The fabulous folly of Madagascar’s Pangalanes canal
In the late 19th century, French colonialists embarked on a madcap project to dig a channel eight times longer than the Panama Canal. These days it’s a wild and weird home for the birds
A virtual tour of Peru through films, food, books and music
We may not be able to travel at the moment, but our new series of virtual guides brings the world to you – starting with a cultural tour of Peru
21 places to go in 2021: ‘The holidays we’re dreaming of this year’
Instead of the travel hotlist we usually launch in January, writers across Europe pick the local spots they long to go back to when things open up
10 songs that bring back memories of my travels: Johny Pitts’ playlist
The TV presenter and author’s personal selection basks in memories of Route 66, Marseille, Tokyo and Miami Vice
Michelle Paver: Alaska’s ice cave left me fizzing with ideas
The children’s author remembers an exhilarating hike to a glacier north of Juneau as research for one of her Wolf Brother books
10 songs that bring back great travel memories: Jennifer Lucy Allan’s playlist
The music writer and broadcaster’s musical memories take in road trips, brilliant record shops, carnival and falling in love
My journey around India in 80 trains
Monisha Rajesh had a complex relationship with her parents’ homeland, until she saw all of Indian life played out on the country’s railway
My most memorable train ride: 10 readers’ travel tips
With live music in the carriage, bear sightings and an active volcano in clear view, our tipsters’ rail trips show that it’s often more about the journey than the destination
‘I just didn’t see myself represented in the travel industry’: Ella Paradis of the Black Explorer
The founder of a new magazine created by and for Black travellers talks about the motivation behind the launch, her own travels and the people who inspire her
10 adventurers on their trip of a lifetime
Drawing on memories of epic journeys can help sustain us through lockdown. Experts share their greatest conquests – and where they plan to go next
How Bob Marley helped me paddleboard from Land’s End to John o’Groats
Music doesn’t only transport us to happy times and places – it can, as this adventurer found, be a companion and motivator on our travels
We were sick of lockdown – so cycled from Land’s End to John o’Groats
Two stir-crazy friends strap tents to their bikes and set out to ride the entire length of Britain
I followed the magic of Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture into Fingal’s Cave
‘Listening to music in lockdown helps me see the world in a deeper way, and reminds me of my adventure to the Isle of Staffa’
Stanfords travel bookshop launches crowdfunding project as it fights for survival
Beloved London travel and map specialist has launched an online scheme to help stave off closure
Cycling King Alfred’s Way, the new off-road trail around Wessex
A 350km circular trail was launched this summer, knitting together ancient bridleways and millennia of English history