editor's letter
Seonaid, smitten by Lisbon, despite the weather
WE’RE PREDICTING SUMMER SUN, AND YOU CAN HOLD US TO IT... After a recent ‘spring’ weekend in Lisbon marked by relentless rain and down jackets for all, my take home is: take nothing for granted weather-wise. That said we’re happy to put good money on it being sunny in Greece this summer, with Rhodes sneaking as hot favourite on p48, followed closely by reliable-until- October Crete on p56. Summer mountains might be the new family beach holiday, but that’s nothing to do with the weather, although Katja Gaskell was lucky with sunshine in Slovenia (p112), and Les Arcs didn’t stint on big summer skies and just enough heat to take the chill out of the extreme Aiguille Rouge Zipline for Mike MacEacheran (p104). Despite my damp few days in Portugal my love for Lisbon remains undimmed (p78). Also, rain turns out to be one of the best excuses for taking shelter at Time Out Market Lisboa, even if it did earn a ‘big and over- stimulating’ crit from one of my daughters - the other two loved it, definitely made of sterner stuff. And with sterner stuff in mind, Rudolf Abraham was one of the first to cycle La Régalante (p72) in northern France last autumn and can’t recommend it highly enough for summer. But if our bet on good weather doesn’t come off, just pack your wellies and head for a UK beach (p22), no sun required.
Seonaid McGill Editor
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