Hiking

Jan 18, 2019 • 6 min read

Usually known for its desert climate and sweltering heat, Dubai boasts balmy winters that are the exception to the rule. By early November, temperatures…

Jan 16, 2019 • 5 min read

The famed Mayan ruins of Copán, the world-renowned diving on the islands of Utila and Roatán – Honduras is a country with so much to enjoy. But it's the…

Dec 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Guadeloupe – it’s part-French, part-Creole, happily rustic and refreshingly authentic. 

Dec 10, 2018 • 7 min read

The hills around Hangzhou, China, are home to Longjing tea plantations where you can sip tea at small teahouses and then hike through the tea bushes.

Nov 19, 2018 • 8 min read

Afghanistan. A place once firmly on the traveller trail rendered, by modern history, virtually unvisited. Much of Afghanistan remains off-limits to…

Nov 15, 2018 • 6 min read

Lounging beachside with a frosty cocktail is a Caribbean essential, but there are lots of adventurous alternatives if you want to get active. Down toward…

Nov 8, 2018 • 6 min read

Sometime before dawn, a group of dedicated travellers huddle in the dark cold of a small mountain train station. Little puffs of breath rise on the frosty…

Nov 5, 2018 • 9 min read

Bhutan may be a tiny dot on the map, but its topography is epic, even daunting, in scale. Measured in terms of altitude change rather than miles, this is…

Nov 2, 2018 • 5 min read

Sink your feet into unspoilt powder-white sands, then grab your kitesurfing kit and hit the Atlantic waves. Welcome to one of Spain’s favourite summer…

Oct 29, 2018 • 6 min read

Mention Bhutan to savvy travellers and you normally get two reactions. First comes a wistful ‘aaahh’, as people summon up hazy images of a pristine…

Oct 26, 2018 • 5 min read

There are few places left in the world as wild and unruffled by the hands of man as Patagonia. The little-visited northern half of Chilean Patagonia is a…

Oct 24, 2018 • 6 min read

Andalucía, Spain's southernmost region, is famous for sunshine, the Alhambra, flamenco, beaches and fiestas. Less well known is that it’s also a paradise…

Oct 23, 2018 • 5 min read

Small but perfectly formed, the Maltese island of Gozo has plenty of historical and natural treasures to fill a long weekend and more. And its diminutive,…

Oct 23, 2018 • 6 min read

When it comes to easy accessibility, drop-dead gorgeous scenery and sheer number of trail options, there is no better place to go hiking in Italy than the…

Oct 19, 2018 • 6 min read

Serbia may be landlocked, but it boasts one of the most spectacular stretches of the Danube – which clocks up 588km here on its way to the Black Sea –…

Oct 15, 2018 • 6 min read

Whether hiking on trails with altitude, rafting foaming rivers, tearing downhill on a mountain bike or skis, or paragliding above peaks, the Alps will…

Oct 15, 2018 • 6 min read

Long a popular winter sun destination for Europeans, Tunisia’s resorts and beaches often come with locals leading brightly saddled camels for tourists to…

Oct 11, 2018 • 4 min read

When the seemingly endless sunny days finally come to an end, locals take to the Havana streets. Nightlife in Cuba’s capital is best enjoyed under the…

Sep 26, 2018 • 5 min read

With no National Parks and only one small National Monument, Alabama’s great outdoors fly somewhat under the radar. But don’t let that mislead you – from…

Sep 12, 2018 • 10 min read

Jordan’s new long-distance footpath offers travellers the chance to follow in the wake of prophets and shepherds on a journey that traverses lost cities,…

Sep 4, 2018 • 6 min read

New York’s second-largest city, Buffalo owes its prominence – and its remarkable collection of early 20th-century architecture – to the Erie Canal, which…

Aug 28, 2018 • 6 min read

Few people have heard of Jekyll Island, Georgia. But huge, world-changing things once happened in this tiny spot – one of four barrier islands known as…