
Nomadic Notes Newsletter (May 2026)
[Chiang Mai Edition] Travel gear update, terrible Google AI overviews, future travel plans.
A summary of latest posts from Nomadic Notes, and other news and updates from the editor not featured on the blog.
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[Chiang Mai Edition] Travel gear update, terrible Google AI overviews, future travel plans.

[Da Nang Update] Notes on Vinh, Phu Quoc trip report.

[Ho Chi Minh City Update] Seeing in the Year of the Horse in Ho Chi Minh City, Notes on Dong Ha, KL to JB by train (and onwards to Singapore).

[Chiang Mai Update] Introducing my new rail site, notes on the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Bao Loc and Buon Ma Thuot).

[Penang Update] The Little Osaka of Thailand, the Koreatown and Chinatown in a Northern Vietnam city, and where to stay in Quy Nhon.

Chiang Mai Update: Aussie passport, Thailand-Cambodia conflict, notes on Surabaya, Da Nang - Hoi An bus

Bangkok Update: Getting a new passport (and trying to read the fine print), Da Nang and Nha Trang comparison.

Da Nang is the digital nomad capital of Southeast Asia, Notes on Bandung, a proposed railway for Krabi (and my dream extension), Nha Trang fantasy rail map.

The historic fort city of Bengkulu, Vietnam provinces, and other site updates.

Vietnam update, the old and new bamboo railway in Battambang, the end of the line in South Sumatra, writing for Lonely Planet, airports in Malaysia, and other site updates