Highlights of Croatia
More countries are set to open in Southeast Asia, across Kazakhstan by rail, the otters of Singapore, and more travel reads.
TIRANA - This week I did a side trip to Durrës on the Adriatic Sea. It wasn’t originally in my travel plans for Albania, but it turned out to be the only rail trip that is operating from Tirana. The visit to Durrës added to the Adriatic seaports with railways that I’ve visited on this trip. These ports will form part of an article I’m working on.
In addition to Bar in Montenegro, I visited the main seaports in Croatia. This week’s post at Nomadic Notes is a summary of all the places I visited in Croatia, along with some general observations.
Latest posts at Nomadic Notes
Croatia trip summary – Highlights and observations as a digital nomad
COVID-19 and travel
• Cambodia is the latest country in Southeast Asia to reopen to tourists
With Thailand about to open up for vaccinated visitors, Vietnam and Cambodia are partially opening up soon.
Assorted travel reads
• Across Kazakhstan by rail – a photo essay
• Five centuries of Jerusalem soup
• Two people, 54 ethnic groups, one photo at a time
“Through their photography project, Vietnam the People, Alden Anderson and Nguyễn Thị Yến Trinh have documented most of the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam.”
• Otters are taking over Singapore
• The Skirvin: The US' most haunted hotel?
• At Rwanda’s favorite bars, forget the beer: milk is what’s on tap
Milk is a favorite drink in Rwanda, and milk bars serve it up in abundance, fresh or fermented, hot or cold. “When you drink milk, you always have your head straight and your ideas right.”
• “It’s a wonderful place...a playland.” The Hong Kongers fleeing to Blackpool
• What can you see from the window on the Trans-Siberian Railway? (PHOTOS)
• On the right track: Scotland’s new bike-friendly trains are opening up Argyll to cyclists
• Lonely Planet names top 30 destinations for 2022
• 15 of the world's most spectacular airport landings
• Deutsche Bahn launches more station-based coworking spaces
I posted this in the latest edition of Europe Rail News. For more news about railways in Europe, subscribe here.
@nomadicnotes at Instagram
Follow me at @nomadicnotes for real-time updates.
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