Wanderlust UK – September 2019

(Nancy Kaufman) #1
24 wanderlust.co.ukSeptember 2019

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ndeatramenandyakitoriand
men,andshabuandtempuraandramen,

dsoon.Thisismyfamilywe’retalking
outhere;foodhadtobeabigpartofit.
RaynerwantstogivehisfamilyagrandtimeinJapaninhis
book,MyLastSupper(GuardianFaber;£17);out 5 Sept

CostaRica’senvironmental
reputationisalreadysky-high,
soperhapsitwon’tsurpriseyou
tolearnthatthiseco-friendly
nationhasrecentlycreatedits
29thNationalPark.Located
ashortdistancefromBagaces,
MiravallesVolcanoNPlooksset
tobea­ineadditiontoits
collectionofwildreserves.
Theprotectionofendangered
speciesandendemicplantsis
highonthepark’slistof
priorities,withjaguars,ocelots,
cougarsandtapirsoftenfound
inthearea,manytypically
spottedprowlingintheshadow
ofMiravallesVolcano,the
tallestintheGuanacaste
mountainrange(2,028m)–and
agreatspotforhiking.
Travellerscanalsotrek
alongsidegushingwaterfalls
andcrossdaringhanging
bridges,beforesoakinginthe
park’sthermalhotsprings–
ahugeadvantageofthe
copiousgeothermalactivity
goingoninthearea.We,for
one,can’twaittovisit.

It’sthattimeofyearagain.UNESCOhas
updateditslistofWorldHeritagesitesto
includetheancienttemplecomplexof
Bagan.LocatedinBurma(Myanmar),its
templeshave‘inallybeenrecognisedfor
theirculturalsigni‘icance,despitebeing‘irst
nominatedforlistingin1995.TheUNdecision
acknowledgeso”iciale•ortstoconservethe
templesandatlastveneratesasitetravellers
havelongadored.Iceland’sVatnajokullNP
andIraq’sBabylonruinsarealsoworthy
additionstothelist.TheremainsofBabylon’s
templesandtheatreo•ersasnapshotofan
ancientworld,whiletheformer’sprimeval
landscapeisasighttobehold,withvolcanoes
andicecavesscatteringthisvastfrozenpark.

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