odyssey and their real-life counterparts [The Collector]
• Why USAID matters for travel [Rebecca Holland at Be a Better Traveler]
• Long lines, trashed trails — how National Park Service layoffs could affect your trip [Thrillist]
"Rangers say we can expect bathroom quality to go down, and dangerous wildlife encounters to go up."
• Gateway to China [Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer]
"Welcome to Xiamen, 'China's Gate', a remarkable city on the country's southeast shores that has a long and illustrious history, fantastic weather, and incredible food."
• Visiting the Beatles ashram in Rishikesh: is it worth it? [What's Dave Doing?]
• What it’s like inside the secret World War II tunnels set to become a huge new tourist attraction [CNN Travel]
"The London Tunnels: A mile-long series of tunnels under Chancery Lane tube station in London is set to be turned into a major tourist attraction."
• How a small coastal city in Brazil became South America's skyscraper capital [Dezeen]
"Balneário Camboriú is home to four of South America's five tallest buildings, set to be joined by the world's tallest residential skyscraper. Ellen Eberhardt explores how the city became a developers' high-rise playground."
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James Clark (Nomadic Notes)
Thanks for the resource!