Sweden’s High Coast: an uplifting experience
Since the ice age, a chain of islands in northern Sweden has been emerging from the sea, creating a beautiful, if bizarre, wilderness for walkers, campers and kayakers
Myth and majesty in China’s Xinjiang lake district
The lakes, forests and mountains of China’s far north are attracting tourists by the busload, but there’s still plenty of untouched wilderness to enjoy
Scotland’s rocky road: a journey to the edge of Lewis – a photo essay
The road to west Lewis in the Outer Hebrides takes in wild landscapes, ancient ruins and enduring traditions – and it’s the longest dead-end in Britain
Serene summer in Finland’s centenary national park
The Nordic country’s newly opened Hossa national park has all the wilderness an adventure traveller – or a bear – could desire
Just chillin’: welcome to Iceland’s wild, wild Westfjords
Iceland’s popularity with tourists doesn’t mean that solitude is hard to find. Head west to its fjords and splendid isolation and nature are close at hand
Little Petra: exploring the tastes and traditions of ‘the real Jordan’
A new initiative from a husband-and-wife team offers the chance to venture into the desert beyond Jordan’s most iconic site, in the company of local people
Top 10 forgotten British beauty spots
From crumbling ruins to holy wells and butterfly-filled forests, some of the country’s loveliest spots have been all but forgotten. Our experts name their favourites
In praise of cycling (very slowly) around the world
Cycling the globe in 80 days may be a noble ambition, but doing it in 18 months – stopping to take in the views and talk to people along the way – is just as rewarding, says Liz Dodd
Getting Bleaker: penguins, pens and finding inspiration in the Falkland Islands
In search of solitude, Nell Stevens headed for the isolation of Bleaker Island to finish her first book but what she discovered changed her plans – for the better
‘In Montana it feels like there’s lots of sky stacked on top of us, layer upon layer’
Director Alex Smith, whose film Walking Out premieres at Sundance London this weekend, on his love for his home state, ‘Big Sky Country’
The best of Washington state and Oregon: readers’ travel tips
The Pacific Northwest is known for its great outdoors – lakes, mountain trails, wild shores. But our readers also have tips for the region’s eminently livable towns and cities
Croatia’s remotest island
After canoeing round deserted coves and spearfishing with the lighthouse keeper, Kevin Rushby is tempted to stay on beautiful Lastovo island forever
The elusive American wilderness: in search of my own private Idaho
Off-trail amid towering mountains, engulfed in freezing fog and stepping over fresh bear tracks, our writer finally finds America in the raw
10 of the best US hiking trails: readers’ travel tips
From a rocky wonderland with views of Las Vegas to the green ridges of the Appalachians, our readers share their tips for great walks
Undiscovered south-east Asia: remote towns and secret beaches
From Vietnam’s little-known islands to Laos’s interior and even tourist-free Thailand, our writers reveal some hidden treasures