FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP

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WE’RE ALL TALKING ABOUT flight you’ll leap on when it’s time to fly again. If you’re anything like me, it can’t come soon enough.

That’s why we’re bringing you a very special issue of Discovery magazine. We’ve collected some of our favourite stories from the past year – stories to get you dreaming and planning your next trip, and the one after that, and the one after that…

Over the page, we journey to Valencia, to discover how the city places water at the very heart of its identity – from the preparation of its paella to its beachfront neighbourhoods and one potent cocktail.

On page 12, we meet the people who are redefining Chinatowns across the world, taking them from passé streets to proud enclaves of Chinese identity.

Then we journey into the heart of darkness – and are awed by the light we find there. New Zealand’s Dark Sky Reserves are some of the very best places on the planet to see the stars on high – and sometimes even the Southern Lights. Read more on page 18.

On page 26, we take a road trip up the West Coast of the US, from San Francisco to Seattle along the majestic Route 101. The cargo: three suitcases, three carry-ons, a stroller, and two young kids.

And on page 36 we spirit you to Lombok to meet someone truly inspiring. Tour guide Katni Wati is transforming the lives of the women of her Lombok village, one trekking tour at a time.

I hope you enjoy this special issue, and that each of our stories stokes the fires of wanderlust. I can’t wait to be in the skies again. See you up there.