Travelfish #509: The Late Train Edition

This week I’m leading with an interesting piece written in defence of luxury travel. While it would be accurate to say I agree with little of it, it is nevertheless a good read with a viewpoint different to mine. This week I’m leading with an interesting piece written in defence of luxury travel. While it would be accurate to say I agree with little of it, it is nevertheless a good read with a viewpoint different to mine. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Return to the Travelfish homepage](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/28C_Ez4DBji_SZRuDUyR1eNbThM=363) [alt_text] [Travelfish #508: The Late Train Edition](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnews%2F509/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/PF1HkCus-fjJL1UJsO8szrD_yQI=363) Published: 4th March, 2024 Hi all, This week I’m leading with an interesting piece written in defence of luxury travel. While it would be accurate to say I agree with little of it, it is nevertheless a good read with a viewpoint different to mine. No Couchfish last week as a decidedly unanticipated issue popped up on the backend side of things which took most of the week to sort out. I’m pretty sure I drove a stake through its heart late last night, which is to say it is now fixed, so back to regular programming this week. Apols for the interruption. This week’s theme is late trains—in honour of a piece in the Indonesia section below concerning the supposed ground breaking of Bali’s rail network happening later this year. Have loaded up our household’s temple with offerings to speed it along. See you next week—though it will be a day late due to Nyepi! 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Photo: Christopher Smith. --------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐️ Story of the week - [In Defence Of Luxury](%2F%2Fopen.substack.com%2Fpub%2Fcieo%2Fp%2Fin-defence-of-luxury%3Fr=5fap%26utm_campaign=post%26utm_medium=web/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/dw4KmIg6v3Gwsmb4p_MiTfuEBzs=363) from CIEO 📚 What I’m reading - [Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, And The Making Of A Crisis](%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F145624514-everyone-who-is-gone-is-here/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/vgphDmEImvB6JvOvSkYJ_g7zyN8=363) by Jonathan Blitzer 🇲🇲 Burma - [Vaccine Vacuum Afflicts Children In Myanmar’s Conflict Zones](%2F%2Fwww.frontiermyanmar.net%2Fen%2Fvaccine-vacuum-afflicts-children-in-myanmars-conflict-zones%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/VdLwDkPG71k-H97OqqKlI6EXxwc=363) from Frontier Myanmar ($) - [Myanmar And The Second-Oldest Profession](%2F%2Fwww.newmandala.org%2Fmyanmar-and-the-second-oldest-profession%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/llNSL3pdp1IaoncubR9WH4AwXOk=363) from New Mandala 🇰🇭 Cambodia - [History Casts A Dark Shadow On Cambodia’s Family Dynasty](%2F%2Fwww.asahi.com%2Fajw%2Farticles%2F15180514/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/KPxglBcd0jf9MLSOX9Wtp_VBO8Y=363) from The Asahi Shimbun - [Cambodia: Carbon Offsetting Project Violates Indigenous Group’s Rights](%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2024%2F02%2F28%2Fcambodia-carbon-offsetting-project-violates-indigenous-groups-rights/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/NOrTkcZS1PEaDGBYm0KOcsnzcr4=363) from Human Rights Watch - [Enhance Intra-ASEAN Travel, Cambodian Income With Relaxed Visa Fees](%2F%2Fkiripost.com%2Fstories%2Fairasia-cambodia-enhance-intra-asean-travel-cambodian-income-with-relaxed-visa-fees%3Fv=1708916225015/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/daYzlvDrbkVfJbVdmlvLS6WxhB0=363) from Kiripost - [Crowning Glory: Up-Close Cambodian Royal Ballet Performance Is A Visual Treat](%2F%2Fmovetocambodia.com%2Fart-culture%2Fcambodian-royal-ballet%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/Gd16digqUQkyaGWZBF3uTEPAcQw=363) from Move To Cambodia - [Cambodia’s Pioneering Post-Khmer Rouge Era Phnom Penh Post Newspaper Will Stop Print Publication](%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fcambodias-pioneering-post-khmer-rouge-era-phnom-penh-post-newspaper-will-stop-print-publication%2Far-BB1jae2v/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/S6gYelGHbUzQaOv0tmQT6C2I3t8=363) from AP --------------------------------------------------------------- Did you order a beach view? [Salad hut.](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fsaladhut/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/NCqdYBAm_q7_PNLVNr4T5teG2yk=363) [Ad: Salad Hut on Ko Pha Ngan’s beautiful west coast, from US$118 per night. Click here for the details.](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fsaladhut/2/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/hLcQu3P4bI15V9EYuPpDgcL9wwM=363) --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌴 Environment - [It Just Got Easier To Visit A Vanishing Glacier. Is That A Good Thing?](%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F03%2F03%2Ftravel%2Fchamonix-france-glaciers-climate-change.html/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/UIERRDtsmO59MhCL89OtvsEaAdo=363) from The New York Times ($) - [Overtourism In Antarctica](%2F%2Ftraveltomorrow.com%2Fovertourism-in-antarctica%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/5F5tiIdOvROrzgg7UYqACkopGHI=363) from Travel Tomorrow - [Plastic Recycling Is A Scam](%2F%2Fheated.world%2Fp%2Fplastic-recycling-is-a-scam%3Fr=5fap%26utm_campaign=post%26utm_medium=web/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/-l8Z4vGUTS39KQYVCli4AbcagD4=363) from HEATED - [100-Ton Wind Turbine Blades Fall To Pieces In Vietnam](%2F%2Fe.vnexpress.net%2Fphoto%2Fnews%2F100-ton-wind-turbine-blades-fall-to-pieces-in-vietnam-4717885.html/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/z97aC8-_AWhg9rvzmMteRIOIIOE=363) from VietnamExpress - [Singapore’s Plan For Flight Levy Linked To Green Fuel Adoption Unlikely To Dent Air Travel Demand](%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fweek-asia%2Feconomics%2Farticle%2F3253630%2Fsingapores-plan-flight-levy-linked-green-fuel-adoption-unlikely-dent-air-travel-demand/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/lO-zHpoHaqNetca9Ruib6VCZ98c=363) from SCMP ($) - [Vietnam’s Mekong Delta ‘Rice Bowl’ Cracks In Monster February Heatwave](%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2Fsoutheast-asia%2Farticle%2F3253540%2Fvietnams-mekong-delta-rice-bowl-cracks-monster-february-heatwave/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/3cfzelNel6jt-5FwxK_uiUgBcH0=363) from SCMP ($) 🇮🇩 Indonesia - [Nyepi, The Balinese “Day Of Silence”](%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fphoto%2F2014%2F04%2Fnyepi-the-balinese-day-of-silence%2F100711%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/bUHsSFxbtzR-0YkY2zwqJfxo8ig=363) from The Atlantic (from 2014. Nyepi this year falls on March 11) - [Professor Vedi Hadiz: Prabowo’s Election Heralds A New Level Of Danger For Indonesian Democracy](%2F%2Fwww.populismstudies.org%2Fprofessor-vedi-hadiz-prabowos-election-heralds-a-new-level-of-danger-for-indonesian-democracy%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/wThKpubn7hX7ILqFqLwnX6zP8LY=363) from European Center For Populism Studies - [Bali Embarks On A Transformative Journey With New Railway Network Set To Start In September 2024](%2F%2Fwww.traveldailynews.asia%2Fground-transportation%2Fbali-embarks-on-a-transformative-journey-with-new-railway-network-set-to-start-in-september-2024%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/NJtWfIRaONNhcSKpDSEc5w7QWVc=363) from Travel Daily News 🇱🇦 Laos - [Three Days Away: Luang Prabang Pt.4](%2F%2Fopen.substack.com%2Fpub%2Fthekateadventure%2Fp%2Fthree-days-away-luang-prabang-pt4%3Fr=5fap%26utm_campaign=post%26utm_medium=web/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/Vr2x-ybcifnHYuA4ebpo3-HFkCc=363) from Around The World In 80 Scrapes ($) - [Where Have All The Mekong River’s Fish Gone?](%2F%2Fthediplomat.com%2F2024%2F02%2Fwhere-have-all-the-mekong-rivers-fish-gone%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/0njL3MwIG1BeJPcvokh1J84_EPk=363) from The Diplomat ($) - [Calls Mount For A Flood Warning System In Laos](%2F%2Fwww.mekongeye.com%2F2024%2F02%2F26%2Fflood-warning-laos%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/hzKsNT7fhf2NmHjmOc4XjfhqZ_U=363) from Mekong Eye - [Laos Inflation Hits 25.35 Percent In February](%2F%2Flaotiantimes.com%2F2024%2F03%2F01%2Flaos-inflation-hits-25-35-percent-in-february%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/BLKHOvKO8DFdE5mU-vmxe5dn5a4=363) from The Laotian Times - [Laos Proposes Selling Over 4,000 MW Of Wind Power To Vietnam](%2F%2Flaotiantimes.com%2F2024%2F03%2F01%2Flaos-proposes-selling-over-4000-mw-of-wind-power-to-vietnam%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/3OzCswa6o8KJ9ZtKvxeBb5LbK4A=363) from The Laotian Times 🇲🇾 Malaysia - [Living In A World Not Of One’s Own Making](%2F%2Fmovableworlds.co%2Fp%2Fabangadik%3Futm_campaign=post%26utm_medium=web/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/qiOlshfHcRN13GF4AsfkDyf67VE=363) from Movable Worlds - [Malaysia In Talks Over New Search For Flight MH370 10 Years After Disappearance](%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Fmar%2F03%2Fflight-mh370-relatives-call-for-new-search-10-years-after-disappearance/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/B3nnae66h37BP8hsBsbhDsp84hc=363) from The Guardian 🇸🇬 Singapore - [Stuff I Saw While Scrolling Through Singapore’s 2024 Expenditure Estimates](%2F%2Fwww.wethecitizens.net%2Fstuff-i-saw-while-scrolling-through-the-budget%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/OGR9hgCR_R9Gs7Cq79wfD1FiYUE=363) from We, The Citizens - [Singapore’s Social Engineers Run Out Of Ideas On Population Decline](%2F%2Fwww.asiasentinel.com%2Fp%2Fsingapore-run-out-ideas-population-decline%3Futm_campaign=post%26utm_medium=web/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/uLYHfFzOAyP5nBlfe_eqr6n8ak8=363) from Asia Sentinal 🇹🇭 Thailand - [Scaling Up Decarbonisation](%2F%2Fwww.tourism-watch.de%2Fen%2Farticle%2Fscaling-up-decarbonisation%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/JY1ziA2yeosutUtwQJm3FlGJh-Q=363) from Tourism Watch - [T.I.C.D.: Pattani Coast & Islands](%2F%2Fopen.substack.com%2Fpub%2Fthaiislandquest%2Fp%2Fticd-pattani-coast-and-islands%3Fr=5fap%26utm_campaign=post%26utm_medium=web/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/GDPM4s94184xtp4PLFVz3c4OFOc=363) from Thai Island Quest ($) - [29-Year-Old Artist Imprisoned For Royal Defamation Over FB Posts](%2F%2Fprachataienglish.com%2Fnode%2F10845/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/vxjayEOdyffv9qAl77yBRRQj00o=363) from Prachatai - [My Path In Life Would Have Been Harsh And Dry Without This Place](%2F%2Fwww.thisissoutheastasia.com%2Fmy-path-in-life-would-have-been-harsh-and-dry-without-this-place%2F/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/cjdscwk_10qai6cwQ_vCQM24FCk=363) from This Is Southeast Asia - [Thailand’s Tourist-Free Teak Town Phrae: How Its Ornately Carved Wooden Buildings Tell The Story Of A Place Seemingly Lost In Time](%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Flifestyle%2Ftravel-leisure%2Farticle%2F3253242%2Fthailands-tourist-free-teak-town-phrae-how-its-ornately-carved-wooden-buildings-tell-story-place/1/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/fbHa2T6lcZszpEXlA-N2y6J1dqQ=363) from SCMP ($) --------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for somewhere special in Penang? 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Yangon Railway station.] Two for the last train to Trancentral please. Yangon Railway station. Photo: Stuart McDonald. --------------------------------------------------------------- So that’s the wrap. I hope you are all in good health, and thanks for reading. Cheers! Stuart --------------------------------------------------------------- If you’d like to view this newsletter online, you can [do so here](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnews%2F509/3/0100018e0858445c-74ac5a27-ed40-48d9-93cf-b95fd4cfdc3c-000000/Vg7Z0pGaLH907I5EjG70KI_Gzf8=363). This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to the Travelfish newsletter. If you no longer want to receive these emails, [you can unsubscribe at any time here](. Travelfish.org Bali, Indonesia & Sydney, Australia Copyright ©️ 2024 Travelfish.org. All rights reserved.