Lodestars Anthology: Pathways

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I’m idealistic – I trained as a journalist and worked as a freelancer for five years, and I got to work with some really beautiful magazines. I worked with Smith Journal and Yen, and it’s an art form. There’s Anglesey, an island off the mainland’s northwestern coast, home to Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch, a village purported to have the longest place name in Europe; national parks such as Snowdonia, with the highest peaks in the United Kingdom outside of Scotland, and the Brecon Beacons, spanning some 1,340 square kilometres of Mid and South Wales; beautiful towns like Hay-on-Wye and Conwy; numerous castles, churches, bridges and historical monuments; contemporary art galleries and eccentric hidden gems; and cities, such as the country’s capital, Cardiff. And that’s just the beginning. Wales is infectious and inspiring, something captured in the latest edition of independent magazine, Lodestars Anthology. Lodestars does what it sets out to do; describing itself as a magazine-meets-journal for curious travellers, and also a coffee table staple, it transports you serenely to another place and gives you a pinch of wanderlust. Lodestars Anthology is a beautiful independent travel magazine-come-journal that is practically made for leaving on the coffee table for ever. Each stunning issue is a dedicated guide to a different country, filled with photographs, articles and recommendations.

It’s anyone who has a passion for travel – anyone who wants to get out and really experience something authentic. We’re about really immersive travel, and presenting the culture, history and people that make up a place. We’ll be distributed in 13 countries to start, but the main ports are Australia, America and the UK.

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In the editor’s letter you describe a lodestar as something that can guide and inspire. Who are the readers you’ll be guiding and inspiring?

Despite having left years ago, the country fills me with contentment each and every time I return, something that up until just 12 months ago I could do without a second thought; jumping on a plane to visit family, celebrate special moments with friends, or simply to return home and reconnect with my roots. The Welsh proverb, Dod yn ôl at fy nghoed——meaning ‘to return to a balanced state of mind’——the perfect encapsulation of my sentiments. This is our ode to Wales - a celebration of its soaring peaks and dazzling waters, its wilderness, song and lore. Venture here to walk in the footsteps of saints and ancient kings, and to explore landscapes - diverse, dramatic and sublime - destined to fill you with awe. You’ll cross paths with artists, poets and lavender farmers, feast on Welsh cakes and bara brith, wallow in the history, swim in the sea, hike hills, forage, revel and bask in the beauty. All the while knowing that here, there may well be dragons.Jimena is based in Colorado but has lived, worked, and studied in Mexico, Spain, The Netherlands, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, China, Argentina and the United Stated and speaks English and Spanish fluently. Basically, we’re a magazine-meets-journal all about place, travel and exploration, one you’ll ideally like to keep atop a coffee table. Or filled with scribblings and safely stored in your suitcase. I think every place in the world has a little bit of magic about it – the special pull of the place. You see a lot of magazines at the moment, especially the ones with a travel focus, that are about looking deeper and realising that a place is more than a couple of fruity attractions and some architectural icons. It’s about the people and the stories and the history, and that makes travel all the more magical.