Wanderlust Travel Magazine (UK) - 30 Jan 2025
The Good to Go List 2025
The latest travel news and views, plus the French cathedrals that outshine even the reopened Notre-dame, and we announce our Reader Travel Awards results
Embrace the joy of small towns in Carinthia and the Prairie State; plus, your letter of the month
Discover why the shortlists for this year’s Stanford Travel Writing Awards offer plenty to savour
From cosy hay hotels to free public transport, a greener Germany awaits modern visitors
Drink in Uluru from the skies, Palm Springs architecture and a Kyoto beyond the city crowds
A plush stay on a Queensland cattle station offers a chance to connect with Australian history
Meet the team; plus, we ask: what makes a Wanderlust traveller?
Why our annual look at where to go in the year ahead has changed
The new trips for 2025 that are set to make it a year to remember
The best new camps and lodges for encountering Africa’s wildlife
Uncover the roots of Slovakia’s increasingly modern food scene
Why allergy season is arriving earlier and earlier for travellers
You send us your top travel shots
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In the whale-filled waters of Canada’s Great Bear Sea, a new network of protection areas have been established that hold the key not just to marine conservation but to the future of the region’s Indigenous peoples
From milestone anniversaries to iconic cultural events, we pick the destinations that offer curious, intrepid and responsible travellers the greatest prize of all in 2025: the chance to travel and be a part of something special
By sharing their way of life with visitors, the drought-ravaged desert communities of Namibia’s remote north-west are finding new ways to help preserve their cultures and the landscape
Divided for generations, Italy’s Gorizia and Slovenia’s Nova Gorica are now the first-ever cross-border Capital of Culture. As the party begins, we visit a region still wrestling with its past
The three Guianas of Guyane, Suriname and Guyana reveal a unique corner of South America where the past and present intersect and borders fade into the haze of shared legacies
A century after F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published, the ‘Gold Coast’ mansions of New York State that inspired it have lost none of their ability to dazzle visitors
The crafts of the Wayuu people can be found across Colombia, but the culture behind them offers far more than just souvenirs
Fifty years on since the fall of Saigon, we travel the historic Reunification Express railway
A twin-city break in Finland’s Helsinki and Tampere reveals art, saunas and Moomins galore
Discover the Tyneside Coast, where saints, surfers, seals and Romans have all washed up
Peer beyond the vampire kitsch of Transylvania on a new trail
Why Rajasthan’s landscapes hide incredible wild secrets
We talk art and fashion with Jeddah local Leila Hafiz
Test your rail-travel knowledge
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What we cover...
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Culture worth saving
Exhibitions & openings
A welcome find
What’s New
Spain by train
See the Earth from space
Four
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig (St Patrick’s Day)
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New sleeps
Tour-op news
The latest flight routes
French cathedrals
The winners
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CULTURAL JOURNEYS
CULTURAL JOURNEYS
Carinthia, Austria
Carinthia, Austria
Illinois, USA
Pilgrim trails
Breathing easier
5 TRAVEL TIPS FOR THOSE WITH ALLERGIES
ALLERGIES BY THE NUMBERS*
A greener Germany
TOP SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL INITIATIVES
Freiburg: Europe’s ‘Solar City’
TOP SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL INITIATIVES
SCHMILKA: ECO-VILLAGE EXTRAORDINAIRE
Hamburg: Greening the skies
Exciting new trips for 2025
SWIM WITH MANTAS IN THE MALDIVES
A ONE-OFF TRIP ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA
GILDED-AGE EXCESS IN NEW YORK STATE
CROSS THE BALKANS BY SEA, ROAD AND RAIL
ROAM THE LESSER-SEEN DOLOMITES
CRUISE COLOMBIA’S ‘MOTHER RIVER’
VIETNAM FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS
EXPLORE NORWAY’S OVERLOOKED ISLANDS
A taste of Slovakia
FIVE SLOVAK DISHES YOU SHOULD TRY
DID YOU KNOW?
Gilberton Outback Retreat Queensland, Australia
Africa’s wildest new safari lodges and camps
WILDERNESS MOKETE, MABABE, BOTSWANA
ANGAMA AMBOSELI, KIMANA SANCTUARY, KENYA
Africa’s wildest new safari lodges and camps
FEW & FAR LUVHONDO, SOUTPANSBERG RANGE, SOUTH AFRICA
KARANGOMA, OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA
LALA LIMPOPO SLEEPOUT HIDE, MASHATU, BOTSWANA
ATZARÓ OKAVANGO CAMP, OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA
ILA SAFARI LODGE, KAFUE, ZAMBIA
ONE NATURE MARA RIVER, SERENGETI, TANZANIA
KIBALE LODGE, KIBALE, UGANDA
MARA TOTO TREE CAMP, MASAI MARA, KENYA
MWAMBA LODGE, TARANGIRE, TANZANIA
TSODILO HILLS SLEEP-OUT CAMP, KALAHARI, BOTSWANA
WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO RODRIGUES ISLAND
ABOUT THE PRIZE
HOW TO ENTER
Surprises of COSTA RICA
FROM THE TRADITIONAL TO THE CONTEMPORARY
Wake up and SMELL THE COFFEE
6 eco-friendly farms to visit
AT SANTIAGO’S TABLE
HOWLERS, HERONS AND HUMIDITY:
Wins for WILDLIFE
3 more wildlife success stories
Meet the LOCALS
3 more community-based tourism experiences
SUSTAINABLE STAYS
THROUGH INDIGENOUS EYES
3 Places to meet Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica
Did you know?
Make it HAPPEN
Make it HAPPEN
travelogues
Explore the literary roots of New York State
Help an eco-revolution in British Columbia
Visit Italy and Slovenia’s culture capitals
Meet the peoples of Namibia’s arid north
The shared legacies of the three Guianas
Tales from the DESERT
Tales from the DESERT
Make a difference while on safari
Need to know
The Trip
When the walls came tumbling down
2025 Capitals of Culture events
Need to know
Lines on a map
Lines on a map
SURINAME’S ELLIS ISLAND
Need to know
In search of the The Great Gatsby
In search of the The Great Gatsby
Follow in Fitzgerald’s footsteps
Where to stay
Getting there & around
When to go
Carbon offset
Further reading & information
The GREAT and the GOOD
The GREAT and the GOOD
The Haida Pledge
Dallas Smith
Alexandra Thomas
Mike Willie
Further reading & information
Getting there & around
When to go
Carbon offset
Where to stay
QATAR
WHAT IS IT REALLY LIKE TO TRAVEL IN QATAR?
GETTING AROUND QATAR
GET TO KNOW DOHA
THE UNMISSABLE HIGHLIGHTS OF DOHA
HOW TO GET BACK TO QATAR’S ROOTS IN DOHA
Mashael Al Hejazi
Adil
Khalid Al Bader
Prashab
Ahmed Al Salem
Saad Ismail Al Jassim
AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO THE MANY FLAVOURS OF QATAR
DOHA RESTAURANTS TO TRY...
WHERE TO STAY IN QATAR
EXPLORE QATAR’S LOVE OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
PEEK INTO QATAR’S PAST
PEEK INTO QATAR’S PAST
EXPLORE QATAR’S ABUNDANT NATURE
HAVE AN ADVENTURE IN QATAR
THE ESSENTIALS
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The Good to Go List 2025
Alberta, Canada
Bermuda
Azerbaijan
Colombia
Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina, USA
El Salvador
Germany
Malaysia
Japan
Mississippi, USA
Namibia
Qatar
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
New York State, USA
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Rwanda
Salzburg & Vienna, Austria
Singapore
Small-town Slovenia
Uzbekistan
Uluru-kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Vilnius, Lithuania
Too Good to miss
UNEXPECTED FLORIDA A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SUNSHINE STATE’S SECRETS
FLORIDA’S PANHANDLE
Florida like a local
SOUTHERN CHARM IN FLORIDA’S NORTH
Florida like a local
THE FIRST COAST
Florida like a local
CENTRAL WEST’S BIG CITIES
Florida like a local
THE FLORIDA KEYS
Florida like a local
THE WILD SOUTH
Florida like a local
SPACE COAST
Florida like a local
FLORIDA BY RAIL
Florida like a local
journeys
A world of wonder awaits in Mauritius
Top 3 authentic experiences to try
Go with Emirates
Why go in 2025?
CYPRUS WITH SUNVIL
CYPRUS WITH SUNVIL
HOW TO DO IT WITH SUNVIL
5 extraordinary experiences on the GREAT BARRIER REEF
Malta’s heritage icons
Head off the beaten track with Exodus in 2025
Why Exodus?
CORSICA
İSTANBUL AND BEYOND 4 lesser-known routes to take in Türkiye
NEW YORK STATE
ABOUT THE EXPERTS
Slow down in SLOVENIA
Slow down in SLOVENIA
Adventure in Australia from Ocean to Outback
OCEAN TO OUTBACK WITH FIRST CLASS HOLIDAYS
Indigenous Culture: Colombia
Celebrating Rail Travel: Vietnam
British Break: Tyneside Coast
Meet the Locals: Leila Hafiz, Saudi Arabia
Wildlife Guide: Rajasthan, India
Wander Quiz: Rail Travel
European Break: Romania
Urban Spotlight: Helsinki & Tampere
The Wayuu of Colombia
Five ways to experience traditional Wayuu culture
Helsinki & Tampere, Finland
Helsinki & Tampere, Finland
DID YOU KNOW?
3 TOP THINGS TO DO
Stay here...
Need to know
The Reunification Express
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ROUTE
WIN! A seven-day self-guided walk along the Via Francigena in Italy
HOW TO ENTER
Via Transilvanica, Romania
Ask a local
Top trail sections
Don’t miss...
Need to know
Stay here...
KNOW YOUR TRAIL
Rajasthan, India
Keoladeo National Park
Jawai
Where else?
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Ranthambore National Park
Tyneside Coast, England
Ask a local
4 TOP SIDE TRIPS
Rail travel quiz
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