Travelfish #520: The Printer On The Beach Edition

This week I’m leading with a piece from The Spectator on tourism, tourists, and all that stuff... This week I’m leading with a piece from The Spectator on tourism, tourists, and all that stuff... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Return to the Travelfish homepage](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2F/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/c98stxqnM23DVT3ZiaYYJboPiHY=377) [alt_text] [Travelfish #520: The Printer On The Beach Edition](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnews%2F520/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/NeIkvhfdjmdfJjien83mtm2B098=377) Published: 12th June, 2024 Hi all, This week I’m leading with a piece from The Spectator on tourism, tourists, and all that stuff... On Couchfish I have [the second part of my series on the situation on Vietnam’s Phú Quốc Island](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fcouchfish%2Fnews%2Fphu-quoc-overtourism-part2/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/6dCvQyfbEyZUiu3MyhTWS7lnzsA=377)—this time stuff I at least sort of liked—and which dovetails well with [an interview I did about the joint over on Vietnam Weekly](%2F%2Fopen.substack.com%2Fpub%2Fvietnamweekly%2Fp%2Fthe-sad-state-of-phu-quoc%3Fr=5fap%26utm_campaign=post%26utm_medium=web/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/zym3B2GSZI0VMA3WMPpcioc4QEU=377). I’m just back from a few days at the shack where I’m trying to get my thesis to move from my brain to electrons. While on a clearing head beach walk, my dog found a printer, and while I can totally sympathise with the intent, please don’t throw your printers into the ocean. As you can see from the pic, Skye wasn’t impressed. Anyways, it gave me a theme—and something new to drag to the bins. See you next week. Stuart [[READ ONLINE](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnews%2F520/2/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/PXSi_uTtAItEdv3O0EDLbnT3hDA=377)] [[UNSUBSCRIBE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Java time [Java time](%2F%2Fallpointseast.com%2Ftours%2Fjava-overland%2F/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/5WuuaWZN4RrKYuUG4L_qX-O32Fg=377) [Ad: Explore Indonesia’s Java with All Points East, from £1,575 twin share. Click here for the details.](%2F%2Fallpointseast.com%2Ftours%2Fjava-overland%2F/2/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/SJa4n3VjOTjnk8bRft8_O3I-mzk=377) --------------------------------------------------------------- First time for everything. [Can’t eat it? Not interested.] Can’t eat it? Not interested. Photo: Stuart McDonald. --------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐️ Story of the week - [Tourists Are The New Pariahs](%2F%2Fwww.spectator.co.uk%2Farticle%2Ftourists-are-the-new-pariahs%2F/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/pq9gAKaeWreuMgN4TczCxngtN74=377) from The Spectator 📚 What I’m reading - [Not The End Of The World](%2F%2Fwww.nottheendoftheworld.co.uk%2F/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/C5A9_ng0yLMfyMQ4FW-rzISZs8E=377) by Hannah Ritchie 🇲🇲 Burma - [An End To Myanmar’s Civil War? 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[Severe Flooding Hits Vientiane Capital After Heavy Rains](%2F%2Flaotiantimes.com%2F2024%2F06%2F10%2Fsevere-flooding-hits-vientiane-capital-after-heavy-rains%2F/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/B4FqxdAmVzb5O3XGBfCiLgg761o=377) from The Laotion Times 🇲🇾 Malaysia - [Malaysia Confronts Deadly Consequences Of Kuala Lumpur’s Neglected Urban Forest](%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fweek-asia%2Fhealth-environment%2Farticle%2F3266139%2Fmalaysia-confronts-deadly-consequences-kuala-lumpurs-neglected-urban-forest%3Futm_source=rss_feed/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/sPTTPmjSHcK4ywBFc7vo9Agk6Bs=377) from SCMP ($) - [Malaysia’s Demolition Of Stilt Houses Leaves 1,000 Stateless ‘Sea Gypsies’ Homeless](%2F%2Fwww.benarnews.org%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fmalaysian%2Fhomes-demolished-06112024142024.html/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/2Oev23rO3--7GeOQhi--4x-xek0=377) from Benar News 🇸🇬 Singapore - [Singapore Rail Corridor: The Former Railway Line That’s Now A Walking Path](%2F%2Fwww.nomadicnotes.com%2Fsingapore-rail-corridor%2F/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/QmkDGSD96vB--9B6HeCYh6-YDnM=377) from Nomadic Notes - 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[Thailand Vows To Avoid “The Beach” Mistake With Jurassic World 4](%2F%2Fwww.khaosodenglish.com%2Flife%2Ftourism%2F2024%2F06%2F04%2Fthailand-vows-to-avoid-the-beach-mistake-with-jurassic-world-4%2F/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/lI490hg4aipz2dlpraz_kNET-lA=377) from Khao Sod English - [More Than 200 Arrested In Phuket Nominee Crackdown](%2F%2Fwww.bangkokpost.com%2Fthailand%2Fgeneral%2F2802954%2Fmore-than-200-arrested-in-phuket-nominee-crackdown/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/9uAG5CzfDT-gOUQAVV7x3vo1lB0=377) from Bangkok Post - [Drenched By Super Soakers And Blasted By Buckets Of Water: Celebrating Songkran In Chiang Mai](%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Ftravel%2Fasia%2Fthailand%2Fsongkran-festival-chiang-mai-thailand-b2531030.html/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/jkCLcNsECsGrHRftxUw0Gn17yjk=377) from The Independent - [Pearls, Peranakan Culture And Rare Rituals: This Is Phuket — But Not As You Know It](%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Fphuket-vegetarian-festival-peranakan-pearls/1/01000190092524ec-d4e369c7-8e1e-4d60-ad65-46eeea44fa3b-000000/v0Ox0rCjJ0xhqLV1k-3pfEoZub0=377) from National Geographic --------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for somewhere special in Penang? 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