The most popular Wanderlust articles of 2020

We may not have been travelling in 2020 but millions of you visited the Wanderlust website. Here are the 30 most popular articles of the year.

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It will be no surprise to hear that the coronavirus updates attracted millions of reads, but we have kept them out of this list. As this Top 30 countdown shows, your travel dreams were still being kept alive, but you were also very into our quizzes and UK walks.

30. The world's 12 best locations for whale watching

Humpback whale breaching (Shutterstock)

Humpback whale breaching (Shutterstock)

Tiger's Nest, Bhutan (Dreamstime)

Tiger's Nest, Bhutan (Dreamstime)

Woman listening to podcast (Shutterstock)

Woman listening to podcast (Shutterstock)

© Peter Sandground/Starz Entertainment

© Peter Sandground/Starz Entertainment

Bartolome Island in the Galapagos Islands (Shutterstock)

Bartolome Island in the Galapagos Islands (Shutterstock)

The Jurassic Coast (Shutterstock)

The Jurassic Coast (Shutterstock)

Mount Assiniboine (Shutterstock)

Mount Assiniboine (Shutterstock)

A streaked tenrec (Shutterstock)

A streaked tenrec (Shutterstock)

Sunset over the Salt Cellar in the Upper Derwent Valley (Shutterstock)

Sunset over the Salt Cellar in the Upper Derwent Valley (Shutterstock)

Can you name even MORE capital cities? (Shutterstock)

Can you name even MORE capital cities? (Shutterstock)

Halong Bay, Vietnam (Dreamstime)

Halong Bay, Vietnam (Dreamstime)

Regent's Canal walk, London (Shutterstock)

Regent's Canal walk, London (Shutterstock)

River Glyme in Oxfordshire UK (Shutterstock)

River Glyme in Oxfordshire UK (Shutterstock)

African safari. (Dreamstime)

African safari. (Dreamstime)

Sunrise in Otley, overlooking Wharfdale Valley (Shutterstock)

Sunrise in Otley, overlooking Wharfdale Valley (Shutterstock)

Stunning view of Ben Lomond, Scotland (Dreamstime)

Stunning view of Ben Lomond, Scotland (Dreamstime)

Rainbow mountains, Vinicua, Peru  (Dreamstime)

Rainbow mountains, Vinicua, Peru (Dreamstime)

Tall Trees Trail, New Forest, Hampshire (Shutterstock)

Tall Trees Trail, New Forest, Hampshire (Shutterstock)

Ushuaia, Argentina (Shutterstock)

Ushuaia, Argentina (Shutterstock)

Bratislava, one of Europe's capitals (Shutterstock)

Bratislava, one of Europe's capitals (Shutterstock)

Start writing your travel article with these top tips (Shutterstock)

Start writing your travel article with these top tips (Shutterstock)

Flags of the world (Shutterstock)

Flags of the world (Shutterstock)

View from Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds (Shutterstock)

View from Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds (Shutterstock)

Hikers on Ben Nevis, Scotland (Shutterstock)

Hikers on Ben Nevis, Scotland (Shutterstock)

Catalonian tradition of caga tió (Dreamstime)

Catalonian tradition of caga tió (Dreamstime)

Low tide at Stone Bay, Broadstairs (Shutterstock)

Low tide at Stone Bay, Broadstairs (Shutterstock)

The view from Helvellyn, one of the Lake District's more challenging walks (Dreamstime)

The view from Helvellyn, one of the Lake District's more challenging walks (Dreamstime)

The Sumatran orangutan (Shutterstock)

The Sumatran orangutan (Shutterstock)

Machu Picchu: The ultimate bucket list destination? (Shutterstock)

Machu Picchu: The ultimate bucket list destination? (Shutterstock)

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