Adventure Travel

May 9, 2017 • 6 min read

Tokyo is dazzling, frenetic and fashionably cool, but there are times when the population crush and non-stop energy turns this urban paradise into a…

May 8, 2017 • 5 min read

Picture a tropical archipelago of steep, jungle-covered islands, glittering white-sand beaches, hidden lagoons and luminous turquoise waters. Now throw in…

Apr 18, 2017 • 16 min read

Lying in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa, the island of Madagascar has evolved in splendid isolation for more than 80 million years;…

Apr 17, 2017 • 5 min read

On the outskirts of Bogotá, a mysterious and silent landscape extends for thousands of square kilometers. Unique to high tropical mountains, páramos are…

Apr 13, 2017 • 5 min read

Islands have always occupied a special place in the imagination of travellers. Defined by their finite geography, they inspire a romanticised sense of …

Apr 4, 2017 • 4 min read

Whether you’re bearing witness to a colossal procession of icebergs floating out to sea in Canada; staring at starry skies and dazzling sunrises in…

Apr 3, 2017 • 4 min read

Forget long layovers and cramped overnight buses, make your journey the adventure itself with these epic excuses to hit the open road… or ocean!

Mar 31, 2017 • 4 min read

Bucket-list favourites, fairy chimneys, beer festivals and more await culture vultures in May. Drive through the USA’s Deep South to explore America at…

Mar 29, 2017 • 5 min read

Shoulder season prices can often mean compromising on the destination – maybe the days aren’t as warm as you’d hoped, the local bars and restaurants…

Mar 10, 2017 • 6 min read

Some 1800 years ago, Arabic traders gave the Maldives a moniker that remains relevant to this day: the ‘Money Isles’. Back then, the archipelago’s…

Mar 8, 2017 • 8 min read

As you drift across the mirror-still surface of a shallow bay in Kosterhavet, Sweden’s first national marine park, the reason why Bohuslän beguiles…

Feb 1, 2017 • 5 min read

Belarus is off the radar of most travellers, but this rarely explored corner of eastern Europe has just given them the legislative equivalent of a come…

Jan 4, 2017 • 6 min read

Thrust into the spotlight as the poster children of the effects of climate change, polar bears have become the endangered celebrities of the animal world.

Nov 30, 2016 • 5 min read

Bequia, one of the more off the beaten track islands in the already remote Grenadine Islands in the Caribbean, is a world away from international resorts…

Nov 21, 2016 • 6 min read

Like every great seducer, Corfu knows exactly how to reel you in. Sunsets, sandy beaches and clear seas have made this Ionian island a summertime…

Oct 24, 2016 • 6 min read

Think Finland and what pops to mind? Moomins, saunas or Santa, perhaps? Prepare to push those boundaries on a week-long trip that clicks into the groove…

Oct 19, 2016 • 5 min read

One could argue that taking 12 to 24 hours to cover the 163km between Madagascar’s highlands and its Indian Ocean coast is a rather slow and inefficient…

Oct 4, 2016 • 5 min read

Mérida, capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, is a beautiful colonial city with plenty to do. Churches, squares, museums and restaurants, plus a…

Sep 30, 2016 • 4 min read

Tucked away on the central west coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Taranaki region is both overlooked and under-appreciated. But for more intrepid…

Sep 29, 2016 • 5 min read

In the unique watery world of Inle Lake, Intha fisherman row canoes with one leg, gardens float, and wooden homes perch above the water on rickety stilts…

Sep 28, 2016 • 5 min read

Tucked away in the hills of northern Taiwan, there is a small village that houses a furry surprise. Set alongside the Keelung River, the former coal…

Sep 22, 2016 • 4 min read

Ethiopia is a land of legends and mystery – the Queen of Sheba and the Ark of the Covenant to name but two. The landscape is also mesmerising. In the far…