- Thailand by Tent
- French Connection
- A Family Affair
- France, je t’aime

This issue features Camping in Thailand, retracing Lawrence Durrell’s footsteps in France, a father and son traveling through time and southern France, a comprehensive guide to 16 of France’s best adventures, plus much more.

FEATURES

33_THAILAND BY TENT
Three friends, a marine national park and a few gummi pizzas–camping and kayaking admidst the unsullied beauty of southern Thailand
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: SARAH ROE

38_FRENCH CONNECTION
Hot on the heels of a literary great, our writer plays detective and tracks down the towns and villages he first glimpsed in his imagination
STORY: RYAN MURDOCK
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANITA KRANJC

50_A FAMILY AFFAIR
A father and son travel through time and southern France, retracing family history in a landscape that has retained its heritage and character.
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: ROBERT J. BRODEY

60_A FAMILY AFFAIR
Biking the Wine Route anyone? Or perhaps hiking through the Rhone-Alpes? Our guide to your 16 best bets for adventure in the land of La Revolution
WRITTEN AND COMPILED BY SARA CATION WITH ANDREA GRANT

IN EVERY ISSUE

09_TRIPPING
The history of the baguette–it’s no bagatelle

10_ON THE FRINGE
Out-of-this-world paper planes, tied tounges and resilient rhinos

13_LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Falcons, carpets and gold: inside the labyrinth of a Qatari souq

16_GOURMET DU MONDE
The hearty parfum of herbes de Provence

18_HEALTHPOST
All you need to know about meningitis–another reason to stay from the crowd

20_THRILLSEEKER
Our newest columnist brings his game face to the world’s highest commercial bungee jump

22_FIELD NOTES
Inspired by Indiana Jones, a humanitarian physician travels the globe to assist those in need

28_MEC’S THE TRAVELLER’S EDGE
Tips from and for world trekkers

30_GOING HARD
Climbing in Colombia–a land newly freed from guerrillas (and we don’t mean apes)

68_WORLD WRITES
Coping with family tragedy, owning Paris and remembering two of travel literature’s best

70_BACKPACKERZ BUZZ
News from Hostelling International

78_WRIGHT OF WAY
Ian Wright on charred lips and walking around in his underpants