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iSSUE 10
escape from
routine to
costa rica
LA VIDA
LOCAL
shAOLIn
summer
Grid
Journeys of discovery into
the new and unfamiliar
Plus
diy Guide
to trekking to the everest base camp
Off the
kung fu and
confucius
in china
n a t i o n a l g e o g r a p h i c t r av e l l e r i n d i a
april 2016
Contents
Vol 4 Issue 10
off THe grid
through kung fu training and Confucian
wisdom, a struggling mother and daughter
learn how to roll with the punches in China
By Kaylie Jones
Shaolin Summer
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a family escapes new york to embrace the
native way of life on Costa rica’s mellow
coast, and discovers the joy of simple ways
Text By Johanna Berkman
photographs By Krista rossow
la Vida local
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after the disastrous earthquake that
rocked nepal last april, the Everest trail is
open again. Here’s a diy guide to trekking
to the Everest Base Camp
By Natasha Sahgal
with Niloufer Venkatraman
Top of The World
88
an american cuts off ties for a month in
papua in indonesia, and leaves
with deeper connections than he
imagined possible
Text & photographs
By Carl Hoffman
iT TakeS a Village
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Everest Base Camp trail, Nepal
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Taste of Travel
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inside out
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crew cut
Boutique foods and a craft beer wave redefine
wellington in new Zealand
an artist’s rendition of the human form helps a
traveller appreciate imperfect bodies
LA VIDA
LOCAL
ESCAPE FROM
ROUTINE TO
COSTA RICA
SHorT BreaKS
SHAOLIN
SUMMER
GRID
Journeys of discovery into
the new and unfamiliar
PLUS
DIY GUIDE
TO TREKKING TO THE EVEREST BASE CAMP
OFF THE
under the blanket of night-time travel, new sights
come to light
KUNG FU AND
CONFUCIUS
IN CHINA
from delhi
of pushkar
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Holy ghats and cool cafés in the temple town
Stay
Colonial charm and gastronomic delights at a
shimla homestay
N aV i g aT e
seoul’s myeong-dong is the epicentre of the battle
against ageing
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a forest lodge in tadoba is an antidote to the
maladies of the urban jungle
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heritage
Beyond the obvious attraction of birding, Bharatpur
has a rich history
valmik thapar’s
Winged Fire
documents avian
encounters through the ages
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Book extract
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geotourism
48
on foot
Blooms thrive in jodhpur’s rao jodha desert
rock park
reliving 1,000 years of delhi’s history at the mehrauli
archaeological park
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local flavour
kithul treacle from the fishtail palm is a sweet
sri lankan secret
from addis ababa to stockholm, six ways to enjoy a
cup of coffee
the ski resort of le Châble in switzerland, without
the skiers
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around the World
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detour
regularS
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editor’s Note
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Notebook
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Inspire
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strange planet
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luCas vallECillos/agE fotostoCk/dinodia
(street), photo courtesy:
positivEly wEllington tourism
(beer),
Hira punjaBi/lonEly planEt imagEs/gEtty imagEs
(owl),
ramiro olaCirEgui/momEnt/gEtty imagEs
(cover)
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The neighbourhood
O
n
T
he
C
Over
photographer
Ramiro
Olaciregui
captures a
pair of children playing
at nahuel Huapi lake
in argentina’s remote
patagonia region.
this month’s theme
explores how travellers
increasingly undertake
journeys of discovery
to new and unfamiliar
places, seeking to
immerse themselves in
an off the grid experience.
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