A random train trip in North Sumatra
Notes on Rantau Prapat, the wild side of Singapore, the eclipse, a nomad cruise, African paradise islands, Christmas Island, and more travel reads.
Hello from Kuala Lumpur! I am here en route to Singapore and Indonesia, but I always make time to stop in KL for a few days when I’m passing through.
This week I continue my notes of my Indonesia trip from last year.
Latest posts at Nomadic Notes
• Notes on Rantau Prapat, and a rant about Google, Tripadvisor, KAI, and Tourism Indonesia
Travel reads
• Bamboo bats, coral reefs and the country’s only village – discovering the wild side of Singapore
• How one Mexican beach town saved itself from ‘death by tourism’
• Welcome to Venice. That’ll be 5 Euros.
“Starting this month, tourists intending to visit the city on busy dates will be required to register on a website, and those coming for a single day will have to pay an entry fee.”
• Clock is ticking: The Australian island facing an uncertain future
“Once home to the most profitable casino in the world, a vibrant phosphate mine, and a multi-million-dollar detention centre, Christmas Island is fast becoming the forgotten island off the Western Australian coastline.”
• Russ Cook: The Hardest Geezer who ran the length of Africa
• The beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
• Malaysian man reaches Tibet after travelling 12,000km from Malaysia with Proton Wira
🌑🌞 The eclipse
• Total solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in pictures
• What it's like to ski in the path of totality
• NASA reveals view of total solar eclipse from International Space Station
🛏️ Accommodation
• An apartment booking scam in Kuala Lumpur
💻 Nomad news
• Richard Branson’s cruise line launches month-long cruise for remote workers
• Italy has launched its digital nomad visa: Here’s who is eligible and how to apply
🚆Train travel
• Japan promoting pedal power to give abandoned railways new prospects
✈️ Air travel
• Are airlines making more money from frequent flyer programs than actually flying planes?
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James Clark – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.