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Stuart McDonald
@travelfish.bsky.social
1.1K followers 240 following 590 posts
Asia-based, Australian-made. Founder of Travelfish, author of Couchfish, serial moaner, and late to most parties. Rambles on travel, tourism garbage fires, hot bowls and cold drinks.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 5d
Moon set. South Bali.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6d
behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 8d
Nice to get out of the madhouse south for a night.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 9d
Cooling off Aldo. Skye is unamused.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 13d
Yup
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 13d
About $15
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 13d
I know whining about the cost of foreign food in bali in naff, but 150,000 for a goddam burrito?
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 17d
Bali quake!
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 18d
A wrap on interesting Southeast Asia travel-ish stuff I’ve come across since last week. www.travelfish.org/newsletter/n...
Title photo by @faineg.bsky.social Some hard yards there Faine!
Travelfish #556 The Less Late Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
www.travelfish.org
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 20d
“...learning is all about making your travels intentional—learn about the place & let that learning determine your intentions. By all means source your travel intelligence from wherever works for you, but use that to inform your own learning rather than replace it.
www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
Couchfish: What are your intentions?
You know you want to travel, but why?
www.travelfish.org
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 22d
Yup! A really interesting collection of views.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 23d
Travelfish #555 The Paving Over Paradise Edition
A wrap on interesting stuff I’ve read over the last week or so (yes, sorry, late again). www.travelfish.org/newsletter/n...
Travelfish #555 The Paving Over Paradise Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
www.travelfish.org
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 23d
“Facts are important.” Really thoughtful discussion between @barackobama.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social about the rise of social media and its impact on liberal democracy. Particularly from around the 25 minute mark. youtu.be/EM9B8Qin9ac?...
President Barack Obama in Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson | The Connecticut Forum
YouTube video by Barack Obama
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 28d
Missing person in Bali, last seen around Padang Padang late August. Deets & pics in post below. 🙏

LI post here: www.linkedin.com/posts/jasonc...
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · 28d
Never ceases to amaze and embarrass me the contempt some Australian tourists have for the police here in Bali.

Also, ahhh, wear a helmet and they won’t pull you over idiot.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Sep 4
Nice to be included in this roundup of thoughts on overtourism. Thanks Meera Dattani for the invitation. 🙏

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How can we solve the world’s overtourism problem? We ask these experts for their ideas
We ask travel industry experts, academics, journalists and travel trend forecasters how they think we can build a better future in tourism.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Sep 3
Travelfish #554 The Dodgy Tour Company Math Edition.

Probably should have slipped an “allegedly” into the title, but anyways a wrap on interesting SE travel and other random stuff I’ve come across over the last week.

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Travelfish #554 The Dodgy Tour Company Math Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
www.travelfish.org
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Sep 3
Cheers! Yes on my list.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Sep 2
Couchfish: Carefree or clueless?
“A final point. When a travel experience goes sideways, and your name is trending for all the wrong reasons, you’re also imposing yourself upon a destination and its people for all the wrong reasons.
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Couchfish: Carefree or clueless?
When exactly does carefree become clueless?
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Sep 1
Personally I prefer it if the wings are taped back on out of sight of boarding pax.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Aug 30
Beef noodle queue. Hard no.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Aug 29
Always a pleasure to be back in KL.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Aug 29
Strange, error-ridden piece on the mess that is Bali. indonesiaexpat.id/outreach/obs...
Why Bali Got Out of Control: From Reformasi to the Digital Nomad Wave
Explore why Bali got out of control amid corruption, criminal networks, and unchecked development since the 1998 reforms.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Aug 26
"We cannot control what Google posts or says," the post added, "and we will not honor the Google AI specials."

Lolz
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Local Restaurant Exhausted as Google AI Keeps Telling Customers About Daily Specials That Don't Exist
A restaurant is begging its customers to please stop using notoriously unreliable Google AI to ask about its menu items.
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Stuart McDonald @travelfish.bsky.social · Aug 26
Travelfish #553 The Bad Borders Edition: A wrap on interesting Southeast Asia/travel/Less Bad Travel/other random stuff I’ve come across over the last week, including an excellent three-part series on the Cambodia-Thailand border drama by @dluek.bsky.social www.travelfish.org/newsletter/n...
Travelfish #553 The Bad Borders Edition
A wrap on stuff worth reading
www.travelfish.org
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