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James Clark
@nomadicnotes.bsky.social
Aussie in Southeast Asia (mainly Vietnam and Thailand)
Travel blog https://www.nomadicnotes.com
Transport and urban development https://futuresoutheastasia.com
Travel newsletter https://www.thetravelwire.net/
#travel #southeastasia
Introducing my latest travel website, @railvietnam.bsky.social. This guide covers every train line in Vietnam, station information, and how to buy tickets.
www.nomadicnotes.com/rail-vietnam/
October 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Old Phnom Penh Airport to be Transformed into A Park
kiripost.com/stories/old-...
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I have started a new website at @railvietnam.bsky.social , so follow me there for more Vietnam rail content!

This month I am getting the train from Da Nang to Hanoi to get more stock photos for this new site. Here is the rail bridge in Hue.
October 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Notes on Bao Loc – Like Da Lat as it once was
www.nomadicnotes.com/notes-on-bao...
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Revisit the Colorful, Diverse Universe of Multinational Xe Đò in 1990s Saigon
saigoneer.com/saigon-herit...
September 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Notes on Sri Racha – The Little Osaka of Thailand
www.nomadicnotes.com/notes-on-sri...
September 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Building of the month August 2025 - General Sciences Library, Vietnam
c20society.org.uk/building-of-...
August 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Singapore-style hawker centres are coming to Bangkok, such as this one that is planned for Lumpini Public Park.

www.nationthailand.com/thailand/ban...
August 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Notes on Bac Ninh: On the railway to China, the hidden ancient citadel, and visiting the Koreatown and Chinatown in this booming manufacturing hub of Northern Vietnam.
www.nomadicnotes.com/notes-on-bac...
August 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Greener streets, cooler city: How Penang plans to refresh Unesco-listed George Town
www.malaymail.com/news/life/20...
July 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Nice of the mainboard of my Macbook to die while I am in HCMC where I could get it repaired in 30 minutes. Apparently it died of mouldiness, which doesn't surprise me considering this laptop lives in constant humidity.
July 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Notes on Surabaya – In the midst of an old town renaissance
www.nomadicnotes.com/notes-on-sur...
July 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Da Nang to Hoi An by public bus
www.nomadicnotes.com/da-nang-hoi-...
July 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Jakarta Floods, Modern City's Reputation Instantly Fades
www.kompas.id/artikel/en-j...
July 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Da Nang and Nha Trang: Comparing the two great beach cities of Vietnam
www.nomadicnotes.com/da-nang-and-...
June 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Great article by @worldmatt.bsky.social about the Q Bar in 1990s Saigon. It was before my time in the city, but I knew the iconic photo by Catherine Karnow of Q Bar co-owner, Phuong Anh Nguyen, on a Vespa at a chicken market.
mattgrossistrying.com/p/q-was-the-...
May 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Da Nang is the new digital nomad hub of Southeast Asia
www.nomadicnotes.com/da-nang-digi...
#danang #digitalnomad #vietnam
May 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Democracy Sausage map (something that will only make sense to Aussies)
democracysausage.org
#auspol
May 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Reunification Day Vietnam 2025: The 50th anniversary of the end of the war
www.nomadicnotes.com/reunificatio...
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Brutalism’s unsung mecca? The Philippines
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
April 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Notes on Bengkulu: A historic fort city on the wrong side of Sumatra
www.nomadicnotes.com/notes-on-ben...
April 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Udon Thani-Vientiane shuttle train will be discontinued on 1 May. Here is my review from last year.
www.nomadicnotes.com/udon-thani-t...
April 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bali: how 60 years of tourism was kickstarted in Sanur, and at a 5-star island landmark
www.msn.com/en-xl/lifest...
April 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This is good advice anytime
April 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Flags at half-mast with mourning bands in Vietnam for former Lao leader Khamtai Siphandone
e.vnexpress.net/news/news/po...
April 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM