National Geographic Traveller UK - 04 2020

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Issue 84

Contents

April
2020

74 Ireland
From seafood to street art,
rediscover the new cultural
riches of the Emerald Isle

94 New Mexico
Ochre deserts and canyons play
host to the weird and wonderful
in America’s Southwest

106 Austria
Myths, legends and tales of
treachery linger in the forested
hills of Hochkönig

118 Kefalonia
Rich in tradition and blessed
with beauty, the Ionian island is
one of Greece’s inest treasures

138 Kigali
Rwanda’s capital is stepping
out of the shadows of its past to
embrace a new, creative spirit

148 Bologna
Culture and cuisine are served
up in equal measure in the
learned Italian city

Carrick-a-Rede rope
bridge, Ballycastle,
Co Antrim,
Northern Ireland

IMAGE: Getty

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Contents

April
2020

74

SMART TRAVELLER

15 Snapshot
Time for tea in Morocco

17 Editors’ picks
The latest travel highlights

18 Big picture
Seeing red in Bangladesh

20 Making waves
A major anniversary of a maiden voyage

23 French fancy
How to live like a king in Versailles

25 Bright ideas
Design festivals with a creative twist

27 Food
Sampling the lavours of South Korea

29 On the trail
Natural wonders in New Zealand

31 Rooms
Where to bed down in Muscat

32 Family
Outdoor pursuits for your teens

34 Insider guide
Quirky culture in the city of Brno

37 Stay at home
Cause for celebration in Grasmere

39 The word
Step into spring with our favourite reads

41 Competition
Win the trip of a lifetime to Botswana

43 Author series
Kiran Millwood Hargrave on Norway

44 Meet the adventurer
We talk to astronaut Steve Smith

46 Online
Highlights from the website

INSIDER

48 Weekender: Angers
Castles and Cointreau in the Loire Valley

54 Eat: Shetland Islands
Innovative eats on the windswept isles

61 Neighbourhood: Singapore
Exploring the island state’s cultural riches

66 Sleep: Vancouver
Where hotels come with plenty of character

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156 Travel Geeks
The experts’ travel manual

168 Copenhagen
The city on a mission to go carbon-neutral

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182 Subscription
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185 Inbox
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186 Your pictures
This month’s best travel photos

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Amelia Duggan
A road trip turned out to be the perfect
way to track down monks, hippies and
eco-warriors in remote corners of the New
Mexico high desert — especially at dusk
when the colours of the canyons deepen.

NEW MEXICO P.94

Julia Buckley
Bologna has escaped overtourism because
it doesn’t have any bucket-list attractions
— unless you count the food. It’s perfect
for a weekend of sightseeing — wandering
beneath the famous porticoes and enjoying
memorable food and drink. BOLOGNA P.148

Adrian Phillips
A forest slide, an ice-fi lled cave, a fairytale
castle and legends of derring-do — the
Salzburg region is a land of myth and
adventure, where the hills are as alive with
the cackle of witches as the strains of ‘do-
re-mi’. It’s quite a ride. AUSTRIA P.106

Pól Ó Conghaile
I’ve travelled all over the world, but home
— Ireland — is where my heart is. I loved
the challenge I was set: to look beyond the
landscapes, history and tradition and get
under the skin of life and culture across the
island today. IRELAND P.74

Emma Gregg
Of all the African capitals I’ve visited,
spotless, forward-thinking Kigali is one of
the easiest to like. Travellers who breeze
through on their way to Rwanda’s superstar
attraction — the mountain gorillas — are
really missing out. KIGALI P.138

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