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Contents Features & pocket guides 14 #WishIwasthere From Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains to having breakfast in the Serengeti in Africa, here are all the places you want to be visiting right now 38 The Galápagos Islands Brimming with unique wildlife, we visit these bucket list-islands for a one-in-a-lifetime eco-experience 72 West Brittany We head to France’s most westerly point for a remote yet easy-to-reach experience on the Atlantic coast 91 Short break: Galway With a diverse Gaelic culture and tasty local food, Ireland’s Galway certainly deserves its new European Capital of Culture 2020 status COVER STORY 54 PAGE Island-hopping From whale-watching in the Azores to hiking up Aegean volcanoes, we’ve selected the best and less-visited regions for a spot of island-hopping 93 Travel icon: Rhodes, Greece Historic sites, admirable architecture and balmy temperatures mean that visitors to Rhodes are in for a warm and welcoming treat 38 Points of view 10 View inder A top shot of a rainbow to remind us there’s light after a storm 12 Your letters & photos Lions, bears and all of the travel destinations you’re dreaming of 98 The real wonders of the world Why Cornwall’s St Michael’s Mount is well worth a post-lockdown visit 98 72 8 wanderlust.co.uk May/June 2020
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20 PAGE Armchair travel The incredible virtual travel experiences, travel books, TV shows, ilms and podcasts that are allowing us to travel the whole world... without leaving the house Competition Fancy winning a 14-day trip to the Greek Sporades islands? Turn to page 69 to see how you can be in with a chance of winning 27 Explore 19 Grapevine The latest travel news and trips 24 Go later: Cape Town Amazing scenery, intense culture and rich, diverse cuisine: there’s every reason why Cape Town in South Africa should be your ­irst port of call once the world starts travelling again 27 Eat this More time on your hands then usual? Then get a taste of traditional Sardinia by having a go at cooking this saucy tomato-andegg-based pasta dish 28 Opinion The world is on lockdown and nature ­lourishing. So should we stay at home once restrictions lift? 30 Head to head Jersey or Guernsey – which Channel Island would you pick? 34 Dispatches Adventurer Alice Morrison heads to the Sahara to investigate how climate change is having an impact on the world’s deserts Discover 86 Your travel tips Your top tips for travelling in Iceland – from where to hike and how to avoid the crowds to what to pack and where to eat 88 Ask the experts Spotting insects in South Africa, spending less in Copenhagen and trekking in Tasmania – our experts answer your travel queries 90 Just back from... Reader Solange Hando tells us about her trip to Ethiopia where she discovered natural wonders, royal ruins and tiny villages 90 Your tales of... You ­ill us in on your funny travel photo mishaps 96 The knowledge Top tour leader for 2019 Brett Plotz shares his travel secrets for Japan “” [Elephants] often return to the bones of their dead ancestors and pay their respects For more from Levison Wood, see our interview on page 32 28 This issue mapped Argentina p20 Azores p56 Botswana p32 Brazil p20 Chile p20 Cornwall p98 Denmark p88 Egypt p18 Ethiopia p90 France p72, p20 Galápagos Islands p20, p38 Greece p20, p64, p94 Guernsey p30 Iceland p86 Ireland p91 Italy p18 Japan p62 Jersey p30 Lapland p20 Morocco p34 Peru p20 San Juan Islands p68 Sardinia p27 Scotland p60 South Africa p24, 88 St Vincent & the Grenadines p58 Sweden p67 89 Galápagos Islands, p38 Brittany, 72 Galway, p104 This issue’s highlights Sahara, p120 Greece, p94 Okinawa, p62 Cape Town, p98 wanderlust.co.uk May/June 2020 9

Contents

Features & pocket guides 14 #WishIwasthere From Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains to having breakfast in the Serengeti in Africa, here are all the places you want to be visiting right now

38 The Galápagos Islands Brimming with unique wildlife, we visit these bucket list-islands for a one-in-a-lifetime eco-experience

72 West Brittany We head to France’s most westerly point for a remote yet easy-to-reach experience on the Atlantic coast

91 Short break: Galway With a diverse Gaelic culture and tasty local food, Ireland’s Galway certainly deserves its new European Capital of Culture 2020 status

COVER STORY

54 PAGE

Island-hopping From whale-watching in the Azores to hiking up Aegean volcanoes, we’ve selected the best and less-visited regions for a spot of island-hopping

93 Travel icon: Rhodes, Greece Historic sites, admirable architecture and balmy temperatures mean that visitors to Rhodes are in for a warm and welcoming treat

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Points of view 10 View inder A top shot of a rainbow to remind us there’s light after a storm

12 Your letters & photos Lions, bears and all of the travel destinations you’re dreaming of

98 The real wonders of the world Why Cornwall’s St Michael’s Mount is well worth a post-lockdown visit

98 72

8 wanderlust.co.uk May/June 2020

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