Features

27 Through Cuban Eyes
Story and Photography by Penny Williams
Thousands of tourists make their way through Old Havana every year but by following the advice of her Habanero friends, our writer discovers a whole different side of the city: a living community rescuing itself from decay

32 Bali High
Story by Ellie Rubin
Photography by Neal Harrison
Our writer prepared for an adventure trip to Bali, Indonesia’s lone Hindu outpost. But what she didn’t expect was a different kind of adventure—a plunge into a world of incense, offerings and self-reflection that revealed an important truth

42 The Remotest Pub on Earth
Story and Photography by Kevin Vallely
The Old Fogre pub in Inverie, Scotland, is a 30-kilometre hike over wild landscape, making it a must for our editor-at-large and his team. The risk of losing the trail is high, but the gang finds their way along a network of mountain huts to reach the ultimate watering hole

In Every Issue

4 MailStop
Your letters answered

7 Tripping
Kilts: more than just pleats and tartan, a celebrated tradition

8 On the Fringe
Kangaroo kidnapping, Voodoo wasps to the rescue, beer bones, a 31,000-year-old dog and how salt power will save us. Plus, The Prophet’s Camel Bell

10 ThrillSeeker
Plunging into Brazil’s subterranean lakes

12 GoingHard
Confronting great white sharks off the California coast

16 HealthPost
Snakes! Scorpions! Spiders! Oh my

18 Gourmet du Monde
Serious satay is easy

21 FieldNotes
Saving Sable Island’s wild horses

50 TravelCares
Two organizations band together to help women in India achieve financial freedom

54 ShutterStop
Freeze frame: How to capture thrilling action shots

56 Backpacker Buzz
Surprising Slovenia and more news from Hostelling International

62 Outpost Traveller
Connecting you to your next adventure

66 PostCard
We’ve turned the back page over to you! In this issue one of our subscribers takes us to Koh Samui, Thailand

24 Outpost’s Amazing Adventure Travel Contest
Treasure Hunt—Join the quest for
adventure and win a trip to Nunavut!