25 years of Wanderlust

Mar 2010

Simon Reeve reports from an off-limits Burma for us (and the BBC), having snuck in by zipline across a river from north-east India.

Feb 2011

To cheer us all up from a still-gloomy economy and a miserable winter, we run a ‘Happy’ issue, which includes a look at the world’s happiest places.

Oct 2011

We channel Lawrence of Arabia and take a bunch of readers who are into travel writing and photography on assignment to Petra and Wadi Rum to research and photograph a feature.

Mar 2012

In the Reader Travel Awards, Luang Prabang in Laos wins ‘Top City’ for the third time in a row and throws a parade to celebrate the achievement. Japan wins ‘Top Country’ for the first time, and Sudan is crowned ‘Top Emerging Destination’.