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Editor’s letter • ISSUE 124, JUL/AUG 2024

DON’T MISS

SNAPSHOT • Rigzin Angmo, Ladakh, India

BIG PICTURE • Rybnik, Poland

Bella vista • VIA DELL’AMORE, THE MOST ICONIC TRAIL IN CINQUE TERRE, IS SET TO REOPEN THIS SUMMER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE

OCEAN’S EDGE • County Kerry gains a new national park protecting habitats and heritage on both land and sea

A TASTE OF Belgium • BELGIAN CUISINE CONTINUES TO BE INFLUENCED BY THE FLAVOURS OF ITS MEDIEVAL PAST

TARTU • History and art heritage shine through in the hotels of Estonia’s second city

CALI • Worlds collide on the streets of Colombia’s third-most populous city, home to a diverse community of musicians, restaurateurs and salsa-lovers

Alpine escape • DISCOVER MOUNTAIN WALKS, WATERFALLS AND TRADITIONAL HOSPITALITY IN AUSTRIA’S TYROL

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE • IN THE HEART OF ENGLAND, STAFFORDSHIRE OFFERS INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND RURAL CHARM IN EQUAL MEASURE, WITH BOTH PEAK DISTRICT SCENERY AND HIGH-OCTANE THRILLS ON THE DOORSTEP

Summer reads • NEWLY RELEASED NOVELS THAT CONJURE UP A SIZZLING SENSE OF PLACE AS WELL AS AN INTRIGUING PLOTLINE

FAMILY TRAVEL • Whether your kids are water babies or sun worshippers, these essentials will make coast and river trips more convenient, fun and care-free

Sophie Yeo • IN REMOTE FINLAND, AN ANCIENT METHOD OF ICE FISHING REVEALS A PRIMAL AND PRECIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE

A SEVEN-NIGHT TRIP TO CHILE FOR TWO • National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with Journey Latin America, British Airways and Chile Travel for this prize

Edward Ndiritu • THE KENYAN RANGER’S WORK HAS SEEN THE NATION’S POACHING RATES DIMINISH AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES FLOURISH

THE FUSION FLAVOURS OF SINGAPORE • Singapore’s food culture is as diverse as its population, from its Michelin-starred restaurants to its hawker stalls and family-run zi char joints.

TOP STORIES • Here’s what you’ve been enjoying on the website this month

THE DOGS SEEKING OUT THE WORLD’S RAREST DOLPHINS • JOIN A DOLPHIN-SPOTTING BOAT TRIP IN AKAROA, NEW ZEALAND, WHERE THE GUIDES COME FURRY AND FOUR-LEGGED.

BEYOND THE TRAVEL SECTION

DANISH LAKES • From the 19th-century mill town of Silkeborg, the lakelands of the Jutland peninsula unfurl like giant droplets in a region ripe for kayaking, wild swimming and languid summer walks.

Hygge local dining spots

Lake District museums

SOUTH DEVON • The humble farm shop has become a gourmet go-to in this beach-blessed slice of the South West, where rolling hills also host medal-winning wineries and distillers make spirits recalling Devon’s rum-running pirate days

A TASTE OF South Devon

FIVE FOOD FINDS

ROME • Not for nothing is Rome called the Eternal City. Time loses its meaning in the Italian capital: ancient Roman remains are mixed in with Renaissance palazzos, and grand baroque squares sit alongside imposing neoclassical architecture. Presiding over it all is a skyline that undulates with church domes — including St Peter’s, designed by Michelangelo, which beckons visitors towards the Vatican. Over the past decade, the hotel scene has become as multi-layered as Rome itself. You’ll find tiny boutique properties, swaggering grande dames and family-run guesthouses here — and, as the city demands, there’s...