Top 10 active volcanoes to see up close
If you’re looking for a trip to light up your holiday, these volcanoes all have well-established roads, cable cars and trails up them – and predictable levels of activity
World’s largest underground zipline course opens in Wales
Zip World Caverns is the latest in a ‘string’ of new adventure attractions to open in north Wales. So, who wants to play in an old slate mine?
Travels with locals: 10 great public transport rides
In many parts of the world, using public transport can be a more enriching experience for visitors than a guided tour or private car hire – but you may have to sharpen up your hammock-fixing and price negotiation skills
Vote with your feet: how (and where) to escape the election result
Travel broadens the mind and can also help soothe the post-election spirit. So, if the result has left you depressed here are our holiday tips for making an escape
Tour operators cancel trips to Nepal following devastating earthquake
Holidaymakers due to travel to Nepal are offered refunds or alternative destination as travel companies prepare to fly clients in the country back home
Adventures in Australia: journeys of discovery to Indigenous Australian sites
As a major exhibition celebrating the culture of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders opens at the British Museum, Guardian Australia writers share their experiences of Indigenous tours and excursions across the country• Read Jonathan Jones’s review of Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation
10 great scenic drives around the world … that you’ve probably never heard of
A great driving route doesn’t always have to mean an epic road trip. Get behind the wheel for these journeys and you’ll still enjoy the experience of stunning views and winding roads
10 spectacular rail journeys … that you’ve probably never heard of
Classic trains such as the Orient Express and Trans-Siberian have the name and the fame, but there are hundreds of lesser-known – and more-affordable – rail journeys that are their equal when it comes to stunning scenery
DJ Carl Cox on Nin’s Bin seafood caravan, New Zealand
By a lonely beach on the South Island’s east coast, this retro caravan sells the freshest crayfish – ready to be gulped down with chips and lungfuls of sea air
UK wilderness adventures: discover a vanished world on Dartmoor
Walking on Dartmoor amid its bronze-age spoils and granite tors offers an evocative glimpse into the past and, thanks to a bylaw, wild camping is legal here … so you can also spend the night
Caminito del Rey path in Málaga reopens with beauty replacing the fear factor
The pathway once known as one of the world’s scariest hikes reopens after extensive safety improvements, and while thrill-seekers may miss the element of risk, the stunning views and dizzying heights more than compensate
UK wilderness adventures: a walk on high in the Black Mountains, south Wales
This two-day trip of walking and wild camping takes you up to the heights for breathtaking views and a bird’s eye view of nature at its craggy best
UK wilderness adventures: bothy to bothy in the Highlands
This unforgettable three-day adventure in Sutherland, in the far north of Scotland, follows a wild trail between two remote bothies and then returns by boat
UK wilderness adventures: build a driftwood den in north Devon
Make your own shelter beneath the cliffs on Peppercombe Beach
Solar eclipses to travel for around the world
As thousands flock to Scotland to get a glimpse of the solar eclipse, we round up other solar eclipses taking place over the next two years around the world