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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…

Behind the scenes this month...

Contributors • Wanderlust is brought to life by people from all over the planet. Here are just some of the individuals who helped to create this issue – and their New Year’s travel resolutions…

The Wanderlust Philosophy

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VIEWFINDER

Your letters • Your mail and missives: being inspired to explore 60 years of new destinations, journeying through Georgia with an award-winning guide, funny signs in Paphos and much more...

SOCIAL TALK

Corrections & clarifications

#wanderlustmag • Been somewhere beautiful? Done something amazing? Tag us at #wanderlustmag on Instagram or email your pictures to fromtheroad@wanderlust.co.uk and make us jealous.

View from the top

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

THE DESTINATION: THE FALKLAND ISLANDS • The famously far-flung Falkland Islands are about to become rather less remote. New flights will make it more affordable to explore this rough-hewn nature lovers’ paradise as well as its history

Get there

SAUNDERS ISLAND

Get out and about around the Falklands…

THE NUMBERS

London • Discover the city’s most fascinating drinking dens, sit stage-side at a Royal Ballet rehearsal or go underground to discover an unseen side to the ‘Big Smoke’

Holly Budge On patrol with the ‘brave ones • The adventurer and founder of How Many Elephants hits the frontline of an armed, all-female, anti-poaching team in Zimbabwe to see how these fearless women are combatting poaching

Noah’s Ark pudding • A true Turkish delight, Noah’s Ark pudding weaves together an epic tale of friendship, life and survival

Kasbah Du Toubkal, Morocco • Peace and quiet reigns supreme in a Moroccan mountain retreat like no other

Head to Head Jaipur VERSUS Jodhpur • The ‘jewel in India’s crown’, Rajasthan’s famed for its maharajas, palaces and tigers, and boasts two of Northern India’s most essential and vivid cities. But are you more tempted by Jaipur’s royal pink or the dusty blue of Jodhpur?

WIN AN EPIC TRIP FOR TWO TO OMAN Plus a bundle of Blacks Outdoor adventure gear

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The Way of the  Condor • Exclusive! We take to the wild Argentine slopes of the Patagonian Andes for a first look – and to help create – a route to rival Torres del Paine’s ever-busy W Trail

Footnotes • Southern Patagonia, Argentina

THE TRIP

10 Patagonia highlights

WIN! ANTLER LUGGAGE SET WORTH £450 • Expect the unexpected on a Cosmos...