The issue goes far off the beaten track, with a feature on a 4x4 expedition through the "Stan" countries - the southern states of the former USSR. From white-marble cities and gas craters to Islamic citadels and nomadic mountain camps, the journey ticks all the boxes of great adventure travel. A first-time visit to Asia's subcontinent explores as much of India as possible in five kaleidoscopic weeks.
Although this is the summer issue of Getaway International, with southern hemisphere offerings, such as the best of Buenos Aires and African houseboating in the editorial mix, editor Justin Fox recognises that many readers head overseas during the Christmas holiday period. "We've included a number of exciting, northern-winter destinations for these travellers: from the snowy heights of Switzerland and the glamour of New York to the ice of Sweden and the deserts of Oman," he explained.
