Contents
October
2019
29 67 72
SMART TRAVELLER
17 Snapshot
One man and his dog on the Isle of Eigg
19 Editors’ picks
The latest picks in travel
20 Big picture
Flower power in Tokyo
22 Baltic brilliance
Arty openings in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn
25 Lights out
Stay awake for these ater-dark festivals
27 Sylvan success
There’s a reforestation revolution going on
29 Food
Getting a taste of Baltimore
31 On the trail
Marvelling at Rio’s modernist architecture
32 Rooms
A look at Rotterdam’s futuristic stays
34 Family
Must-visit museums this autumn
36 Like a local
What to eat and where in Halifax
39 Stay at home
A seaside escape to Aberdeenshire
41 The word
Charting the places slipping of the map
43 Competition
Win a six-night luxury getaway to Grenada
44 Food Festival
A look back at this year’s inaugural event
46 Events
Join us this October for The Masterclasses
49 Author series
Jay Rayner on New Orleans
50 View from the USA
Aaron Millar on California’s giant sequoias
52 Online
Highlights from the website
INSIDER
54 Weekender: Turku
The gateway to Finland’s Archipelago Trail
60 Eat: Genoa
From pesto to pandolce in Liguria
67 Neighbourhood: Krakow
Out and about in Poland’s second city
72 Sleep: Havana
Hot hotels and cool casas in Cuba’s capital
TRAVELLER 10
160 Natural wonders
Family adventures in the great outdoors
TRAVEL GEEKS
178 Travel Geeks
The experts’ travel manual
194 Report: Grown-up gap years
Why it’s never too late to have an adventure
GET IN TOUCH
201 Inbox
Your letters, emails and tweets
202 Your pictures
This month’s best travel photos
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