Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 1630 July 2016 3 California Dreaming Competition Every month we’ll be giving away amazing prizes to help you Ωxplore… and it starts today. We are offering one of our lucky readers a once-in-a-lifetime holiday to California, courtesy of Collette Travel. This includes two return airfares to San Francisco PLUS a 9-day Collette Treasures of Northern California tour for two, worth $10,500! An experienced tour leader will take you and a friend to iconic destinations including Sacramento, Napa Valley and its world-famous wines, Lake Tahoe, and the spectacular Yosemite National Park. Treasures of Northern California Tour Highlights: San Francisco • Yosemite National Park • Sacramento • Lake Tahoe • Santa Rosa • Sonoma Wine Country • Napa Valley Wine Train To enter, just tell us in 50 words or less ‘Why California needs ME’ …convince us why you should be chosen from 24 million other Australians! HINT: Make the judges laugh out loud. Enter via our website at www.goxploretravel.com.au/win-trip/ by 5pm, 26 August 2016. Terms and conditions apply. See www.goxploretravel.com.au/win-trip/ Welcome to Ω≈ G O≈ is Australia’s newest travel magazine. We’re totally independent and every fortnight we’ll be turning up in 800,000 letterboxes — including yours. Each issue will be packed with travel deals and inspiring stories by a dream-team of travel writers. Ω≈ is all about international and domestic travel, but future issues will also cover lifestyle, art and culture, food and wine, plus flight, hotel and cruise reviews — absolutely everything you need to know when it’s time to pack your bags and get away. We’ll be giving away amazing prizes to help you Ω≈ the world. This issue we are offering one of our lucky readers a once-in-a-lifetime holiday for two people to California, worth more than $10,000, courtesy of Collette Travel. And the good news is there will be a new competition every month. There’s no need to panic if you miss an issue — it’s easy to catch up with us online at www.goxploretravel.com.au, flip through our virtual magazine and share with your friends. But it’s not all about us. We want Ω≈ to be a conversation — and that means we want to hear your voice. Tell us what you know about the world or what you want to find out. We’re on Facebook at facebook.com/goxploremagazine/ and Instagram at instagram.com/goxploremagazine/. Travel broadens the mind but sometimes it boggles it too. Every traveller comes home with stories to tell — and some are even true. So send us 200 words that share the most amazing thing that happened to you when you left your comfort zone to Ωxploring. We’ll publish the very best in our Travellers’ Tales column, with your name in the by-line — yes, now you can be a Ω≈ travel writer too! Send your story to tales@goxploretravel.com.au. Ω≈ is the place to go when you’re looking for a place to go, so, read on — then grab your bags and Ωxploring! — The GOxplore team Cuba… 4 Kakadu… 14 www.goxploretravel.com.au General enquiries (03) 9417 7610 Editor: Mary O’Brien mary@goxploretravel.com.au National Advertising Director: Chris Jefferson Jnr chris@goxploretravel.com.au Design: Artifishal Studios Printing: AIW Printing Pty Ltd Distribution: Salmat Pty Ltd Published by GOxplore Pty Ltd ACN 612 161 609 140 Johnston Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065 Australia While every attempt has been made to ensure information is correct at the time of going to press, the publishers accept no responsibility for errors or omissions in content. India… 10 Cover photo: 500px — Alex Segre. Sorry about the cigar… but we’re not in charge of Cuba and that’s what Cubans do. Let’s do the time warp Live like a maharajah Untamed country