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Dear Traveller,   Where are you walking? This week, we're focusing on the journeys made on your own two feet, bringing you features on 10 less-visited trails and national parks in the UK and the US, as well as 6 of the best hiking trips you've never heard of. With travel restrictions still a go, our lockdown walks have become one of the day's highlights, whether that's an amble round the local city park or a blustery clifftop walk with the sea breeze on your face. We'd love to hear where you're walking, so share a description or a photo of your daily corona walk on our facebook page.    For more on how coronavirus is affecting travel, read our spotlight on coronavirus in the Middle East or our interview with a local safari outfit in Tanzania. And be sure to keep up to date with the situation as it changes by keeping an eye on our corona travel news channel. Have fun, Rachel Managing Editor To help put a spring in your step, we've collated 10 less-visited trails and national parks in the UK and the US, ripe for the walking – now, if you live locally, or as soon as it's safe to do so.   Grab those boots, the ones that were made for walking, as we're taking you on a trip round the world's best hiking spots. This week, we spoke to Inge, our local expert based in Tanzania. Along with a thought-provoking insight into how coronavirus has impacted East Africa, we discussed the safari industry, small travel outfits and animal welfare.  Q: What restrictions are currently in operation in Tanzania and the other East African countries where you operate? A: All East African countries have closed their borders, so at the moment we are not receiving any international visitors at all.   Q: How will social distancing impact safari companies and their operations "on the ground" when travel begins again? Are there any limitations that travellers may have to expect for a while when coming on a safari? A: The bright side for the safari industry is that there is no place better suited to practicing social distancing and avoiding crowds then the rolling savannahs of East Africa. While we expect to see some small changes – for example extra sanitizing in the lodges or perhaps facemask for our guides – the overall safari concept seems almost designed for a time when crowds are banned. Find out more We can't think of a time when purchasing power has carried this much weight, nor when tourist dollars have counted more. In the same vein, never has there been a more important time to postpone your trip rather than cancelling it altogether.  Before the Coronavirus hit Italy, much of the media's attention was on the Middle East - specifically Iran. Find out what the situation is currently like in the Middle East, how countries are coping and what the current outlook for travel beyond 2020 is.  A chat with the President of Algarve Tourism Coronavirus picture editor's selection #2 Shop our ebooks online Follow Rough Guides Copyright © 2020 Apa Digital AG, all rights reserved.   You are receiving this email because you signed up and opted in to receive newsletter emails from Rough Guides at www.roughguides.com. If you no longer wish to hear from us, you can unsubscribe below. For any feedback - just reply to this email, we'd love to hear from you!   Rough Guides® is a trademark owned by Apa Group with its headquarters at Mill House, 8 Mill Street, London SE1 2BA, United Kingdom For more information visit www.roughguides.com Apa Group, Mill House, 8 Mill Street, London, SE1 2BA, United Kingdom Unsubscribe Manage preferences