PHOTOGRAPHS: EVERETT/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK, PEERJ. COM/ARTICLES/1011, JULIANO RIBEIRO SALGADO, DAVID JOYNER, FONDAZIONES PRADA, MIKE CUTTING
Researchers working in the cloud forests of south Brazil have discovered seven new species of frog on seven different mountains. Shown here at actual size, all are under 1cm.
It’s half a century since Julie Andrews’ melodious misadventures around Salzburg first hit the big screen, making it a great time to visit the Austrian city – especially alive with the sound of music during its annual Salzburg Festival, six weeks of world-class concerts, operas and plays from 18 July to 30 August (salzburgerfestspiele.at). Here are a few ideas for reliving the cult movie on location:
1 Take a musical tour of film locations, from Maria’s convent to the gazebo at Hellbrunn Palace – with singalongs on the way (salzburgguides.at).
2 Roam Alpine meadows like Maria by heading out to the foothills surrdounding Salzburg – salzburg.info has details.
3 Stay with the Von Trapps at Leopoldskron Palace, an 18th-century castle on a lake – and their on-screen home (from £115; schloss-leopoldskron.com).
KERCHING!
If you, perchance, have some spare Vietnamese dong in your pocket, head to a Fourex Box, which will exchange 150 currencies for Sterling – even coins. They’re arriving around London in August (fourex.co.uk).
London is officially the planet’s most visited city, but for a cliché-free keepsake try new Soho pop-up shop We Built This City – anything that’s red, white and blue is banned.
Plastic London pigeon £15;webuilt-thiscity.com
New Tour
Fixers’s new Surf Camp to Morocco itinerary combines the adrenaline rush of riding Atlantic surf with the giddy thrill of haggling in Moroccan souqs.Accommodation is split between a Marrakesh riad and a posh tented camp pitched by the sea near Sidi Kaouki (five nights from £549pp, excl fights; fxers.travel).
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