My border-crossing experiences in Southeast Asia
[Travel Newsletter: 12 May 2023] Islands of Southeast Asia, Isle of Skye, cats of Japan, Nigeria, Vietnam by train , and more travel reads
Hello from Hua Hin! Even though I’m by the beach, I have islands on the brain. I wrote about air travel in Sumatra after planning a Sumatra trip, then I went down another rabbit hole by ranking island sizes (link below). This week’s article on Nomadic Notes also includes my recent island-hopping experience.
Travel reads this week include a great article about cats of Japan. I have seen more monkeys than cats in Hua Hin, but here is my favourite cat so far.
Latest posts at Nomadic Notes
• Best and worst border crossings in Southeast Asia (in my experience)
After my experience of crossing the beach border of Koh Lipe, I made a list of other memorable border crossings in Southeast Asia.
Travel reads
I was wondering what the largest islands of Southeast Asia are, so I made a list.
• Over the sea to Skye on the world’s last turntable ferry
I love islands (and not just tropical ones) and I loved my visit to Skye. I went before the era of blogging, so I would like to go back to record my memory (and ride this cool ferry).
And while we are in Scotland…
• ‘It’s all about freedom and adventure’: five of the best bikepacking routes in Scotland
• Why do cats hold such mythic power in Japan?
“A journey through a country where felines are revered, adored and sometimes seen as actual demons.”
“I spent 12 days in Nigeria, and saw the cities of Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, and Abeokuta. Even compared to my other travel writing, I have barely scratched the surface of Nigeria, but these are my notes on what I saw and various historical rabbit holes I went down.”
• My quest for the secret of Thai cuisine, part 1 by Brent and Michael Are Going Places
• The secret underground city the US tried to bomb out of existence
• Ahead of 100th anniversary, Route 66 will get much-needed upgrades
• She signed up to live on a cruise ship for three years. Here’s why
🚆Train travel
• Rice paddies, bunk beds and coffee carts: Seeing Vietnam by train
• Weird and wonderful trains that break the rules
• This new train connection will get you from Orlando to Miami in three hours
✈️ Air travel
• How does your airline choose where to fly? A route planner explains
• Oops! Frontier Airlines sent passenger to Jamaica instead of Jacksonville — without a passport
The Nomadic Notes Travel Newsletter is a weekly newsletter of the best travel reads and interesting travel news from around the web, and random ramblings by the editor.
- James Clark
That story about Laos was fascinating and depressing.
Jamaica instead of Jacksonville? BWA HA HA. Someone had some explaining to do.