National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2024 • Among the most highly regarded travel photography prizes in the country, the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition is now open for entries. It’s judged by a panel of industry-leading photographers and magazine editors and is your chance to get your work noticed. Submit images in up to six categories to be in the running to have your work published within the pages of National Geographic Traveller (UK). Have you got what it takes to win?

Bluejay Linklater and Edouard Cadotte, Saskatoon, Canada

Rådhuset Metro Station, Stockholm, Sweden

What’s cooking • THE LAUNCH OF A NEW MICHELIN GUIDE TO BUSAN IS DRAWING FRESH AT TENTION TO SOUTH KOREA’S SECOND CITY

GOLDEN YEARS • Join the celebrations as the island marks half a century of statehood with fireworks and parades

A TASTE OF The Philippines • A TRIO OF BIG, BOLD FLAVOURS DOMINATES THIS ARCHIPELAGO NATION’S UNIQUE CUISINE

EDINBURGH • Hop on the recently extended tram network, and wind your way from the city centre all the way to the port district of Leith

Helsinki • FINLAND’S CAPITAL HAS AN OFFBEAT SIDE THAT SHINES THROUGH IN ITS CREATIVE HOTEL SCENE

A YEAR OF ADVENTURE • Make 2024 one to remember with these epic trips, putting fairytale castles, cultural exchange and slow travel front and centre

BUCHAREST • WITH REWILDED GREEN SPACES, FORWARD-THINKING GALLERIES AND ART DECO BOULEVARDS MADE FOR STROLLING, ROMANIA’S CAPITAL PROMISES AN INTRIGUING ALTERNATIVE CITY BREAK

LLANDUDNO • Bookended by beaches on a limestone peninsula, this vintage North Wales seaside town has plenty of outdoor appeal

Coffee table travels • STEP INTO GORGEOUS LANDSCAPES, LIVE A VICARIOUS JET-SET LIFE IN HIP HOTELS AND WORSHIP THE WONDER OF NATURE IN HIGH GLOSS

STARGAZING • The stellar gear to help you reach for the skies, from the all-weather parka to the beginner-friendly telescope that can point you in the right direction

A THREE- NIGHT CITY BREAK TO LUCERNE • National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with Switzerland Tourism to offer an activity-packed trip to the medieval city

GEOFF NICHOLSON • Captivated as a young man by the allure of the American open road, the novelist now finds solace and inspiration walking the country’s deserts

Bear Grylls • THE TV PRESENTER AND FORMER SAS OFFICER ON RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL, COMFORT ZONES AND EXPLORING THE WORLD ON HIS DOORSTEP

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

SIX OF THE WORLD’S BEST MOUNTAIN - RAIL TRIPS • Imposing peaks, river valleys and glacial lakes await on these memorable routes —from a luxury adventure through Peru to a short hop across the Alps.

PLAN A FOODIE WEEKEND ON THE SUFFOLK COAST • A SCENIC SEASIDE BREAK FEATURES LOCAL OYSTERS, SMOKED FISH AND THE CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR OWN GIN. WORDS: CLAIRE BOOBBYER

BEYOND THE TRAVEL SECTION

COUNTY WICKLOW • The ‘Garden of Ireland’ is a fabled landscape of rivers, forest walkways and smugglers’ coves where visitors can forage, wild swim and follow woodland paths to monastic ruins.

BALI • Known for its beaches, jungles and colourful temples, the Indonesian island of Bali is also home to a vibrant and hugely varied offering of local dishes, from grilled octopus with starfruit to rich Padang-style curry

BOSTON • In the...