UK nature adventures: readers’ travel tips
Snorkelling and star gazing, walking, cycling and wild camping … readers reveal their favourite wilderness experiences across the UK
Block rockin’ feats: at Adelboden Igloo Festival, Switzerland
Building an igloo is snow joke, as Erica Buist discovered on a trip to the Swiss mountain village of Adelboden to take part in its Igloo Festival. It’s a competitive affair, though having to spend the night in what you’ve made is the biggest challenge
Snowdonia’s dark side – the mega zip wire trip beneath north Wales
Rachel Dixon peers in to the void and hangs on for dear life as she checks out one of the UK’s newest and most terrifying visitor attactions – Zip Below Xtreme
Nature adventures in the UK: send us your tips
Adventure holidays filled with camping, exploring, or trekking are great ways to get back to nature. Tell us about the best wilderness trips in the UK and you could win a £200 hotel voucher
Kayaking in Papua New Guinea: adventures in paradise
The Tigak archipelago stretches into the Pacific off the east of Papua New Guinea, all the way to a tiny island inhabited by a happy couple only too glad of its ghostly reputation
Canoeing and kayaking around the world: readers’ travel tips
From wild lakes in Canada to peaceful island hopping around Thailand, readers suggest their top places to explore by canoe or kayak
Say boo to a moose in Sweden
On a moose safari in a snowy Swedish forest, Kevin Rushby learns that the animals don’t deserve their reputation for comical dim-wittedness – unlike our writer, who goes swimming in the river ice
Majuli island, Assam: a disappearing world
Lying between two channels of the mighty Brahmaputra in north-east India, Majuli island seems a picturesque watery idyll. But mighty rivers don’t always make good neighbours
Islands and archipelagos: readers’ travel tips
A remote paradise in Thailand, a landmark of Inca history and island hopping in Sweden. Readers tell us about their favourite islands and archipelagos
The best climbing areas in Europe – for improving your skills
Inspired by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s dramatic El Capitan ascent? We select the best of Europe’s climbing areas for those who want to progress from indoor or beginner climbing to great outdoor adventures
My Kyrgyzstan adventure
Are the words ‘group tour’ and ‘adventure’ mutually exclusive? Kevin Rushby tests the theory in Kyrgyzstan by swimming in a mountain lake, riding a stallion and escaping his travel buddies whenever he gets the chance
The best adventure holidays for 2015
Surf in solitude in Mozambique, go hiking in Kurdistan or bumble through Spain in a 2CV … we round up the best new adventures for 2015
Great treks around the world: readers’ travel tips
There’s no better way to get to know a landscape than by hiking through it for days. From the Scottish Highlands to the Peruvian Andes, readers share their best trekking experiences
Holiday hotspots: where to go in 2015
Looking for inspiration for this year’s holiday? We’ve selected 40 hot destinations for 2015, each with a fresh reason to visit, from new budget flights, hotels, arts events and festivals to a solar eclipse …
Christmas in Ethiopia: it comes but twice a year
If western-style December hijinks aren’t enough, why not head for the Ethiopian highlands and join the country’s January Christmas celebrations – and take in a trekking holiday while you’re at it, writes Felicity Bryan