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Also this week I’d like to highlight this video titled [ā€œThe A.I. Dilemma.ā€]( At a little over an hour, it is a bit of a long watch, but I’d say it is one of the most important videos I’ve watched in a very long time. For all the whining (mine included) on AI not respecting copyright and so on, that is the least of the concerns with it. My four-part series on sustainable tourism and travel writing wrapped up the other week over on [Talking Travel Writing](. You can see [the first one here]( [the second ($)]( [the third ($)]( and [the conclusion here ($)](. If travel writing is your thing, you can sign up for either their free- or paid-newsletters via the prompt below. [Subscribe to Talking Travel Writing]( Over on Couchfish, I published [the second part]( of my three-part series on travelling sustainably in Vietnam—you can read [the first part here](. I’m back from Singapore—thanks for the Covid fellas—and after a week flat on my back I’m up at my beach shack to catch-up on stuff. It will be back to the regular programming on Couchfish from tomorrow onwards. This week’s pics are from my shack—who doesn’t like a bit of typing by the sea? Cheers Stuart Early morning back yard views. That’s Batukaru on the horizon. Photo: Stuart McDonald. --------------------------------------------------------------- ā­ļø Story of the weekĀ  - [Vietnam’s Biggest Island Long Held Onto A Seductive Image As The Country’s ā€œlast Paradise.ā€ Then Came The Clubs, A Casino, And A Safari.]( from Insider --------------------------------------------------------------- šŸ“š What I’m reading - [To The Lake]( by Kapka Kassabova (Still—hey, I’ve been diving!) šŸ‡²šŸ‡² Burma - [In Kachin’s Icy Mountains, The Search For A Coveted Fungus Heats Up]( from Frontier Myanmar ($) --------------------------------------------------------------- Looking to book your transport online when you’re on the road in Southeast Asia? For Vietnam, look [no further than Baolau](. For the rest of the region, [12Go should be your first port of call](. --------------------------------------------------------------- šŸ‡°šŸ‡­ Cambodia - [Damning Evidence Emerges In Cambodian Monkey Smuggling Case]( from RFA - [Elephant Who Lost Foot In Snare Trap Receives Prosthetic In Touching Video]( from Newsweek - [Small Farmers In Limbo As Cambodia Wavers On Tonle Sap Conservation Rules]( from Mongabay [Ad: Phnom Penh’s Penh House, from US$70 per night. Click here for the details.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌓 Environment - [Reimagining A Greener Tourism As Travelers Demand Sustainability]( from ADB SEADS šŸ‡®šŸ‡© Indonesia - [The World’s Best Rainforest Guardians Already Live There]( from The Washington Post ($) - [Bali Governor Wayan Koster Mulls Putting Cap On Tourist Arrivals]( from Coconuts Bali - [Indonesia Considers Tourist Tax To Curb Bad Behaviour In Bali]( from The Guardian šŸ‡±šŸ‡¦ Laos - [ā€˜I Don’t Want More Children To Suffer What I Did’: The 50-year Fight To Clear US Bombs From Laos]( from The Guardian - [Lesser Known Laos With Jason Rolan]( from Travel Talk Asia - [The Massive Stone Jars Left By Ancient Giants: Lao’s Plain Of Jars]( from The Archeologist - [ā€˜Don’t Criticise The Government Unless You Want To Disappear’ Lao Activist Survives Shooting]( from SEA Globe ($) --------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for deals on organised tours? Here are a few for Southeast Asia via Travelfish partner GetYourGuide. CambodiaUp to [15% off a full-day trip Angkor Wat’s Kulen Waterfall](. IndonesiaUp to [15% off a tour to Merapi, Borobudur and Prambanan](. MalaysiaUp to [10% off a bicycle tour of Kuala Lumpur’s old city](. ThailandUp to [30% off a 4-hour tour of Bangkok’s Chinatown](. Vietnam Up to [50% off a one-day Hįŗ” Long Bay tour](. --------------------------------------------------------------- šŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ Malaysia - [Penang’s Massive Reclamation Project Gets EIA Green Light]( from New Straits Times šŸ‡øšŸ‡¬ Singapore - [Terraforming Singapore: Is The Future Made Of Sand?]( from Kontineltalist - [We Can’t Help But Root For The Illegal Roasted Chestnuts Hawker]( from Rice Media šŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ Thailand - [Book Review: Fiction Debut Exposes Dark Side Of Thailand]( from Nikkei Asia ($) - [How A Two-week Kayaking Adventure In Thailand Teaches You To Slow Down And Enjoy The Moment]( from SCMP ($) - [Gems Of The Northeast]( from Bangkok Post [Ad: Bangkok’s Sala Arun from US$73 per night. Click here for the details.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- šŸ‡»šŸ‡³ Vietnam - [A Thirst For Sand]( from Mekong Eye - [Meeting Vietnam’s Climate Financing Challenge]( from World Bank - [Traveling Vietnam By Train]( from The Washington Post ($) - [23 Differences From South To North Vietnam]( from Vietnam Coracle - [In The Heart Of HCMC, Seeking One Place That’s Permanent]( from This Is Southeast Asia Random other stuff - [Why You Shouldn’t Try To Travel Like A Local]( from The Cairo Dispatch - [Astrotourism In Southeast Asia]( from Fulcrum - [How To Make Sure Your Travel Dollars Actually Benefit Local Communities]( from AFAR (This is a mixed bag of advice, but does have some good tips) - [A World Heritage Designation Can Be A Blessing, Or A Curse]( from The New York Times ($) - [The Awe You Experience While Traveling Is Actually Good For You, Science Says]( from Robb Report - [Best And Worst Border Crossings In Southeast Asia (In My Experience)]( from Nomadic Notes - [The Travel Destinations That Want Tourists To Stay Away]( from Time Out - [The True Cost Of A $12 T-shirt]( from The New York Times ($) Don’t ask about the rooster Yes, that’s the company car parked out front. Photo: Stuart McDonald. --------------------------------------------------------------- See you next week! So that’s the wrap. I hope you are all in good health, and thanks for reading. Cheers! Stuart Travelfish weekly newsletter is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell Travelfish weekly newsletter that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments. [Pledge your support]( Ā  [Like]( [Comment]( [Restack]( Ā  Ā© 2023 Stuart McDonald Bali, Indonesia [Unsubscribe]() [Start writing]()

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