Wanderlust - 04.2020

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moving fast enough foroldHavana

to change for a long time.

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stay in Joanna Lumley’s HiddenCaribbean:Havana

to Haiti; catch up with it on ITVPlayer.

Wayfaring writer Paul Theroux is no stranger

to awards. But now he can add the 2020

Edward Stanford Outstanding Contribution to

Travel Writing to his collection. Chairman and

CEO of Stanfords Vivien Godfrey highlighted

Paul’s “intimate... understanding of the people

and places he has been” and praised his trips

for embodying “the spirit of a true adventurer”.

But it’s not just Theroux that bagged a prize:

Robert Macfarlane picked up the Stanford

Dolman Travel Book of the Year for

extraordinary Underland, which explores the

underworlds we don’t see, while Lara Prior-

Palmer won the Steppes Travel Adventure

Book of the Year for Rough Magic, her memoir

about winning the Mongol Derby.

AND THE WINNER IS...

Mark Braun; Alamy

Ever thoughtofspending the

summer in Nova Scotia? You

might ˆind yourself doing just

that this June as Canadian

airline WestJet adds new direct

ˆlights to Halifax from

Manchester to its busy schedule

(5 June-24 October).

Thanks to Norwegian’s

introduction of new direct ˆlights

from London Gatwick to Aktion,

Greek sunshine will be just a

short ˆlight away this summer

(from 3 May). Explore the ruins of

Nikopoli in Preveza or island hop

to Leftkada’s golden beaches

and turquoise waters. Extra

Norwegian ˆlights between Crete

and Norway will also be

appearing on the ˆlight deck.

Outdoor adventures. Craft beer

trails. Big green credentials.

A visit to hip, cycle-friendly

Portland, Oregon, is now easier

with British Airways launching

new direct and year-round

ˆlights from London Heathrow

this June. Hiking boots and

passports at the ready!

FLIGHT DECK

In the spotlight

Paul Theroux picked up the

2020 Edward Stanford

Outstanding Contribution

to Travel Writing award

EXPLORE THE GRAPEVINE

A dreamy slice of wildlife paradise not far from
the big city – who says you can’t have both?
This summer, north London’s River Lee Country
Park will be launching a new state-of-the-art
wildlife and birdwatching haven.
While it’s currently in construction, you’ll soon
get the chance to tick o– an elusive bird from
your list – the wintering bittern. Black-headed
gulls and common tern can also be spotted
during the summer, as well as king—ishers,
wintering wildfowl and otter. Expect panoramic
views spanning Seventy Acres Lake from the
newly constructed viewing tower and butter—lies
and dragon—lies —litting through the air, too.

Bird’s-eye views