Wanderlust Travel Magazine

17 September 2020

Travellers Needed! Spectacular scenery. Incredible wildlife. Crowd-free sites. We highlight five destinations where you’ll not only have an amazing time but you’ll also be making a difference by visiting. Iceland With its dramatic and empty landscapes, Iceland is the perfect destination for a post-lockdown trip. Mark Stratton discovers epic history and a bounty of wildlife on his recent visit. Northern Thailand Martin Symington takes a hilltribe trek to find how community-based tourism helps the diverse cultures of Thailand’s rugged north. Turkey – the world’s oldest temple Far away from Turkey’s resorts is a little-known area crammed with historic sites, including the world’s oldest manmade structures at Gobekli Tepe Wye Valley, UK: Go Now! The beautiful Wye Valley was the UK’s original staycation destination, and is still a wonderful place for autumn walks, foraging and canoeing. British Break: Arnside, UK Away from the crowds of the Lake District is a little-known corner of southern Cumbria with glorious scenery and the UK’s best sunsets Dispatches: Beirut – time to rebuild Our correspondent reveals how the support offered to a popular local restaurant symbolises how Beirut will rise again from the ashes Head to head: Slovenia vs Slovakia Which one would you choose? Let’s travel with kindness Why you should go out of your way to make someone’s day Plus… Travel Icon: Wawel Cathedral, Krakow; Reader Tips: Lake District; and lots, lots more… Mongolia Head to the Altai Mountains of West Mongolia for natural splendour, nomadic hospitality and swirling, luminous skies Finland Think Lapland hosts the best of Finland? Think again. We head to Europe’s largest lake district in search of its wilder side, from sleeping among reindeer to bedding down with bears... Morocco Morocco may be known for its souks and sand dunes, but beyond its exotic interior, there’s over 1,200km of Atlantic coastline and a melting pot of cultures to explore Dispatches: Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent On a journey to Nagaland on the Indo-Myanmar border, the British travel writer encounters a local tribe and learns all about the centuries-old tradition of headhunting Plus… a short break in Aarhus, Denmark; Travel Icon: Amiens Cathedral, France; Romanian cuisine; Head to head: Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan; Go now: Scottish Highlands; Dream sleep in Caiman Ecological Refuge, Pantanal – and lots, lots more… WIN… …A Norwegian sailing safari beneath the northern lights worth £4,300 …A cruise to Antarctica worth over £15,000 …A two-night cycling break for two in Carmarthenshire