James Clark

What Free Iced Tea Says About Ho Chi Minh City Beneath the city’ fast pace lies a quiet gesture of care: free iced tea for anyone who needs it. A small act, a big heart, and a story that might just warm your

What Free Iced Tea Says About Ho Chi Minh City
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An alternative to hiking Sapa: try this hill-tribe trek in Vietnam instead A fledgling community tourism project with northern Vietnam’s White Thai people offers a quiet alternative to hill-tribe trekking in busy Sapa.

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The elephant whisperer: one Thai woman’s lifelong quest to protect a rescued herd Lek Chailert devoted her life to rescuing abused elephants. Now caring for 120 of them, she fears for their future in Asia

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Why you shouldn’t trust ChatGPT for travel information – yet A ChatGPT-researched guide provides too much wrong information to be trusted. The unforgivable sin? A lot of travel writers are going to hate me for this. Indeed, I kinda hate me for this, but I did i...

I made ChatGPT write a travel guide for me, just to see how much it got wrong.

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DTiNews - Electric vehicle charging cafes trend in Ho Chi Minh City | Báo Dân trí Charging cafes are gaining popularity in HCMC, offering drivers a place to rest and recharge their electric vehicles during breaks, and creating a promising new business model.

When I travel around Vietnam by motorbike, I always like to relax at a hammock cafe (cà phê võng). Now that Vietnam is pushing hard to convert the nation to electric motorbikes, charging cafes with hammocks makes perfect sense
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What Saigon looked like a century ago A collection of rare early 20th century photographs offers a glimpse into the bustling streets, diverse communities and iconic landmarks of Saigon 100 years ago.

What Saigon looked like a century ago
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Southeast Asia Railways News (August 2025) Indonesia eyes US$53 B in private rail investments to expand national network, China-Laos Railway doubles daily cross-border passenger services, ECRL marks new milestone with Genting Tunnel breakthrou...

SE Asia Railways News
🇮🇩 Indonesia eyes US$53 B in private rail investments
🇱🇦 LCR doubles daily cross-border passenger services
🇲🇾 ECRL Genting Tunnel breakthrough
🇵🇭 Lucena-Calamba rail service resumes
🇻🇳Timeline of North-South HSR project
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What Happened to China Travel Guides? | China Books Review Guidebooks for China boomed from the 1980s to the 2010s. Then the Covid pandemic hit. With fewer visitors, and travel guides going out of print in the digital age, what are we missing?

"Guidebooks for China boomed from the 1980s to the 2010s. Then the Covid pandemic hit. With fewer visitors, and travel guides going out of print in the digital age, what are we missing?"
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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #47 Guidebooks for China, self-navigating cars in the Faroe Islands, Bruges, the tiny Australian town that became a Nepalese village, and more travel reads

The Travel Wire: best travel reads #47
- Guidebooks for China
- Self-navigating cars in the Faroe Islands
- Bruges
- The tiny Australian town that became a Nepalese village
and more travel reads...
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Malaysia and Singapore’s Art Deco legacy: Buildings that tell stories Discover Southeast Asia's stunning Art Deco buildings from the 1930s. Explore preservation efforts in Malaysia and Singapore, from Central Market to Tiong Bahru.

Malaysia and Singapore’s Art Deco legacy: Buildings that tell stories
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The Real Reasons for the Thai-Cambodia Conflict While long-standing border disputes explain some of the current violence between Thailand and Cambodia, the conflict’s escalation is primarily driven by Thai elites’ drive to consolidate military and…

Finally an analysis that goes beyond the smaokescreen of the contested temples and asks "why now?" www.cfr.org/blog/real-re...

Greener streets, cooler city: How Penang plans to refresh Unesco-listed George Town
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Photos of the giant rats leading land mine detection efforts in Cambodia SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping specialists detect land mines that have killed and ma...

Photos of the giant rats leading land mine detection efforts in Cambodia
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Da Nang and Hoi An are now the same city as part of Vietnam's provincial mergers of 2025. With the merger, the new city should promote the current bus connection, improve bus stations, and start an airport and railway station bus service to Hoi An.

Exposed battery of macbook air

Old mainboard of macbook air

Nice of the mainboard of my Macbook to die while I am in HCMC where I could get it repaired in 30 minutes. Apparently it died of mouldiness, which doesn't surprise me considering this laptop lives in constant humidity.

The Travel Wire: best travel reads #45 How travel has changed in 20 years, notes on Surabaya, we won't see most of the world, puffins in Ireland, and more travel reads

How travel has changed in 20 years, notes on Surabaya, we won't see most of the world, puffins in Ireland, and more travel reads
www.thetravelwire.net/p/18-july-2025

Anything that is not a plain blue box (hello Park Silom) is a win for me

heatherwick studio references thailand's traditional lanterns for new bangkok development

The new hotel plan at the old Narai Hotel site in Silom, Bangkok
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Notes on Surabaya – In the midst of an old town renaissance
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Da Nang to Hoi An by public bus
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Jakarta Floods, Modern City's Reputation Instantly Fades
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Hundreds form human chain to help Melbourne’s oldest bookshop relocate after more than a century Literature lovers braved wintry weather to pass thousands of books from Hill of Content’s original Bourke Street premises to its new home

Hundreds form human chain to help Melbourne’s oldest bookshop relocate after more than a century
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Future Southeast Asia News #273 Makassar trip report, North Bali Airport approved, Vientiane BRT, Makati Subway revival, more land reclamation for Changi Airport, Bangkok canal walkway and cycle path, Saigon River Park proposal.

Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 273
Makassar trip report
North Bali Airport approved
Vientiane BRT
Makati Subway
More land reclamation for Changi Airport
Bangkok canal walkway and cycle path
Saigon River Park proposal
news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/9-july-2025

Jurassic World: Rebirth was filmed in Thailand. Here are the featured locations you can visit Key locations include Khao Phanom Bencha National Park in Krabi, Ko Kradan in Trang Province, Phang-Nga Bay (Ao Phang Nga National Park) in Phang Nga and Tham Morakot (Emerald Cave) in Trang Province.

Koh Kradan didn't need the extra attention:
"Jurassic World: Rebirth was filmed in Thailand. Here are the featured locations you can visit"
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Southeast Asia Railways News (July 2025) Whoosh high-speed rail hits 10-million passenger mark, Laos-China Railway tickets can now be bought 7 days in advance, China pushes for Muse-Mandalay-Kyaukphyu railway, PNR set to revive Bicol-Quezon ...

SE Asia Railways News (July 2025)
- Whoosh HSR hits 10-million passenger mark
- PNR set to revive Bicol-Quezon trips
- JB-Woodlands train to end in 2027
- Thai Cabinet to approve ‘3 Airports High-Speed Rail’ contract
- 5 firms eye Vietnam’s HSR project
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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #43 Spain’s Sierra de la Demanda, North Korea’s huge new beach resort, Europe's longest train journey, quokkas of Rottnest Island, and more travel reads

The Travel Wire: best travel reads #43
Spain’s Sierra de la Demanda, North Korea’s huge new beach resort, Europe's longest train journey, quokkas of Rottnest Island, and more travel reads
www.thetravelwire.net/p/4-july-2025

A trained star: The Australian singer who became the voice of the shinkansen The “JR voice” has built a career that encompasses voice work for prominent game franchises including Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy.

A trained star: The Australian singer who became the voice of the shinkansen
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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #42 Sri Lanka’s Main Line railway, Saigon Zoo, travel blogging and AI, Greece’s tiny Island of outcasts, and more travel reads.

The Travel Wire: best travel reads #42
Sri Lanka’s Main Line railway, Saigon Zoo, travel blogging and AI, Greece’s tiny Island of outcasts, and more travel reads.
www.thetravelwire.net/p/27-june-2025

Why are there no great coastal cities in Indonesia? Indonesia comprises over 17,000 islands and has a population of over 280 million people. With so many islands and so many people, why are there no great coastal cities that are famous destinations?

Indonesia comprises over 17,000 islands and has a population of over 280 million people. With so many islands and so many people, why are there no great coastal cities that are famous destinations?
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Doi Suthep Cable Car is back on the table!  - Chiang Mai Citylife CityNews Nikolaus Prachensky, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Austria in Chiang Mai, led executives from Doppelmayr Group, the world-leading manufacturer of

A proposed cable car for Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai
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