National Geographic Traveller (UK) - 6 Nov 2025
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Adrienne Pitts discusses photographing the sheep farms of New Zealand’s Southern Alps for our November issue
Venture across the Troll Peninsula, home to volcanic beaches, mineral-rich pools and aurora-lit skies
The best places to bed down in the emirate, from lavish superhotels to surprisingly affordable sanctuaries
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Advice on food experiences in India, wilderness huts in Finland and more
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Technology is changing how we travel. Here’s what the future holds
These European cities come alive at Christmas
New food tours come to Rio and Buenos Aires
Modernist sculpture and dramatic seas in St Ives
New Year traditions from around the world
Shafik Meghji talks South America
Get from London to the Canary Islands flight-free
Penguin chicks in Atka Bay find their feet
The art of Polish baking with Laurel Kratochvila
Tea-tasting and cinnamon treks in Sri Lanka
Fashion tips from the dandy of Brazzaville
Design your next trip with these lavish reads
Delve into the ancient history of Mdina, Malta
Our pick of the best Christmas gifts for travellers
A kid-friendly guide to New York City
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Highlights from nationalgeographic.com/travel
Aboriginal guide Juan Walker
Karlina Valeiko
Christie Dietz
Doug Loynes
Zoey Goto
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Christmas cities
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Latin flavours
BEST & BRIGHTEST
POLAND
MUST-TRY BAKES
LAUREL
KRATOCHVILA
Tea-tasting in Sri Lanka
Kalutara experiences
MDINA
A bite of the Big Apple
CLASSIC FREE NYC EXPERIENCES FOR FAMILIES
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12 OF THE BEST UK SPA HOTELS TO BOOK NOW
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A GUIDE TO EXPLORING OMAN’S GREAT WADIS
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Experts reveal what first-time puppy owners should know
Scientists discover life-sized camel drawings carved into rocks in the Arabian Desert
Chasing the aurora? Here’s what forecasters can and can’t tell you
TROLL PENINSULA
DAY ONE ARCTIC CHAR & WHALE-SPOTTING
Thermal baths
DAY TWO
Folklore stops
GO FURTHER
HOW TO DO IT
Ice, ice baby
NORTH YORKSHIRE
North Yorkshire
FIVE FOODS FINDS
DUBAI
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Fiji
The Dolomites & Milan, Italy
Medellín, Colombia
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
Vancouver, Canada
Dominica
Guimarães, Portugal
North Dakota Badlands, USA
North Dakota Badlands, USA
Basque Country, Spain
Akagera National Park, Rwanda
Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Pittsburgh, USA
Maui, Hawaii, USA
South Korea
Khiva, Uzbekistan
Hull, England
Beijing, China
Oklahoma, USA
Black Sea Coast, Türkiye
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Quebec, Canada
Manila, Philippines
Oulu, Finland
Welcome
home
Welcome
home
GETTING THERE & AROUND
TREASURE
ISLAND
TREASURE
ISLAND
GETTING THERE & AROUND
HOKKAIDO
HOKKAIDO
ANCIENT VINE TIME
Best of the Black Hills
GET ACTIVE IN THE BLACK HILLS
PLAN YOUR TRIP
EDINBURGH
INSIDER TIPS
Edinburgh
Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus novels
WHEN TO GO
WHERE TO STAY
AUSTIN
AUSTIN
GETTING THERE & AROUND
ASK THE EXPERTS
THE EXPERTS
Does Finland have an equivalent of the UK’s Bothy Association? I’m planning a multi-day hike there in 2026.
I’m keen to learn about wildlife conservation but don’t have the capacity to study full time. Are there any UK organisations running weekend courses?
What are my rights if my flight gets cancelled because of a cyber-attack?
CAPSULE HOTELS
New Year
Prosperous produce
HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING TRAVEL
Trends to watch
Rewriting the rules
Rewriting the rules
PLAN YOUR TRIP
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Down Under
Peak travel
A Kapten & Son suitcase worth over £500
Tanzania dreaming
INBOX
HOW I GOT THE SHOT
Winter
Sports
You only feel it here.
Experience Zillertal.
Editor’s letter
SKI LIKE AN OLYMPIAN
TWO COUNTRIES, ONE TRIP
FOLLOW THE PROS
RIDE THE RAILS
SNAPSHOT
HIT THE SLOPES WITH KIDS
GET PAMPERED
LIFT OFF
ALT SKI RESORTS
US
MEET THE TRAILBLAZER
LEARN NEW TRICKS
CONTENTS
THROWBACK
KIT LIST
ALBANIA
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SLEEP
Val Gardena, the Dolomites’ valley par excellence
Figure skaters Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson, ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2025, Boston
BBC
Follow the pros
The Magic of the Snowy Dolomites
GET KITTED OUT
STEEP LEARNING CURVE
STEEP LEARNING CURVE
When Eric Peythieu was growing up in Chantemerle in the French Alps, he and his friends had a simple way of deciding whether you were a proper skier.
HOW TO HIT THE SLOPES
Three of the best family-friendly resorts
Soak up the view in Saint Gervais
Rail-to-piste resorts
SCANDINAVIA
SCANDINAVIA
Break for the border
Try new tricks
Try new tricks
Beginner resorts
Get pampered
Get pampered
MORE TOP AUSTRIAN RESORTS
HOW TO DO IT
HAVE AN OLYMPIC ADVENTURE
HAVE AN OLYMPIC ADVENTURE
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO
Go local in Abruzzo
More places to ski beyond the Alps
Lift off FOR THE SWISS SKI SLOPES
Lift off FOR THE SWISS SKI SLOPES
Slope off, Swiss style
NEW ALPINE HOTELS
Best for downhill racers
SKI & SURF
Go wild in Canada
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23 GET THE BUZZ
MORE PLACES FOR HELI-SKIING ADVENTURES
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Deer Valley’s new terrain
Ski in expanding US resorts
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