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NEWSSTAND COVER IMAGE: MATT MUNRO. SUBSCRIBER COVER IMAGE: ADRIENNE PITTS.CONTENTS PHOTOGRAPHS: COURTESY OF NAY PALAD/JIMMY NELSON/SEGERA, MARK READ, JUSTIN FOULKES, JONATHAN GREGSON, ADRIENNE PITTS

FEBRUARY 2019

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Thebestofthemonth’stips&trips

8 Welcome to the Neighbourhood: a local’s

favourite spots in Boerum Hill, New York

10 Find your perfect weekend bag, book a new

exhibition, and dine at the bottom of the sea

12 The annual astronomy photography awards

will likely inspire unexpected travels

15 Try Something New: make this year

the one you finally try a ski holiday

17 Revealed! The world’s tallest statue and

Europe’s Capital of Culture 2019

18 Three of the Best: unusual new hotels

21 Our pick of the most exciting new flight

routes from the UK

JOURNAL

Tales from the road

26 Nomadic life in the wilds of the Gobi Desert

in Mongolia

30 Staff Stories: when strangers saved the day

32 Photo Challenge: perfect weekend

34 Family Travel: exploring the Taj Mahal with

the kids in tow

TOP PICKS

Themed guides to take with you

117 Soak up the very best of the Cotswolds

119 Cultural pursuits in the Belgian city of Ghent

121 Spend a top weekend in Bulgaria’s Sofia

123 Fine food in the Colorado capital, Denver

125 How to navigate Kathmandu in Nepal

127 Get outside and active in Vancouver

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while our subscribers see a

view of the church of Capela

das Almas, completed with

battered old Renault 4.

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