EDITOR’S LETTER
… our minds are already drifting off on summer holidays. How hot can you handle it? This issue carries you from Oman’s magical Empty Quarter (p82) to the ranchlands of Texas (p47), via a range of secret islands scattered throughout the Mediterranean (p64) – some of them just a hop away from the more familiar draws of the Côte d’Azur, Amalf Coast, Malta and the Cyclades. And if you’re happy to work up a sweat closer to home, our Beginner’s Guide to cycling trips (p98) includes choices ideal for frst timers in the far north and south of England.