How I’m spending the last morning of 2024. Helping out Sungai Watch with the clean up at Kedonganan/Jimbaran Beach in South Bali. If you’re in Bali, please consider donating a few hours of your time. If you’re too far away, donations (to Sungai Watch, not me!) always appreciated.
In the throes of procrastination I made a map of a bunch of foreign-managed properties in Bali. This is stage 1, and down the track I’ll come up with Balinese-owned alternatives that are well worth considering.
https://www.travelfish.org/sumbawa/fun-with-maps.php
Fun with maps
Playing around with Mapbox APIs, and foreign-managed hotels on Bali
So what happens when you set up Claude to give travel advice to ChatGPT, with the latter planning their first ever trip to Thailand? A curious interest in ”ethical” elephant camps and a bizarre obsession with “authentic” Thai food on Ko Tao.
https://chatgpt.com/share/676a012a-4544-8002-ab57-f91eed119031
ChatGPT - Thailand trip planning advice
Shared via ChatGPT
Couchfish: On The Practice of Travel: Heaven, Hell, and All in Between.
Some post-dissertation thoughts on the practice of travel, reforming it, dressing right, and what just is that you’re hiding under your sarong?
https://www.travelfish.org/couchfish/news/practice-of-travel-bali
Couchfish: On The Practice of Travel: Heaven, Hell, and All in Between.
Otherworldly fashion advice for travellers
Should you buy a travel guidebook? A tentative and non-exhaustive Sunday-morning-before-Xmas flowchart. No offence intended upon speedo-wearers.
For the last Travelfish newsletter of the year, a collection of holiday readings to stick in your stocking. I figured that through the year I’ve linked out to some 1,500 stories from around 500 publishers, so for the last issue for the year, my pick of the crop.
https://www.travelfish.org/newsletter/news/541
Travelfish #541: The Holiday Reading Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
Travelfish #539: The Waste Not Wasted Edition
My wrap on interesting Southeast Asia, travel, and sustainability stuff I’ve come across over the last week. This week’s theme thanks to Potatohead’s waste tour thing I did with Lyla this morning—interesting stuff.
https://www.travelfish.org/newsletter/news/539
Travelfish #539: The Waste Not Wasted Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
On soup. I know people love to whine about these sorts of pieces, but TBH I just want to eat all of them.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/the-worlds-best-soups-wellness/index.html
20 of the world’s best soups
If a bowl of soup strikes you as the ultimate in comfort, you’ve got plenty of company. Here are 20 of the world’s best soups – from Mexico to Thailand – to fill stomach and soul.
This week’s (late) newsletter, a wrap on Southeast Asia, sustainable tourism, and other stuff I cam across through the week. Includes a link to a discount on a newsletter I like.
https://www.travelfish.org/newsletter/news/538
Travelfish #538: The Random Temples Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
Travelfish newsletter #537 out now. A wrap on interesting Southeast Asia/Sustainable tourism/Other randomness I’ve come across over the last week.
https://www.travelfish.org/newsletter/news/537
Travelfish #537: The Brisbane Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
