Travel Newsletter: 3 November 2023
Saigon to Danang by overnight train, the happy dysfunction of Dover, Timisoara, India to Sri Lanka by ferry,, Corsica by rail, and more travel reads
Welcome to the Nomadic Notes Travel Newsletter, where I curate the best travel reads of the week.
Latest posts at Nomadic Notes
• Train SE22 from Saigon to Danang
Train SE22 is the Vietnam Railways service that operates from Saigon to Danang. Here is what to expect on this overnight service.
Travel reads
• The happy dysfunction of Dover
“Americans will never create communities like the British.”
• It might be time to consider Timisoara
“OK, “Little Vienna” might be a stretch, but the Romanian city is a genuine, livable and multicultural place that offers just enough for visitors to fill two or three days.”
“One of the most electrifying cities in south-east Asia, Thailand’s vibrant capital hums with energy and style.”
• The tourism free-for-all is over
• UNESCO formally list Battambang gastronomy
I once spent 10 days in Battambang, and I am looking to return via train (even if it means passing through Poipet).
• Goa's colonial mansions open doors on faded past
• Discover Europe's newest UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• Cycling in Zeeland, the Netherlands untouched province, makes for the perfect solo trip
• India, Sri Lanka launch ferry service across Palk Strait after four decades
• Sweden or Switzerland? Swedish tourist board launches campaign to explain the difference
🛏️ Accommodation
• Meet the couple photographing the country’s kitschiest hotels
• Young Thai entrepreneurs are turning their ancestral homes into chic hotels and restaurants
🚆Train travel
• Corsica's Trinicellu: Europe's magnificent €50 train
“It took 20,000 labourers two decades to build this train line across the Mediterranean's most mountainous island, and it remains a timeless way to experience Corsica.”
✈️ Air travel
• Changi Airport's Terminal 2 fully reopens with lush greenery and digital waterfall display
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James Clark – Chiang Mai, Thailand.