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Asia's Best Beaches - with extra thrills There are loads of lovely places to flop on the sand - but where's the fun in that? Discover our pick of the 22 best South-East Asian beaches that offer a bucket load of adventure including: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and more... Explore Yosemite We show you how to celebrate this Californian National Park turning 125 in style - using catered camping in the beautiful backcountry Bryson on Britain Read our exclusive extract from Bill Bryson's brand new travel book – The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island - and catch our interview with the man himself Amazon Join us as we head for the biodiversity of Brazil to discover the food, the people and the wildlife that are connected by this great river Iran With travel restrictions easing there's never been a better time to discover travel's hottest new destination PLUS: Booking Air BnB? Read this first; first 24 hours in Sao Paulo; take a short break to the Isle of Skye; Gran Canaria away from the holiday resorts; and much, much more...

Welcome…

4 things we learnt this month...

Behind the scenes this month...

Contributors • Wanderlust is brought to life by people from all over the planet. Here are some of the writers and photographers who helped us to create this new issue – plus their insider travel secrets

The Wanderlust Philosophy

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VIEWFINDER

Your letters • Your lockdowned mail and missives, fresh from the furthest reaches of your sofa: letting your artistic talents shine, rediscovering your old issues and much more...

SOCIAL TALK

12 things you’ve missed about travel during lockdown • We asked you what things you’ve missed about travel, from that fresh off the airplane feeling to eating truly continental breakfasts. And you didn’t disappoint...

Lofoten Islands

The  Grapevine • What’s getting us talking at Wanderlust Towers

Revisiting Romesh • The final stages of lockdown has had us chasing some laughs and instead we found fresh insights and travel inspiration aplenty from our own sofa – and we weren’t the only ones...

Wheely Big Adventures

Alice in Wanderland

Read this! • Here’s the recent books putting an itch in our walking socks

Wild dining • With many travellers looking at camping and wilderness experiences, Ray Mears is back to show us how to turn your tent-side supper into a first-class al fresco dining delight

Try This! • Sea bass steamed with wild fennel and seaweed

THE DESTINATION: LOFOTEN ISLANDS • Seals and whales aren’t the only ones making a splash in this remote fringe of chilly Arctic Norway, thanks to a smash hit TV show and its surfing competition. Wait a minute... surfing?!

Fights, nights and lights in the Arctic Circle

FLY LIKE AN EAGLE

THE NUMBERS

The Conscious Traveller • Let’s talk about litter

Head to Head Amsterdam VERSUS Copenhagen • Both capitals offer super-cycling, cultural pursuits and a healthy dose of the cool factor, but which is better for a post-COVID city break? Let’s head into the great outdoors to find out…

AT A GLANCE

Ian Melvin Locked down on the Galápagos Islands • Scottish traveller Ian was on a once-in-a-lifetime South America adventure when the COVID-19 lockdown began. Here, he shares his four-month lockdown experience on Isabela Island...

The Spice islands • Towering volcanoes, teeming reefs and remote rainforest... We hike, snorkel and explore the ‘Gardens of Eden’ at the fringes of Indonesia

Footnotes • The Spice Islands & West Papua,...