2019-09-01_Lonely_Planet_Traveller

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Darkcloudsrolledin andwarmblobsof rainweresoonsmackingagainstmy

face.Ontheshoresof LakeVembanadin Kerala,southernIndia,thiswas

a joyoustime.Thecomingof themonsoonsignalledthearrivalof greatbounty

forthepeopleandwildlifeof thistropicalbackwater.In theyearssince,

I’vetriedto shedmyBritishinstinctto recoilfromeventhethoughtof rain,and

openmymindto travellingat momentsthatdon’tfollowperceivedwisdom.

Embracingtheoff-season(p60)is amongthethemesin ourTravelGoals

coveragein thisissue,a selectionintendedto delivervarietyandquitea few

surprises.We’vebeenguidedbythediversebackgroundsof ourwriters:

suchas OmoOsagiede,whochallengeshisownidentitywhenmistakenfor

a Berberin theMoroccanSahara(p72);andDianaPappas,whoretracesthe

pathtakenbyhergrandmotheras a refugeein Kefallonia(p86).Keepan

eyeoutforthemanyTravelGoalsthatcanbeachievedmuchcloserto home,

andalsofora chanceto receiveournewTravelGoalsbookwhenyoutake up

a subscription – or, perhaps, choose to share one as a gift (p62).

PHOTOGRAPH: STEVE RYAN

EditorÕs note

Clockwisefromright:
Thequestto fulfilTravel
Goalsin thisissue
transportsus from
Kerala,India,to the
MoroccanSahara,
theGreekislandof
Kefallonia,and
Newquay in Cornwall