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January 10 · Issue #142 · View online |
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A weekly newsletter of great travel reads and news by James Clark from Nomadic Notes.
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Notes on Can Tho – Urban life in the Mekong Delta
Can Tho is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and it’s one of 5 cities that’s an independent municipality at the same level as a province. From a tourists perspective it’s mainly seen as the jumping off point for theCai Rang floating market and other trips around the Mekong Delta.
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52 Places to Go in 2020 - The New York Times
“We picked destinations to inspire you, delight you and motivate you to explore the world.”
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Yes it’s the annual NY Times travel listicle, one of the few that I read. In this case I was curious to see their KL neighbourhood pick, and my friend Kim Mott wrote one of the feature countries.
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Exploring Spectacular Caves in a Quiet Corner of Vietnam
“Phong Nha has become one of Vietnam’s premier adventure tourism destinations. Can it continue to succeed by staying small?”
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Not to fill your feed with NYTimes Travel articles, but another friend got featured. In this case my friend who runs the Phong Nha Farmstay got a write up. Here my previous article about staying there.
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Where to go on holiday in 2020: the alternative hotlist
“Our pick of places to visit in 2020 celebrates inspiring conservation and community projects that are making a difference to people and the planet.”
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Guy Describes His Trip To Mexico, And It Just Keeps Getting Worse And Worse
“Andrew Kimmel flies. A lot. In fact, Kimmel had spent so much of 2019 in the air, at the end of the year he was only a few hundred bucks short of receiving a…”
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Apparently he now has a movie offer for this story.
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The Strange Saga of Kowloon Walled City
“Anarchic, organic, surreal, this enclave was once among the most densely populated places on Earth.”
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I’m sure I’ve posted about the Kowloon Walled City before, but whenever there is a new article I’m obliged to post it.
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Hanoi crowned cheapest travel destination in Asia: report
“Three of Vietnam’s most popular tourist hotspots broke into the list of 10 most affordable destinations in Asia, with Hanoi gracing the top.”
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Henley Passport Index
“For some people, a passport is a portal to the world. For others, it is a barrier to the travel freedom they seek. Where do you lie on the spectrum of mobility?”
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The 2020 edition of the Henley Passport Index is out now.
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Take a look inside a makeshift koala rescue centre that's been set up in a north-eastern Adelaide primary school gym 👀🐨 Adelaide Koala Rescue volunteers are taking care of about 110 koalas recently injured in South Australian .
🎥: ABC News https://t.co/xzpn9bqh61
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Some koalas rescued from the Australian bushfires.
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An aerial view of the Maeklong Railway Market in Bangkok (sped up 1000%) 🤯
Pretty crazy how tight the space is and how they move the covers and tables just in time for the train to pass! 🤯
https://t.co/yeUcEEWQ9Q
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Empire City project in Ho Chi Minh City.
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