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In Cusco, June through September is prime time: th In Cusco, June through September is prime time: the Inca Trail is at its best, the 15th-century ruins of #Sacsayhuamán look spectacular under winter light, and June brings Inti Raymi – the Festival of the Sun (24th June) – spilling across the city's plazas in a celebration of street fairs, rituals and parades that has to be witnessed to be believed. @peru #IntiRaymi⁠
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And then there are the slower pleasures: San Blas neighbourhood in the morning, San Pedro Market for the full sensory hit of everyday Peruvian life, and colonial courtyards made for sipping pisco sours late into the evening. Peru's world-class food culture – ceviche, chicharrón, anticuchos, lomo saltado – fills in any gaps, as well as your rumbling stomach.⁠
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🔗 Tap the link in our bio to discover an extra travel tip on how to eat like a local in the shadow of Cusco's oldest church. @cusco_restaurants⁠
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🔹Rainforest World Music Festival - @rwmf.official⁠ 🔹Rainforest World Music Festival - @rwmf.official⁠
📍Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia⁠
🗓️26-28 June 2026⁠
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In an inspired twist on the ubiquitous cultural fair concept, world and folk music echoes throughout the mystical jungles of Kuching in Sarawak as performers from across the globe converge with instruments as old and enduring as music itself – from Sarawakian lutes and Syrian ouds to West African koras and Australian didgeridoos.⁠
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Borneo isn't exactly around the corner – but those who make the journey to this three-day jam fest (@rwmf.official) are richly rewarded.⁠
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🔗 Find more details about it in our June Global Calendar at the link in bio.⁠
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✍️ Jessica Keller⁠
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Most travellers who make it to Canada's west coast Most travellers who make it to Canada's west coast stop at Vancouver Island and consider the job done. Haida Gwaii rewards those who go further.⁠
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This remote archipelago of some 200 islands off the northern BC coast is where old-growth temperate rainforest teems with bears and bald eagles, and the sea offers a breathtaking counterpoint to all that lush greenery. The cultural draw is equally powerful: Haida Gwaii is the ancestral home of the Haida Nation, whose remarkable indigenous renaissance has given the world – among other treasures – the Unesco-listed village of SGang Gwaay, its standing totem poles keeping watch over centuries of ancestral memory. ⁠
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A little extra effort and a permit for the national park reserve stand between you and one of the most quietly extraordinary places on Earth.⁠
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@supernaturalbc⁠
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🔗 Tap the link in our bio to discover an extra travel tip on how to pull off a memorable arrival into this corner of paradise.
If you really want a carefree holiday, go car-free If you really want a carefree holiday, go car-free.⁠
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🔗 From idyllic islands to pedestrianised urban centres, these 14 captivating destinations have traded traffic for tranquillity, creating cleaner, quieter and more enjoyable places to live and play.⁠
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✍️ @liviaformisani
Summer hits differently in #Riga.⁠ ⁠ With over 18 Summer hits differently in #Riga.⁠
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With over 18 hours of daylight during the "white nights" of June and July, Latvia's capital glows – and so do its cafe terraces, filled with locals lingering over natural wines and modern Baltic cuisine.⁠
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The Unesco-listed Old Town of Vecrīga, a bustling central market and a full block of Art Nouveau façades – best admired at golden hour, when the light does them full justice – are the essential stops. The rest, you discover on foot.⁠
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@rigastories @makslasmuzejs @rigacentralmarket @unesco⁠
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🔗 Tap the link in our bio to bookmark an extra travel tip for this spirited corner of the Baltic. ⁠
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✍️ @marielisagomez Jessica Keller
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