In this issue of Wanderlust magazine

May 2013 issue • On sale from 18 April

Grab your passport and pack your bags the new issue of Wanderlust magazine is here! Pick up your copy and start exploring…

...Peru: from Lima to Machu Picchu, the Andes and beyond, we take a tasty food tour with a distinct Latin flavour.

...37 World Class Walks: we reveal the best walks in the world. Warning: guaranteed to give you itchy feet.

...The Maldives: hop on board a fishing boat to discover the people and culture beyond the tourist resorts.

PLUS: Follow in the footsteps of a travelling pioneer in Switzerland, take the Royal Mail ship to St Helena, enjoy a wild camp in the UK then become an instant expert on Los Angeles, Nova Scotia and Mount Fuji and more. 

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Travel C.V. Chris Gray

About me: Now retired, and travelling with a camper van round Europe for two-three months a year. Travelled for business and pleasure to many parts of the globe.
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Member since: 3rd August 2008
Last trip: Arctic Finland
Next trip: Long haul: Malaysia, Singapore and ??
Destinations visited: 36
Experiences: 1
Galleries: 1
Videos: 0
Posts: 8

The world according to Chris Gray

Mountain/Desert/Ocean/Jungle... which one are you?
Desert. I love the dry heat, the breezes, the light, the silence, the starry nights

What was your first great travel experience?
Summer working and travelling as a student in 1972. Employment in a rickety water front hotel in Virginia Beach followed by a $99 Greyhound ticket and 10,000 miles in three weeks.

What has been your favourite journey?
So many! Road trip to the Flinders Ranges from Adelaide, 4x4 camping in WA, driving to the SW tip of Spain

What are your Top 5 places worldwide?
Granada, southern Crete, London, Yellowstone NP, Finnish Lapland

Recommend a special place to stay
Monasterio Hotel, Cuzco, Peru

Which three items do you always pack?
Point and shoot Camera - I love to capture passing moments; Euro plug with a four plug gang - so I can charge everything at once; corkscrew/bottle opener

Which passport stamp are you proudest of?
India, because it was such an inspiring country

Which passport stamp would you most like to have?
Antarctica

Where or what is your guilty travel pleasure?
German Day Spas

Window or aisle?
Aisle - I fidget

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    Hi, we're going to be in Singapore for a few days in early October and want to add on some travels around the region.  Peninsula Malaysia is a definite, plus one or maybe two other countries. &nb...
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    If you watched the excellent Danish / Swedish series 'The Bridge' you will have seen events unfolding on a train on the beautiful Oresund bridge in the climactic last episode. The real...
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