National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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SNAPSHOT • WHAT’S NEW • FOOD • ON THE TRAIL • WHERE TO STAY • FAMILY • INSIDE GUIDE • STAY AT HOME • BOOKS

BIG PICTURE

A new classic • A TRAIL WEAVING THROUGH A WILD COASTAL STRETCH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND IS SET TO JOIN NEW ZEALAND’S LIST OF GREAT HIKING ROUTES

NORTH STAR • Iceland’s northern coast beckons UK travellers this October with new direct flights from London

A TASTE OF Mexico City

CHAMPAGNE • Tradition meets innovation in this verdant winemaking region, where hallowed tasting rooms pair well with treehouse bars

Margate • NEW OPENINGS PROVIDE PLENTY OF REASONS TO VISIT THIS REGENERATED KENT COASTAL TOWN

GO THE DISTANCE • Celebrate Disney’s centenary by visiting some of the destinations behind its much-loved films

MUNICH • COMBINING HIP BAKERIES, CONTEMPORARY ART SPACES AND EMERGING DISTRICTS, GERMANY’S THIRD-LARGEST CITY HAS A YOUTHFUL SPIRIT

STOUR VALLEY • One of the most scenic corners of Essex is its border with Suffolk, formed by the art-inspiring River Stour

Writing from home • HAVING LIVED ALL OVER THE WORLD, AUTHOR AND TRAVEL JOURNALIST TIM HANNIGAN TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO HIS NATIVE CORNWALL

SAFARI • Enjoy the experience of a lifetime in comfort and style with this list of essentials for heading out into the bush

A TRIP FOR TWO TO SOMABAY, EGYPT • National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with Somabay to offer a winner and their guest a four-night luxury escape to the Red Sea

BETH LEWIS • Off-grid camping in British Columbia gave the author a lifelong love of the Canadian wilderness in all its vast, uncontainable beauty

Georgina Miller • THE BRITISH FREE-DIVING CHAMPION ON HER FAVOURITE DIVE DESTINATIONS AND FINDING PEACE BENEATH THE WAVES

THE BEST WILD SLEEPS IN ENGLAND & WALES • From a simple stone bothy in Eryri (Snowdonia) to a back-to-basics pitch in Leicestershire, here are a few of the best places to bed down in nature.

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

THE STORY OF GERMANY’S FAVOURITE FAST FOOD • CURRYWURST, A SPICY SAUSAGE DISH, IS ENJOYED AS A MIDNIGHT SNACK, TAKEAWAY LUNCH AND MORE.

BEYOND THE TRAVEL SECTION

NORTH NORFOLK • Home to seals, rare birdlife and some of Britain’s best seafood restaurants, this part of East Anglia offers a peaceful break, with a coastal landscape of sand dunes and salt marshes.

TEL AVIV • Drawing on its multicultural heritage, the Israeli coastal city has become a dynamic culinary destination, making the most of recipes and ingredients from all over the world

RIO DE JANEIRO • Few cities are as naturally spectacular as Rio. Flanked by the Atlantic and Guanabara Bay, backed by jungle-furred peaks and strung together with miles of creamy sand, this is a place of singular beauty. The beachside neighbourhoods are the obvious areas to stay: legendary Copacabana, quieter Leme and trendier Ipanema, the gateway to Rio’s western beaches. Don’t write off inland, though — over the past decade, a new, boutiquestyle hotel scene has emerged. High above the historic centre, Santa Teresa is Rio’s boho bastion. Directly below is nightlife-central Lapa. Whether on the coast or mid-city, Rio’s hotel scene gives you the best of both worlds.

THAILAND • Its palm-fringed bays and warm waters may be world-class, but there’s much more to do in Thailand...