…we’re celebrating festivals around the world. Amid Morocco’s rust-red Atlas Mountains, one will leave you smelling of roses (p56). In Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, another is guaranteed to see you happily drenched from head to toe (p68). Between the fairytale villages and eerie forests of Saxony-Anhalt in eastern Germany, we beckon you to join a gathering of witches and ghouls (p78). And against the backdrop of Venice’s palazzos and canals, the arrival of masked carnival revellers makes for an unmissable set of photo opportunities (p88). As the party mood gathers, I’ll sign off by pointing you in the direction of a preview of next month’s magazine (p104), our 100th issue!
PETER GRUNERT, GROUP EDITOR