COVER CAKE BAKED BY
CHOCCYWOCCYDOODAH
PHOTO BY
LIZ MCBURNEY
I’m talking, of course, about the Olympic
Games. It’s nearly a year since that
fabulous opening ceremony with its
razzmatazz, pageantry and the Queen
jumping out of a plane. It kicked off a
fortnight when Brits justifiably got to feel
really good about themselves.
There is, however, far more to this
sceptred isle than the ability to put on a
cracking show. This issue we celebrate the
Best of British (p67) with 50 great
experiences to be had in Old Blighty, from
the tastiest Sunday roast to the ultimate
country-house retreat. We also toast age-
old traditions, flag up cutting-edge
developments and pay homage to British
eccentricity. And in the spirit of all good
celebrations, we baked a cake – you may
have noticed it on our cover.
In Germany, there’s another
celebration going on. It’s 200 years since
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published
their folk stories entitled
Children’s and
Household Tales
.
Two centuries on, the
brothers’ dark fables still resonate, giving
our deputy editor, Sarah Warwick, the
perfect excuse to fly over and drive the
new Fairy Tale route – and sleep in a real-
life castle. Read all about it on p51.
Elsewhere, we checked out Malmö’s
buzzing music scene in advance of the
Eurovision Song Contest, which comes
to the city next month (p58) and
discovered Croatia’s secret foodie
obsession: oysters (p103).
Enjoy the issue and see you next time.
Simon Kurs,
Editor
It feels like
only yesterday,
doesn’t it?
Turn to p.75
for Britain’s best cocktails
–
and where to find them
Word from
Traveller HQ…
What's exciting us
this month
LONDONMARATHON
A great way to burn off
your Easter eggs? We’ll be
down there cheering on
one of our number and
36,000
others on 21 April.
MALMÖ’S TOP TIPPLE
Gin, maraschino, Crème
Yvette and pastis: this
twist on the Aviation is a
favourite in the Eurovision
Song Contest host city.
Drinking games, ahoy!
TWO GREEDY ITALIANS
Just out in paperback, this
is the kind of foolproof
cookbook that we love.
The perfect partner for
carb-tastic dinner parties.
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