Sep 22, 2015 • 4 min read
More than 750 bird species can be found under Malaysia’s chattering jungle canopies – that’s a whole lot of feathers for a relatively small nation…
Sep 22, 2015 • 4 min read
More than 750 bird species can be found under Malaysia’s chattering jungle canopies – that’s a whole lot of feathers for a relatively small nation…
Sep 17, 2015 • 6 min read
Nothing stirs a climber’s soul quite like a beautiful summit. John Muir put it best when he wrote, ‘The mountains are calling and I must go.’ But if you…
Sep 15, 2015 • 5 min read
The young nation of Timor-Leste may be remote and sparsely populated, but its capital, Dili, is a bustling urban centre. With its streets covered in…
Sep 13, 2015 • 5 min read
Rugby union fans around the world will gather together on 18 September to watch the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place in England and Wales. Twenty…
Sep 10, 2015 • 6 min read
Dubbed the ‘female Indiana Jones’, Mireya Mayor is an adventurer and then some... Taking the career path less travelled – going from NFL cheerleader to…
Sep 9, 2015 • 5 min read
Go down to the woods in eastern Finland and you’re in for a big surprise. The deep forests, clear lakes and berry-filled swamps in this off-the-radar…
Sep 9, 2015 • 5 min read
Iceland’s tourism boom is bringing planeloads of happy explorers to popular routes like the Golden Circle. Yet just one hour north of Reykjavík, grand…
Sep 9, 2015 • 5 min read
Kowloon might be loud, crazy and disarmingly brash – but the pulsing heart of Hong Kong is full of delights for younger travellers. Just a leisurely…
Sep 7, 2015 • 6 min read
Peering over the rooftop pool deck of Marina Bay Sands, shopping up a storm on Haji Lane, or ogling at the supertrees in Gardens by the Bay, it’s almost…
Sep 7, 2015 • 6 min read
The sun-bleached sands of Lake Malawi play host to one of the most memorable musical gatherings in the world, the Lake of Stars Festival. Malawi has long…
Sep 4, 2015 • 6 min read
It’s hard to think of an isolated speck of land more synonymous with inaccessibility than St Helena. After all, this seemingly lost island in the middle…
Sep 4, 2015 • 5 min read
Sitting at the geographical heart of southern Africa, Botswana's Okavango Delta is the closest thing to Eden left on the planet. Amid the sandy thorn…
Sep 4, 2015 • 5 min read
Britain’s wild and varied countryside is best experienced on foot. But rather than spending a day hiking an ancient byway or climbing a hill, why not…
Sep 4, 2015 • 5 min read
Descending through the forest from the Albania–Montenegro border pass, an unassailable stillness pervades, punctuated only by the sound of cowbells rising…
Sep 2, 2015 • 4 min read
The days of adventurous voyages to the Atlantic isle of St Helena aboard its Royal Mail ship are numbered. The island's first airport opens in 2016 and it…
Aug 17, 2015 • 6 min read
Is the list of places you’d like to visit becoming a little unwieldy? Ours was – which is why we’ve whittled them down from thousands to a definitive…
Aug 17, 2015 • 7 min read
A labyrinth of humanity, a jungle-shrouded temple, a head-spinning architectural masterpiece, and the archipelago that prompted Darwin's theory of…
Aug 17, 2015 • 6 min read
From the salt flats of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni to the chaos of Morocco’s most famous square, our definitive assortment of showstopping, jaw-dropping…
Aug 17, 2015 • 6 min read
While many of our ultimate travel destinations inevitably draw throngs of sightseers every day, others are so vast and serene you’ll probably feel like…
Aug 17, 2015 • 6 min read
The most mind-blowing sights on the planet come in a vast array of forms – from urban wonders like the colourful, cobbled streets of old Havana to epic…
Aug 12, 2015 • 5 min read
When Jacques Cousteau puts a dive site on his Top Ten list, then you know it must be good. That’s what I was reminding myself as I descended along a wall…
Aug 7, 2015 • 7 min read
There’s been lots of drama in Greece lately. But you’ve probably not heard about Drama as a travel destination, given Greece is more famous for its…