National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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DON’T MISS

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

BIG PICTURE

Picture this • CELEBR ATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF IMPRESSIONISM WITH A HOST OF EVENTS ACROSS NORMANDY AND PARIS

WHAT’S PLAYING • A new festival in Jordan is set to take over two of the country’s greatest UNESCO sites

MUST-TRY DISHES

West Bengal • IN THE NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE — AND PARTICULARLY ITS CAPITAL, KOLKATA — STREET FOOD REIGNS SUPREME

NASHVILLE • From legendary honky tonks to intimate acoustic venues, immerse yourself in the soulful rhythms of America’s ‘Music City’

Zanzibar • FORWARD-THINKING HOTELS ON TANZ ANIA’S ‘SPICE ISLAND’ ARE PUTTING LOCALS FIRST

ESCAPE TO THE WILD • Northern Queensland’s rainforest and reef offer an Australian family adventure like no other

DIJON • BURGUNDY’S WINE-SOAKED MEDIEVAL CAPITAL HAS LONG BEEN A CRADLE OF INVENTION, ART AND GASTRONOMY

Adrien Tirelli’s guide to Dijon for wine lovers • Adrien is maître caviste (wine merchant) of Les Clos Vivants wine shop in Dijon

BEAULIEU • Roam the New Forest National Park, explore medieval abbey ruins or curl up with a fireside pint in this scenic Hampshire village

Top travel reads 2024 • FROM EPIC TR AVELOGUES AND NATURE WRITING TO A PIONEERING TR AVEL PUBLISHER’S MEMOIR, THESE TITLES WILL INSPIRE ADVENTURE THIS YEAR

KAYAING • Weather whatever the elements throw at you with these waterproof essentials for river, lake and sea adventures

A SEVEN-NIGHT TRIP TO ST KITTS FOR TWO • National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with the St Kitts Tourism Authority and Inspiring Travel to offer a luxury getaway

DOM JOLY • Canada’s remote Fogo Island feels like the end of the world. And for some people, it is

Louis Alexander • THE 24 -YEAR-OLD BRITISH EXPLORER AND ENDURANCE ATHLETE RAN A MAR ATHON ON EVERY CONTINENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DEMENTIA

ADVE NTU RE S E VERY WHERE • National Geographic’s annual Best of the World list reveals the top 20 experiences for 2024, from running the streets of Paris to skiing in the Caucasus Mountains

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

BEYOND THE TRAVEL SECTION

MURCIA • From UNESCO-listed caves to marine reserves and quiet towns once inhabited by Romans, Carthaginians and Moors, this under-explored region of southeast Spain has surprises in store. Words: Rashmi Narayan

Viewpoints

DAY ONE SAINTS & CIT Y STROLLING

Local specialities

DAY T WO COBBLESTONE STREETS & CANYONS

GO FURTHER ADVENTURES ALONG COS TA CÁLIDA

BOGOTÁ • In the kitchens of the Colombian capital, a quiet revolution is creating a dining scene to rival that of Lima’s, one where indigenous ingredients and local cultures are being championed to build unique flavour

Bogotá

FIVE FOOD FINDS

GO SAIMAA

HONG KONG • Self-styled as ‘Asia’s world city’, Hong Kong has seen its fair share of upheaval over the decades, but much of its current prosperity is built on its historic standing as a trading outpost. You sense that when you fly over the freighters that crisscross its waters, and see the skyscrapers that pierce its chockablock centre. A one-time British colony that sits in the South China Sea, it has always been a place where...