Travelfish Weekly Newsletter

Jan 15, 2024 | travelfish.substack.com | Stuart Mcdonald

Hi! This week I’m leading with a terrific piece on tourism by Henry Wismayer—go grab a coffee and give it a read. A quick update on the whole Substack drama I mentioned last week. I’ve almost finished moving this newsletter, and as long as the plumbing in my house doesn’t detonate again (see below), this should be the final issue coming from Substack.

Jan 8, 2024 | travelfish.substack.com | Industry Insiders |Stuart Mcdonald

Hi! Happy New Year from West Bali! I hope you all had an excellent holiday period and are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready for a brand-spanking new year. Here at Casa Travelfish, we had a great family Christmas holiday in Thailand, then to the tune of about a bazillion fireworks, we watched the clock tick over to the New Year back in Bali.

Dec 12, 2023 | travelfish.substack.com | Stuart Mcdonald

Hi! This week I’m leading with an interesting Al Jazeera piece on a slice of Malaysian (then Malaya) history from not that long ago. Well worth a read. Over on Couchfish, I had two pieces related to my beach shack out west, one about how I found it, and what I’m trying to do with it, then I wrapped up the year for Couchfish—as I am today with the Travelfish Newsletter. Both will be back in your inbox in early January.

Dec 6, 2023 | travelfish.substack.com | Stuart Mcdonald

Hi all,Sorry, it has been a bit between emails! This week I have three picks on Thailand’s Ko Pha Ngan—a great choice for your Christmas holidays. For each pick, I’ve looked up some prices on our partner Agoda, and listed them along with—as always—the direct contact details for each place. That way you can compare and figure out what works for you. Just a disclaimer here, Agoda is a Travelfish partner, so if you book a room through them a commission may be payable to us.

Dec 4, 2023 | travelfish.substack.com | Stuart Mcdonald

Hi! This week I’m leading with a piece out of Condé Nast Traveler (yeah I know), but I thought it was a good read and it taught me two new words—solastalgia and fernweh—so there you go, CNT isn’t a complete waste of space. Also this week gone The United States’ most famous war criminal finally kicked the bucket—don’t let the door hit you on the way out dude.