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Summer 2019

Travel to Tanzania, Wales, Cambodia, UAE,
Czech Republic, Portugal, Italy & 
Ethiopia 

In this Issue...

Zanzibar's Stone Town
Sarah Crake explores the Swahili style of Zanzibar City's old town

Curious Cities...
Our regular feature where we give a snap shot of a featured city, written by the Only In Guides. This issue it is Prague, Czech Republic

Postcard from...Wales

Paul Beston finds a small country, but one filled with beautiful landscapes full of history

Interview with...
Archaeologist Estelle Lazer, who studies the bones from Pompeii and whose work was recently showcased on Channel 5's Last Days of Pompeii

Europe Remembers

A special feature on the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe
 

Jungle Secrets Revealed
Archaeologist Damian Evans is using ground-breaking liar technology to discover the long-hidden secrets of the Cambodian jungle

Marvellous Maps

The first ever tourist map, produced in Germany and dating to 1500

Al Ain
Matilda Hickson visits Al Ain, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places

Monasteries, castles & cave art
Discover Central Portugal - an area full of UNESCO world heritage sites plus fantastic scenery and wine

PLUS ...   the latest art and archaeological news and exhibitions, including a review of the Alfred Munnings exhibition at his old home, a quick guide to the art venues in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and events and exhibitions in Belgium covering the 450th anniversary of Pieter Bruegel's death. Traveller's Tale comes from Ethiopia, and  the second part of our 75th Anniversary special on the end of the Second World War includes a focus on Operation Market Garden and an interview with a 99-year-old veteran of the Battle of Arnhem. Plus eight new books to love plus those short-listed for the Wolfson History Prize and TT Loves the Paris Catacombs.  This is our special bumper birthday issue (TT is five years old in August), so there is even more to read and enjoy than normal!
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