Travel Newsletter: 20 October 2023
A road trip to the edge of the Earth, coolest neighbourhoods in the world, Palau, scenic autumn rail journeys, and more travel reads.
Welcome to the Nomadic Notes Travel Newsletter, where I curate the best travel reads of the week.
Travel reads
• A road trip to the edge of the Earth
“Barely 1,000km north of Antarctica and home to just two people, Caleta Eugenia in Chile is the southernmost point to which you can drive on the planet.”
• The 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world
• Pacific Island Wonders - Palau
• Life and love in a van – India's first van life couple
• The little jazz bar with legendary status in Chiang Mai, Thailand
• A pilgrimage in the heart of the Italian Alps
“Along a scenic route in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions, nine sanctuaries known as the Sacri Monti house a trove of Renaissance and Baroque art.”
• Impossible made perfect: builders of the Sydney Opera House look back in wonder
• Should we stop visiting historic sites?
• Ride bikes on an abandoned railway line at this hidden tourist spot in Japan
• The Sphere is here. are we ready for more high-tech architecture?
• Where the ultra-rich spend their holidays
🛏️ Accommodation
• Why youth hostels aren’t just for the young
💻 Nomad news
🚆Train travel
• The world's most scenic autumn rail journeys
✈️ Air travel
• Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport opens in Siem Reap, the gateway to UNESCO-listed Angkor
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[Ben Thanh Market via @nomadinotes.]
James Clark – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Some really insightful links in here!