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Editorial Foreword
The World Travel Guide (WTG) is the flagship digital consumer brand within the Columbus Travel Media portfolio. Available in English, German, French and Spanish versions, the WTG provides detailed and accurate travel content designed to inspire global travellers. It covers all aspects, from cities to airports, cruise ports to ski and beach resorts, attractions to events, and it also includes offbeat travel news, stories, quizzes and guides for adventurous travellers.
Travel Features
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Where to go on holiday in February 2019
From floating dragons in Singapore, a vibrant carnival in Tenerife to a gruelling bike race in Oman, here are some great February trip ideas
Spotlight on Plovdiv
Plovdiv takes centre stage this year as European Capital of Culture, offering a plethora of artistic activities and enlivening entertainment
Peru: Secrets of the Amazon
Wind your way up the Peruvian Amazon where the jungles hide a wealth of natural remedies and exotic wildlife
Top 5 luxury accommodation in Eswatini (Swaziland)
Beehive huts, botanical gardens and sleeping in the bush, safari-goers can stay at stylish lodges and camps with modern comfort in Eswatini
Top 5 places to enjoy celestial spectacles
Whether you want to stargaze in Scotland or enjoy a meteor shower in Jordan, we cast our eyes skywards for a guide to the planet’s best celestial wonders
Food and Drink
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Stratford-upon-Avon: a fabulous food destination
The hometown of Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon is fast becoming a foodie paradise, here are some of the best places to grab a bite of the action
Vilnius food and drink guide: 10 things to eat & drink in Vilnius, Lithuania
With a wealth of independent restaurants, classic home-cooked dishes, craft brews and fresh produce, Lithuania’s capital Vilnius has much to offer to any travellers willing to explore it
Street food from around the world
If you want to get a true taste of culture then look to the streets. These dishes cooked by locals are bursting at the seams with both flavour and character
Dry January: Enjoying a mocktail that is actually good for you
After much indulgence in December, January is often the month in which you start to exercise and go dry
What the confusing name of your favourite whisky actually means
Order a glass of scotch, and chances are you’ll be twisting your tongue trying to pronounce the name of it. But these confusing names actually have a purpose
City Guides
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Ho Chi Minh City
Hold on tight - Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis that is going places. It’s the flourishing fast-mover that’s somehow secured old Saigon onto the seat of its shiny, new motorbike as it roars off into the future
Kyiv (Kiev)
One of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, Kyiv (Kiev) is also one of the loveliest and boasts a beguiling blend of opulent mediaeval architecture and stark Stalinist blocks
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the home of significant moments in American history, but it’s also a leader in the arts and home to gorgeous green spaces, pop-up beer gardens and terrific dining
Quito
Once a stepping stone for the Galapagos Islands and a stopping point for the Amazon, travellers are now unearthing the colonial charm and cosmopolitan buzz of Ecuador’s proud epicentre, Quito
St Petersburg
A monumental city of sweeping avenues and broad canals, St Petersburg is urban Russia at its most impressive. The centuries have been kind to the city – St Petersburg looks as grand today as when Peter the Great laid the foundation stones in 1703
Country/ State/ Region Guides
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Bahrain
Bahrain means ‘Two Seas’, a fitting name for an archipelago of 33 islands in the Gulf, which defines itself in relation to the water that surrounds its shallow shores
France
You could spend a lifetime’s worth of holidays in France and still not feel you’d done the country justice. It remains one of the planet’s most visited tourist destination
Madagascar
Madagascar floats off the coast of Mozambique in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, and is home to some of the weirdest, most wonderful wildlife in existence
