Notes on Tallinn
Riga, Latvia - 8 September, 2017
[Riga - Latvia.]
After a brief visit to London I’m in the Baltics this week (Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania). I had been to Tallinn before, and this is my first visit to Riga. It’s a grand old European city, without the crowds.
Here is the pick of travel reads from around the web for this week.
~ James
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Notes on Tallinn - Visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site Old Town, old warehouses, hipster area, and the E-Residency program.
Good Reads
HU LINE: JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA’S HEARTLAND
“In 1935, demographer Hu Huanyong traced a diagonal line through China, from the edge of Siberia to the steamy subtropics.”
The end of a world of nation-states may be upon us
“Nation-states came late to history, and there’s plenty of evidence to suggest they won’t make it to the end of the century.”
This Tiny Country Feeds the World
“The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like.”
The secret history behind these London railings and the campaign to save them
“London historians have launched a campaign to save metal fences that were used as stretchers during the Second World War.”
North Korea: Why the West freaks out but South Korea doesn’t
“I am constantly asked if war is about to break out. I often have the impression the TV hosts or producers are disappointed I am not more alarmist.”
The First Time I Met Americans
“Before becoming a novelist, I spent six years at war. Years later, I came to America and finally met my old enemies.”
Photos From Burning Man 2017
“Each year, participants in the Burning Man Festival travel to the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to form a temporary city—a self-reliant community populated by performers, artists, free spirits, and more.”
Southeast Asia Railways
News related to future Southeast Asia railways.
End of the line for Cambodia's homegrown 'Bamboo Train'
With a wooden platform jerry-rigged to a small engine, Cambodia’s one-of-a-kind “Bamboo Train” delights tourists as it clatters through bucolic countryside – but its days are numbered as the Southeast Asian nation plans a railways overhaul.
Tallinn Old Town.