- 53 Best Trips of 2007
- Traveller’s Gear Guide 2007
- Mann Booker Prize winner Yann Martel: Ice Dreams

This issue also features Navajo Nation, finding a deal on a silk carpet in Beijing, a geologist investigates the mysteries of sea turtle navigation and Ian finds his dream digs in Canada, plus much more

FEATURES

25_53 BEST TRIPS OF 2007
Whether it’s horseback riding on the beaches of Uruguay, trekking the Simien Mountains or revelling in the cultural splendours of India, everyone has a different idea of the ultimate adventure. Our 8th annual Global Travel Guide showcases 53 of the newest and best travel trips from around the world guaranteed to set you on the path to your dream trip.

TRAVELLER’S GEAR GUIDE 2007
Trail-tested clothing and equipment to get you on your way in 2007. And looking good, to boot.
REVIEWS: KEVIN VALLELY + RYAN MURDOCK
PHOTOGRAPHY: FRANK WOLF, KEVIN VALLELY + COLIN O’CONNOR

56_ICE DREAMS
Much to his growing delight, a polar voyage takes Mann Booker Prize winning novelist Yann Martel farther north than he’s ever been before.
STORY: YANN MARTEL
PHOTOGRAPHY: RICH LOWENBERG

66_NAVAJO NATION
The people who call the mythic lands of northeastern Arizona home embrace the past while looking to the future.
STORY: ANTHONYT VACCARO
PHOTOGRAPHY: JASON GEORGE

TRIPPING

7_LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Finding a deal on a silk carpet in Beijing is a mind-boggling adventure.

10_ON THE FRINGE
Sand storms: beaches shrink, deserts spread. India’s once-isolated tribal Jarawa pay the price of contact.

12_GOURMET DU MONDE
Corn pops up in recipes around the world.

14_GOING HARD
Anybody who ventures into the great outdoors can benefit from wilderness survival skills training. So go, get lost.

16_MEC’s THE TRAVELLER’s EDGE

18_HEALTHPOST
Travel insurance can literally be a life-saver. Just be sure to read the fine print.

20_FIELD NOTES
A geologist investigates the mysteries of sea turtle navigation.

76_BACKPACKERZ BUZZ
News from Hostelling International

78_WRIGHT OF WAY
Ian finds his dream digs in Canada.