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SMART TRAVELLER • What’s new // Food // On the trail // Rooms // Family // Inside guide // Stay at home // The word
Anegada, British Virgin Islands
GREEN LIGHT • From hotels to restaurants, the Scottish city is abuzz with new openings as it hosts this month’s COP26 summit
HIGH & MIGHTY • New experiences mean the Swiss Alps are this season’s most exciting winter destination
A TASTE OF GUJARAT • The Indian state is renowned for its colourful vegetarian cuisine. Vina Patel shares the highlights
WEST CORNWALL • From scenic beaches to abandoned tin mines, some of the county’s most spectacular sights await on the new, 150-mile West Kernow Way cycle route. Words: Emma Sparks
TAMPA • Florida’s Gulf Coast city is booming with a string of stylish new food-focused hotels
GETTING INTO CHARACTER • From Zog the Dragon to Harry Potter, some of fiction’s most beloved characters are taking centre stage for unforgettable family escapes this autumn
Liselot Caura’s favourite bars • Liselot Caura is the founder of Beer Secret, a company offering guided beer tastings and brewery tours in and around Ghent, Bruges and Brussels. beersecret.com
GHENT • The canal-threaded Belgian city off ers everything from design museums and food markets to quirky bars brewing a range of brilliant beers
AUTUMN SALE • 4 ISSUES FOR £ 12
ST DAVIDS • Head to the pint-sized Pembrokeshire city for saintly history, wild coastal rambles and a burgeoning food scene
TRAVELLERS’ TALES • Speakers from this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival reveal their inspirations, from an ode to Venice to stories from Central Asia
WILD SWIMMING • Open water swimming in rivers, lakes or the sea requires both know-how and essential kit — especially in winter. Words: Amelia Duggan
SWIMMING ACCESSORIES
A LUXURY TWO-NIGHT GOURMET GETAWAY FOR TWO IN SURREY • National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with Exclusive Collection to offer an unforgettable two-night stay at Pennyhill Park hotel and spa
FIJI • Geological mysteries and myths of the gods are revealed when sailing in the ghostly shadows of the Pacific Ocean’s vanished islands
GARRETT FISHER • The US aerial photographer is on a mission to capture the world’s dwindling glaciers for posterity, shooting alone from his antique, single-engine plane
HOLIDAYS THAT GIVE BACK TO NATURE
THE BEST UK GLAMPING SITES FOR FOODIES • Don’t miss these places to camp — and eat — in style. Words: Sarah Baxter
TOP STORIES • Here’s what you’ve been enjoying on the website this month
SIX CORNISH COAST ALTERNATIVES • It’s hard not to be drawn in by Cornwall’s charm, but there are plenty of unforgettable coastal escapes to try elsewhere in the UK.
BEYOND THE TRAVEL SECTION
JERSEY • A true cultural crossroads, the largest of the Channel Islands offers a packed weekend escape, with coastal walks, colourful festivals and a thriving food scene.
DAY ONE SURF & SUNSETS
Local producers
Portuguese pit stops
DAY TWO SWIMMING & SHOPPING
FOUR OF THE BEST FESTIVALS • There’s a packed calendar of events on ‘the Rock’, as Jersey is fondly referred to by locals, from celebrations of centuries-old local traditions to festivals dedicated to globally popular music and culture
CAMBODIA •...