Hybrid highs: the fun of combining two outdoors sports into one
After a hiking-rafting trip on Snowdon, our writer checks out other hybrid sports made possible by hi-tech ultra-lightweight kit
From London to Beijing on the old Silk Road – a photo essay
Taken on a 25,000-mile trip across 16 countries, these images capture cities, landscapes and people along the trading route – and the pre-Covid joy of travel
It’s oh so quiet: silent whale watching on Iceland’s first electric boat tour
A carbon-neutral tour off Húsavík, in north Iceland, makes for a greener, more peaceful experience for visitors and sea creatures
10 new activity breaks and wild days out in the UK for summer 2021
These trips in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas offer opportunities to learn new skills and help us get closer to nature
Why I’m running 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain solo
It has taken four winters so far, but wild beauty, nature and the kindness of strangers en route make this slow journey more than worthwhile
10 off-the-beaten-track adventures in Scotland
Scotland will be first choice for many British holidaymakers this year, but these active breaks avoid the country’s famous Highland and island honeypots
My alternative summer: travel writers’ plans for an epic UK adventure
With journeys to distant corners of the globe still on hold, our writers are gearing up to hike, climb, camp, and swim on home turf
Vlogging and fishing: a YouTuber goes wild camping in the Cascade mountains
A lone fisherman goes into the wilds of Washington state in search of giant alpine trout in pristine turquoise lakes. The results are spectacular
Where to cast your line: five British fishing wildernesses
With fishing, ‘wilderness’ is a state of mind as much as an actual place – which is why south London joins the Highlands and Dartmoor in our top picks
10 of the best outdoor activity days out available from 29 March
As restrictions in England ease to allow groups of up to six to meet outside, we pick 10 adventures to enjoy with family or friends
In the footsteps of great female explorers
To mark International Women’s Day, five writers tell how the pioneering adventurers of the past inspired their own epic trips
‘Tonight will be a great feast’: My mountain rescue in Croatia
In our third travel encounter, the writer is battered by a blizzard in the Velebit mountains but saved by Tomaš and his homemade wine
In your dreams … where travel writers are yearning for
The Arabian Sea, Russia’s far east, lunch on a sunny Balearic beach? Our experts can’t wait to get on the move again
Finding the middle of nowhere: hiking to Scotland’s great wilderness
Memories of a winter trip to the most remote spot in Britain are a reminder of the raw beauty of the Highlands
Top 10 books that take children on a travel adventure: readers’ tips
Here are classic tales to inspire infant wanderlust, from wizard’s haunts to wordless worlds and the remote Australian bush