Gadling Take FIVE: Week of September 20-26

In the ever changing scene of world travel, this week Gadling pointed to some of the highlights of change.

• If you want to see Angkor Wat before it goes totally upscale, you'd better hurry. It might be too late. Josh wrote about how high end development is going on all around the complex.
• In the world of gadgets that make travel easier, Scott posted about the new T-Mobile G1 which should make several aspects of staying in touch while on the road easier and cheaper.
• In Jerry's Talking Travel conversation with Snake Charmer author Jamie James, part of the talk was about how James's interest in China changed after he wrote about Shanghai in 2001. As he points out, one's interest in a particular can changed based on exposure. For James, China has lost his attention.
• Jeremy's latest addition to his New York series is a lush piece on the changes in Staten Island's landscape over the years--more specifically, the section of Staten Island where old boats and ships are put to rest.
• When it comes to politics, Grant has his attention on the changing of the communist guard due to the absence of Kim Jong Il and Fidel Castro. He imagines them sitting on a beach somewhere chatting it up while drinking out of coconuts. Grant is a little weird that way.

What I hope isn't changing is people's ability to have a grand experience, even if it's one they find in their own neighborhoods.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, China, Books