2019-10-01 Wanderlust

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Rechargeat

theTowpathCafé

ineastLondon

SophieDarlington,

wildlifefilmmaker

EveryspringtheTowpath

CaféonLondon’s

Regent’sCanalnearHaggerston

quietlyopensitsshuttersand

youcanŽindthemostdelicious

seasonalfoodservedthereuntil

lateautumn.Afterashootit’s

whereIheadtorechargeand

watchthewildlifeandthelight

refractingonthewater.

@sophie_darlington_picture_co

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Stepbackintimeat

theKingsWeston

estateinBristol

DanLinstead,former

editor,Wanderlust

Mybackyardoverlooks

thesprawlingBlaiseand

KingsWestonestatesinnorthBristol.

Inthe18thcentury,their

woodlands,river-carvedgorges

andviewsovertheSevernEstuary

wereinternationallyfamous,

visitedbyEuropeannobilityand

admiredbyJaneAusten.Today,

KingsWestonisatruelocals’

haunt,aplaceforramblersand

dog-walkerstostepintothedusky

woodsandbackintime.Stand

intheEcho,atumbledownstone

follysproutingvegetationfrom

everynook,andyoucouldalmost

beinAngkorWat,Cambodia.

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GowildinMaya

Nordinthe

RepublicofCongo

GavinThurston,

PlanetEarthII

cameraman

MayaNordisnotatravel

destinationforthefaint-hearted,

morefortheadventurousand

intrepidwithahintofthehidden

explorerinthem.Itisabaior

openclearingintheforestsof

Odzala-KokouaNationalPark,in

theRepublicofCongo.Withclever

planning,youcangetfromthe

UK,viaParisandBrazzaville,to

deepestAfricawithinadayorso.

Thejourneyitselfisanadventure

• planes,cars,dugoutcanoesand
  somejunglehiking.Therewardis
  atrulywildparadiseinhabitedby
  ahostofcharismaticmammals,
  includingelephant,Western
  lowlandgorilla,chimpanzee,
  leopard,andforestbu’alo,not
  tomentionthebirdlife.It’sa
  naturalist’sheavenandoneofthe
  trulywildplacesleftonearth.
  JourneysintheWild:TheSecret
  LifeofaCameraman(SevenDials,
  2019)isoutnow;smarturl.it/
  journeysinthewild
  @gavinthurston
  @thegavinthurston

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Explorecolonial

architecturein

overlookedCórdoba

ShafikMeghji,writerand

co-authorofTheRough

GuidetoArgentina

PopularwithArgentines,

butoftenoverlookedbyforeign

travellers,Córdobaprovinceis

anincrediblyrewardingplaceto

explore.Itseponymouscapital

isayouthful,forward-looking

city,packedwithcolonial-era

architecture,artandcultural

spaces,andadynamicrestaurant

scenecentredonthehipGüemes

neighbourhood.Thedramatic

SierrasdeCórdobamountain

rangeiswonderfulforhorseriding,

whileMarChiquita,oneofSouth

America’sbiggestlakes,isahaven

forbirdwatchers.Plusthere’sthe

kitschGermanictownofVilla

GeneralBelgrano,remarkablepre-

Columbianpetroglyphs,excellent

PLACES

Go in search of hidden gems by travelling to

lesser-visited destinations around the world

with these top tips from our travel experts

Hidden places, cultural events and essential tips revealed

Shutterstock; Dan Linstead; AWL Images; Ruth Mayer

Hidden history

Córdoba Cathedral;

(above) the 18th-

century Kings Weston

estate is an out-of-

the-way gem in Bristol