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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...

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Who is the Wanderlust® Traveller? • We've often met you at events and shows, but through our 2024 Reader Survey, we set out to understand what we all share in common. Meet the typical Wanderlust traveller…

VIEWFINDER – VISIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH

Petra and Hegra: The land of the Nabataeans • The ruins of Jordan's Petra and Saudi Arabia's Hegra represent the opposite ends of an empire that never gets the attention it deserves, writes Alice Morrison

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What's New • All the latest flights and stays, plus dark nights, Viennese culture, and Christmas markets to savour…

Christmas markets in Europe • The first Christmas market was held in Dresden in the late Middle Ages. These annual gems may have long since spread across the world, but Germany and its near neighbours are still the festive kings.

New sleeps

Romance of the Highlands • As TV series Outlander returns to our screens, Tom Hawker heads to Scotland, where the show has swelled visitor numbers

Read this! • Geography is very much in style this issue, as the experts at Stanfords pick the latest reads to map your adventures

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…Epilogue REMEMBERING TIGERS

Know your jabs • Don't leave your travel vaccinations to the last minute! Make a New Year's resolution to get your jabs in order, writes Dr Marion Sloan

Nature… and nurture • How do you know whether your wildlife trip is ethical or not? Karen Edwards explores how to enjoy animal encounters in a way that doesn't negatively impact the wild world

5 TOP TIPS FOR CHOOSING A RESPONSIBLE WILDLIFE OPERATOR

Indigenous encounters • We pick the trips offering an insight into the world's Indigenous communities, exploring practices and cultures that have been millennia is the making

Edo dining in modern Tokyo • The Edo period saw the building blocks of modern Japanese cuisine take shape. Even to this day, you can still find its influence across Tokyo and beyond,

Jeddah's new wave of Heritage Hotels, Saudi Arabia • The UNESCO-listed Jeddah Historic District has launched a trio of heritage sleeps, all converted from restored merchant houses. Here's why they've been worth the wait…

Germany's most dramatic castle...