Wanderlust UK – September 2019

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Contributors

Wanderlust is brought to life by people from all over the planet. Here are just some

of the individuals who helped to create this issue – and their greatest train journey...

THIS ISSUE UPFRONT

Sue Watt

Zimbabwe feature

Wildlife conservation has

always fascinated travel

writer Sue. In this issue,

she fulŠilled a 16-year-long

dream – spying the bold

and beautiful painted

wolvesofZimbabwe’s

ManaPoolsNP(p46).

Myirstgreatrailtrip:

“Zimbabwe’sStimela

Star,arestoredvintage

trainrunningovernight

fromVictoriaFallsto

HwangeNP.It’snotluxury,

butit’sfun,withbagsof

character.It’sabrilliant

waytostartasafari.”

Nicholas Dyer

Zimbabwe feature

Wildlife photographer

Nick’s address is often ‘A

Tent Somewhere in Africa’

• but his passion lies in
  capturing the character
  of Mana Pools NP’s
  painted wolves (p46).
  My irst great rail trip:
  “The Lunatic Express


• anocturnaladventure
  fromNairobitoMombasa
  inrun-downluxury.It
  endsasthelanguid
  locomotivegreetsthe
  Africandawn,while
  antelopelookonwith
  ambiguousinterest.”

Sean Kuylen

Eat this

Belizean chef Sean

prefers ingredients from

his own backyard – and in

Belize, local produce

such as peppers and

plantain are only a few

steps away. On p36 he

spills the recipe for his

all-time fave food – we

trustyou’lllikeit,too.

Mya-Rose Craig

Q&A

A teenage bird fanatic,

Mya-Rose – aka Birdgirl – is

not to be underestimated

• at 16, she became the
  youngest person to see
  5,000 bird species. In this
  issue, she directs you to
  the best places to spot
  eagles and larks in Madrid.
  My irst great rail trip:
  “Aged ten, I loved passing
  through mountains on the
  train from Ollantaytambo
  to Aguas Calientes. Seeing
  the Inca Šinch at Machu
  Picchu exceeded all of
  my expectations. ”

Andy Rhodes

Trip Planner

Austinite travel writer

Andy has travelling in

his native Texas for

25 years, so he loved

putting together a route

through the rugged

mountains and pastel

landscapes of Texas.

My irst great rail trip:

“The historic Texas State

Railroad. The rich, throaty

whistle of a steam train

welcomed me aboard,

while gently rolling train

cars clickety-clacked

through dense forest

and the past...”

Alastair Humphreys

Interview

Author and adventurer

Alastair is always darting

from one caper to another.

His recents forays as a

newbie violinist busking

his way through Spain’s

dusty towns are covered

in his latest book, as he

captures the fear of the

unknownandthe

conundrumofmodern-

daytravellers(p34).

Myirstgreatrailtrip:

“That’saneasyquestion!

It’sthesleepertrain

fromLondontothe

ScottishHighlands.“

Belize Food Event
If you’d like to meet Chef
Sean and watch him give
a Belizean cooking demo,
turn to p37 for details of
our exciting reader event.
alastairhumphreys.com; Sean Kuylen