Sensory overload is real and has many searching for the best locations and an opportunity to switch off. But travel is so much more than what you can see, so what if you could find an experience that allows you to focus on just one sense – which would you choose?

Issue 56 of get lost examines the five senses and the best experiences from around the globe that allows the opportunity to immerse yourself in them. From hearing secrets whispered into the walls of an underground train station and savouring the taste of a high-altitude wine, to feeling the gelatinous tentacles of a jellyfish and getting a whiff of the sulphurous steam from boiling mud pots. You'll discover these and so much more in our feature on 26 Places to Thrill Your Senses.

“When planning a trip abroad, most people will talk about what they're going to see. But what about what we hear, what we taste, smell and feel? These are all senses that leave their mark and often conjure fond memories long after the experience is over. With this idea, the get lost team wanted to push the boundaries of what it means to engage each of the five senses while travelling,” says get lost publisher Justin Jamieson.

“The beauty of honing in on one of your senses is that there's so many interesting ways to do it that aren't immediately obvious. Even sight, the most obvious of the five senses, was a wonder – visiting a place like Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands, which is already incredible to behold, and then viewing it from a whole new perspective blew our minds – and we think you'll be impressed with our collection of the simple yet enriching sensory experiences our world has to offer.”

There's plenty more to discover in issue 56. We lose ourselves in a world of kaleidoscopic colour at a Colombia festival, breathe in earthy scents as we explore the rainforests and coffee plantations of Costa Rica, ditch French Polynesia's floating hotel havens in favour of Tahiti's rich and rugged outer isles and experience the magic show of Canada's northernmost point.

For those who are all about the culinary scene, there's a foodie hiking adventure in Tasmania that will make your mouth water, a journey through a neighbourhood in Singapore with a local chef and the discovery of a Balinese delicacy unique to the region's east. Plus, there's a 14-day itinerary for Sri Lanka and the inside scoop on one of the world's best spots to dive with manta rays.

Issue 56 of get lost is on sale from this week at newsagents and online from Apple Newsstand and Amazon.

For more information or to organise an interview, contact Justin Jamieson on (03) 9486 0550 or justin.jamieson@grincreative.com.au