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81 PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS THAT INSPIRE US TO SEE THE WORLD
YOU HAD US AT HELSINKI
20 Surfin’ USA?
21 STOP AND SMELL THE ROTHKOS
27 LIFE TO THE FULLEST • András Szántó explains why the Hungarian city of his youth lives by the pleasure principle.
Northern Territory, Australia
30 STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
39 ANTONI POROWSKI
40 FARTHER IS BETTER
Ise-Shima Peninsula, Japan
EASY RIDER
New Delhi, India • Shiona Turini wants you to put your phone down and start talking to strangers.
Rome, Italy
65 BETWEEN A ROCK AND A SACRED PLACE
Shanghai, China
Provence, France
Paternoster, South Africa
Moscow, Russia • Prabal Gurung dreams of visiting Kenya’s Umoja village—if only he could.
81 DREAM WEAVER • For more than 50 years, Jacques Garcia has made us fall in love with (and in) his hotels. L’oscar, his new London opening, is no exception.
Out of Time • NATURAL ISOLATION HAS PRESERVED THE LIFESTYLES AND CULTURES OF SOUTHERN CHINA’S GUIZHOU REGION—THOUGH MODERNITY AND TOURISM ARE INCHING IN
HOW TO DO GUIZHOU
Free Range • ON THE HIGH PLAINS OF COLORADO, YOU CAN LIVE OUT YOUR COWBOY FANTASIES BY MOVING HERDS, ROPING CALVES, AND MENDING FENCES WHILE ALSO MAYBE DOING YOUR PART TO SAVE THE AMERICAN WEST—AND YOURSELF
Long Live Chile • DESIGNER MARIA CORNEJO RETURNS TO HER HOMELAND AND FINDS IT EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN SHE REMEMBERED
HOW THEY DID IT
Bavarian Pastoral • AROUND BAVARIA’S LAKE TEGERNSEE, WILDFLOWERS BLANKET ALPINE MEADOWS, THE DAIRY COWS ROAM FREE, LEDERHOSEN ARE WORN UNIRONICALLY, AND “LOCALLY MADE” IS A WAY OF LIFE
WEEKEND LIKE A MÜNCHNER
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How and When to Go Back to Puerto Rico • As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria approaches on September 20, Governor Ricardo Rosselló invites travelers to “be part of our comeback.” Here’s how.
How to Land a Plane • According to Bear Grylls, the TV host and author of How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation (HarperCollins), out September 25.
504,000 Miles Logged Last Year • Architect Jean-Michel Gathy, whose firm, Denniston, has designed hotels for Aman, Four Seasons, and One&Only, on why he’s always game for Africa.
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Rooster’s Comb, Sheldon Chalet • DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA