NEWSSTAND
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BURKARD/MASSIF.
SUBSCRIBER
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JUSTIN
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CONTENTS
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FRASER
HALL/ROBERT
HARDING, MARK READ, JUSTIN FOULKES,
JENNY STURM/SHUTTERSTOCK, JURRIEN VEENSTRA
MAY 2020
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A TRIPTO
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EXPLORE
Thebestof thismonth’snewtrips
8 Where’s007?In Norway,wethink
10 Bordeaux’sunlikelynewdigitalartspace
12 Amsterdambytrainis fasterthanever
14 A hotel-likeapartmentstayin Lisbon
15 Mappingoutspringflowersin London
16 Newbooktitlesforarmchairtravel
20 Tricyclecampers and other snippets
STORIES
Ourlatestshorttalesfromtheroad
26 Photochallenge:transport
30 Lifechanger:a childhooddreammade
realamidtheredrocksof Petra
32 Radio1 DJ ClaraAmfoontheplaces
thatbringLondonto lifeforher
35 WhatI’velearned:thehoteldesigner
36 Secretrelicsof theSovietSpaceAge
39 SnapshotfromKenya
40 BigAdventuresona SmallIsland:stealth
hammocksin theSouth Downs
FEATURES
A longerlookat travelsnearandfar
42 In Montana’snorthwest,a nationalpark
of soaringRockiessceneryis nottheonly
expressionof respectfortheland
54 Awayfromthefameof Route 66 or the
PacificCoastHighway,theseUSroad
tripsembracefivestateslesstravelled
66 St Helenais theremotestBritishterritory
thatyoucan(since2017)fly to – see
whatlifeis likeonthissurprisingisland
76 Saila vintagevesselbetweentheshi ing
islandsof theNetherlands’WaddenSea
82 Discovera varietyof waterymarvels
fromaquamarineshallowsto mysterious
sinkholes,fromCornwallto thePacific
94 Findinghardyhospitalityonacycling trip
alongthetracesof theSilkRoad
THEURBANEDIT
Timewellspentin thecity
105 Tear-outguide:outdoorsin Paris
107 Tear-outguide:budgetLosAngeles
109 Tear-outguide:eatingin Jerusalem
111 Tear-outguide:bestof Bucharest
113 Icon:pubsin Dublin
114 Superlativeeats:London
115 Myperfectday:Bangkok
116 Distilled:thepiscosourin Lima
117 Fromthegi shop:Metropolitan
Museumof Art,NewYork
118 In theneighbourhood:Beyo lu
130 Mind the gapsA quiz in one image
Explorep
Storiesp
Driversin theUShavefour
millionmilesof roadsto
choosefrom,morethanany
othercountry.Whetheryour
ownidealof theGreat
AmericanRoadTripunfolds
in a VWcampervan(ason
ournewsstandcover),you
canfindinspirationevenin
stateslesstravelled(p54).
Oursubscribercoverfrom
Montana,meanwhile,is a
reminderof travelsbefore
the automobile age (p42).
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