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EDITOR’S LETTEROctober 2017 Lonely Planet Traveller 3``````PETER GRUNERT, GROUP EDITOR@peter_grunert@petervgTh i s m on t h ...OSubscribe! See pOFollow us on Twitter@LPTraveller andInstagram@lonelyplanetmagsOJoin our LonelyPlanet TravellerInsiders panel atimmediateinsiders.com...we’re plotting every possible excuseto extend your summer. As the fiercestheat eases off in Mexico, now is theperfect time to venture to the 775-mile-long Baja California peninsula (p43).Our Great Escape carries you betweenencounters with cowboys, wine makersand whale sharks. Past British peakholiday season is also an ideal momentfor a great rail journey, with few moreladen with history than on Vietnam’sReunification Express (p58). And inItaly’s Emilia-Romagna, we take a roadtrip through the region said to havefuelled Rome’s all-conquering armies- though I doubt they marched onstomachs full of Parma ham andParmigiano Reggiano cheese (p70).An idealway to getaround Parma’shistoric streetsStand-up paddle-boardingoff La Paz in Baja California.ABOVE Outdoor dining atDeckman’s en el Mogor Vietnam’s country-spanningReunification Express.ABOVE Street food vendorsare never far from a station