A weekly newsletter of great travel reads and news by James Clark from Nomadic Notes.

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Travel Guides

The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket

“My dad was one of the only people with a good-for-life, go-anywhere American Airlines pass. Then they took it away. This is the true story of having—and losing—a superpower.”

The fight for Dragon Island

“The governor of the region says the dragons have become too tame. He has a clear vision of how the island should be transformed.”

A Dark History of the World’s Smallest Island Nation

“A combination of greed, colonial mismanagement, and gross incompetence has brought Nauru, once dubbed ‘Pleasant Island,’ to the brink of collapse.”

Hardworking Penang roti uncle of 30 years has huge mural dedicated to him by street artist

“A well-loved uncle who sells roti kaya in Penang, Malaysia received a touching tribute from the community—a large wall mural.”

Interesting Site

Flags of the Stateless Nations

“The companion site to the book Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World (2016) James Minahan.”

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Akihabara, Tokyo.