Thankful Thursday 22: A Weekly Roundup of Great Reads

Week 22: A weekly roundup of my incredible readers and favorite reads.

Jan 23, 2025

Every Thursday, I’ll continue introducing and showcasing my readers’ work.

I’ll handpick several for each post and will share many more in Notes.

In my week 22 on Substack, I gained 47 new readers and this is a selection of their newsletters, I’m sure there’s something for everyone.

My readers

Maïlys Ray

writes Sip of Corsica and I guess the title is pretty self-explanatory 😊 Read about her reasons for leaving mainland France, the island itself and other musings.

Paul Thurrott

co-authors a travel newsletter Eternal Spring with his wife

Stephanie Thurrott

and their main focus is Mexico.

Richard Philion

writes Travelling Troubadour, a new newsletter, on the topic of travel.

David Pejčinović-Bailey MBE

has a newsletter and a YT channel called Coffee and Rakija, focusing on his expat life in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Kimberely writes

Food and Fiesta

is about quirky festivals and delicious food from all over Spain.

Mitra

writes about living in Koh Phangan, Thailand in Girls’ Guide to Living Abroad.

Tom Howell

writes about his travels in Tom’s Travels, from Thailand and Cambodia to Malaysia.

Elizabeth Silleck La Rue

writes about leaving the US with a conscientious approach to the impact on a new home.

Tangent

is for everyone who needs some scripture inspiration.

Designing With Code

writes

Geek Culture

and describes it as “a personal guide to the geek universe”. Here you can learn about tech, internet & video game history.

Leena

writes Becoming Radiant’s Substack where she shares personal stories of her life as a mother, daughter, former wife and educator.

Catherine

’s Mind Bleps try to navigate the beautiful mess of midlife, offering honest conversations about hot flashes and cool revelations, meditations and Netflix binges, stress management and stress eating. Breathing when you want to scream.

(Travel) Newsletters I subscribe to

Hamish
writes A Traveller's Sketchbook where he shares stories of his travels to Africa, India, Bhutan and many more.
Sacha Cohen
from A Good Vintage writes about all things French.
Raquel Souza
writes a bilingual newsletter Breakfast Included on European travel.
Bekah Wright
writes Change Your Life Travels where you can find musings about the US and Zambia.
Rachel Jeffrey
shares her beautiful photography @ Chasing Ansel Adams, mostly of travel and nature.
Chris Arnade
from Chris Arnade Walks the World walks the world and writes about it.
Isha
writes Discovering Dimensions with Isha where she covers mostly European travel.
Drinking in Strange Places is about drinking and eating around the world.
The Earful Tower is all about Paris, with a lot of material to help you prepare for a visit.
Christopher Elliott
and his newsletter Elliott Confidential offers travel tips and industry news.