"COME ON! PUT YOURS ON."
"WE'RE NOT WEARING MATCHING BERETS," REPLIES MY FATHER.
We are walking through the Spanish city of Oviedo the starting point of the Camino de Santiago (The Way of Saint James), a 315-kilometre pilgrimage through rural northwestern Spain known as the Camino Primitivo (The Original Way)-following painted yellow flechas (arrows) on signposts and bronze scallop shells embedded in the pavement: the universal signals of the Camino. I adjust my Basque txapel, the wool hat protecting me from the fine drizzle but not the occasional unenthused side-eye at my cultural appropriation of the Bernese shepherd, perhaps why my father is reluctant to put on his recent purchase. However, for most people walking on the street, the sight of a guy toting a huge hiking bag with a beret is nothing out of the normal-hats littered with bird feathers, men wrapped knee to shoulder in pelts of fur, backpacks stitched with national flags, and trolleys hung at the hips line the blocks; it's summertime and Oviedo is ground zero for the Camino Primitivo, and while not every pilgrim has a proclivity for the eclectic, it is relatively easy to eyeball the caminantes (walkers) from the locals, beret and hiking bag notwithstanding.
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Best Of The World 2023
Travel inspiration is everywhere. The question is where to go next. Here's our annual list of enlightened destinations for the year aheadplaces filled with wonder, rewarding to travellers of all ages, and supportive of local communities and ecosystems. Framed by five categories (Community, Nature, Culture, Family, Adventure), these destinations are under the radar, ahead of the curve, and ready for you to start exploring.
Α ΗΟΜΕ IN THE HILLS
Skyview by Empyrean is a onestop destination for adventure and leisure in Jammu
ENTER THE PICTURE POSTCARD
A stylish luxury hotel in Thimphu's northern outskirts is where illustrious Bhutanese and travellers alike are finding their happy place
48 Hours : Seattle Leads The Way
The jewel of the Pacific Northwest is one of America’s greenest and grooviest culture capitals
BIG BINGE: DUBAI FOR THE JET-SETTING GOURMAND
Delightful degustation menus, French brasseries with art-inspired menus and Japanese diners excelling at nostalgia—the Dubai Food Festival 2022 justified the city’s status as one of the world’s premier food capitals
CULTURE COOL - UNDER THE EMIRATI SUN
Home to one of the world’s grandest mosques, an exciting emerging arts district on Saadiyat Island and an entertainment hub promising genuine thrills, Abu Dhabi has arrived in the league of extraordinary family destinations
ONLY IN OTTAWA
ACTIVE ADVENTURES, BUZZY BREWERIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS THRIVING WITH BARS AND BOUTIQUES— CANADA'S BIJOU CAPITAL HAS PLENTY TO DISCOVER BEYOND THE HALLS OF PARLIAMENT
OF FRENCH FINESSE
QUENELLE DE BROCHET IS A REGIONAL LEGACY DISH HAILING FROM LYON. THE OVAL, POACHED PIKE DUMPLINGS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INVENTED BY A PASTRY CHEF TO REGULATE FISH OVERPOPULATION
Coorg: A WILD ROAST
Back in another timber den of Karnataka, native wildlife and humble stories surprise Suhas Dwarkanath as he sips on a bold cup of robusta.
DIVING INTO RAS AL KHAIMAH
THE U.A.E'S NORTHERNMOST EMIRATE IS ALL ABOUT ENJOYING NATURAL TREASURES, FROM SOARING OVER THE AL-HAJAR MOUNTAINS ON THE WORLD'S LONGEST ZIPLINE TO PERUSING PRECIOUS PEARLS BY THE SEASHORE