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Emma Gregg

“I’d recommend a mother-and-daughter

safari to anyone. Zambia is ideal. Time

and time again, while chatting around the

campfi re, women said to us: “You’re so

lucky! I’d love to take my daughter/mum on a

proper trip, just the two of us!” ZAMBIA P.

Kris Davidson

“The festive holiday of Dia de los Muertos

is surreal, mysterious yet oddly comforting.

I fantasise about retiring to Oaxaca and,

a„ er my death, that my Mexican friends

will be there to visit again every November.”

MEXICO P.

Max Anderson

“Cool Panda Fact #237: ‘panda’ isn’t a

Chinese word. Cool Panda Fact #238:

the panda is one of very few animals the

Chinese won’t eat. Cool Panda Fact #239:

pandas have six digits on their front paws...”

CHINA P.

Andrew McCarthy

“Where did Andrew go?”

“I think he said something about escaping

to Maui.”

“When is he coming back?”

“I don’t think he is.”

My dream. HAWAII P.

Adrian Phillips

“Amsterdam has a real love-hate

relationship with the water that runs

through it. On the one hand, maritime trade

brought it vast wealth and power; on the

other, it’s a destructive force that the city

struggles to resist.” AMSTERDAM P.

Contributors

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