- Congolese jungle
- Somaliland
- China’s most treacherous hike
- Northern Ontario’s Mississagi River

This issue features plunges you deep into the heart of the Congolese jungle, cave paintings in Somaliland, gorilla tourism in Rwanda, dental health, nuts for sweet potatoes and tips to underwater photography, plus much more.

FEATURES

39_JUNGLE SCIENCE

Plunge deep into the heart of the Congolese jungle and learn everything you ever wanted to know about primates.
STORY: OLIVER GUNTHER
PHOTOGRAPHY: THOMAS BREUER + OLIVER GUNTHER

48_PORTRAITS OF THE PAST
Our writer heads to off-the-radar Somaliland to marvel at mysterious cave paintings that may just be the next big thing in African archaeology.
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: MATTHEW STEIN

58_WHAT LIES IN THE MIST
In a country still coming to terms with its past, can gorilla tourism pave Rwanda’s path to a sustainable peace?
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: KEVIN PATTERSON

IN EVERY ISSUE

4_MAIL STOP
Notes from the editors

7_TRIPPING
Zebras are more than horses behind bars

8_ON THE FRINGE
Native species fight back, arboreal “I dos” and a high-tailing turtle

11_LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Looking for a spice-induced high? The 10 best ways to order up culinary adventure

14_GOURMET DU MONDE
Go nuts for sweet potatoes

16_HEALTHPOST
Brush up on the latest in dental health and ensure toothsome travel

18_THRILLSEEKER
Tracking down Internet rumours leads to China’s most treacherous hike

20_MEC’S THE TRAVELLER’S EDGE
Tips from and for world trekkers

23_SHUTTER STOP
Life-saving tips for underwater photography

26_FIELD NOTES
An underwater archaeologist maps sternwheeler graveyards and the world’s coolest caves

32_GOING HARD
Northern Ontario’s Mississagi River is the best canoe trip you’ve never heard of

64_WORLD WRITES
Europe’s past, London wrecks, Henry Miller, Paul Theroux and Italian wines

66_BACKPACKERZ BUZZ
News from Hostelling International

78_WRIGHT OF WAY
Ian Wright on why the African desert inspires bad poetry