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[Travel Newsletter: 5 May 2023] Hotel Pennsylvania, Koh Mak, Tokyo's public water bus, low-cost railways of Europe, and more travel reads
Hello from Hua Hin! I have booked an Airbnb near the beach for a month, so I will hunker down and work on some projects while I am here. I am a block from the beach on the wrong side of the highway, but my room is high enough to have a sea view, and I watch the sunrise every morning.
Here is this week’s new articles and the best travel reads from around the web.
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The international border crossing on the beach
We were supposed to go to Koh Mak, but now that isn't so certain.
Didn't know about Tokyo water buses. Thanks.