The Much Better Adventures Magazine

Features, Unlocking Adventure

'It Felt Like I Was Trespassing on the Privilege of Adventure Travel'

As a mixed-race woman travelling solo, Lucy Ruthnum explores how visibility shapes who feels welcome outdoors

Features, Hiking

'It Feels Alive': Hiking 100km on the Wild Island of La Réunion

We trek the GR-R2, going coast to coast through mountain cirques and jungle, on the island of sharks and volcanoes...

Features

Features, Kyrgyzstan, Kayaking

A Kayak Expedition from East to West Kyrgyzstan, on the River Naryn

"Waking up in this moonscape felt unreal," writes paddler Michal Kuthan. "Red cliffs, desert and massive vertical walls."

Features, Trail Setting Stories

The 444km Coast to Coast Cycle Trail Across Sri Lanka

Cross Sri Lanka from west to east, pedalling through coconut groves and uphill into tea estates and spice plantations...

Features, Trail Setting Stories

The 35km Cycle Route through California’s Wine Country

A laidback ride through Sonoma County, renowned for its heritage Zinfandel wine and evocative landscapes...

Unlocking Adventure

Features, Unlocking Adventure

‘Quietcations’: the Importance of Seeking Silence in a Noisy World

The silence of remote places is vital for your mental and physical wellbeing - and more people are now seeking it out...

Features, Unlocking Adventure, Lifestyle

82% of Travel Decisions are Made By Women. Here's Why

Is making travel decisions an example of the 'mental load', or an indicator of women's freedom and empowerment?

Features, Unlocking Adventure

"No, I’m Not a Selfish Mother for Going Travelling Without My Teenage Daughter"

As solo female travel booms, Rachel Ann Cullen questions why mothers are still stigmatised for travelling without their kids

Travel Better

Madagascar, Features, Travel Better

'It's Empowering': How Positive-Impact Tourism is Protecting Nature in Madagascar

Madagascar’s wildlife evolved in isolation. Its future, however, depends on people - and tourism can play a crucial role...

Features, Colombia, Travel Better

Why We’re No Longer Visiting Comuna 13 in Medellín

Overtourism is having a huge impact on this storied comuna. Here's why, for now, we feel a responsibility to go elsewhere...

Features, Tourism Leakage, Thailand, Travel Better

Why Does Watching Bad Tourists on TV Make Us Want to Travel?

On 'The White Lotus Paradox', and why watching the morally bankrupt go on holiday should make us travel better...

Mountain Mindset

Features, Mountain Mindset

Lessons in Resilience, with Hari Budha Magar

He's the first double above-knee amputee to have completed the Seven Summits. Here's how he managed to keep going...

Features, Kosovo, Mountain Mindset

"You Have to Love to Live": A Hike with Kosovo's High Altitude Mountaineer

Guide Uta Ibrahimi recently became the first woman from the Balkans to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000m mountains

Features, Lifestyle, Mountain Mindset

Do I Always Have to ‘Find Myself’ When Travelling?

Adventure travel can broaden our horizons, but that doesn't mean every trip needs to be a voyage of self-discovery

Trail Setting Stories

Features, Trail Setting Stories

The 444km Coast to Coast Cycle Trail Across Sri Lanka

Cross Sri Lanka from west to east, pedalling through coconut groves and uphill into tea estates and spice plantations...

Features, Trail Setting Stories

The 35km Cycle Route through California’s Wine Country

A laidback ride through Sonoma County, renowned for its heritage Zinfandel wine and evocative landscapes...

Features, Trail Setting Stories, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Ćiro Trail: The 98-Mile Cycle Route Between Mostar and Dubrovnik

Once a narrow-gauge railway through the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ćiro Trail is now one of Europe's great cycle routes

Guides

Guides, North America

10 Of The Best Things to do in Zion National Park

How to explore this adventure playground of towering sandstone canyons, twisting rivers and rock monoliths...

Guides, Hiking, Bulgaria

The Snowshoe Trail to the Summit of Bulgaria’s Bezbog Peak

This winter hike serves up panoramic views of Bulgaria's glacial Pirin Mountains, in a UNESCO-protected national park

Guides, Travel Tips: What I Wish I Knew, Hiking

What I Wish I Knew Before Hiking Réunion Island

Our top tips for visiting Réunion Island, from tackling the cirque hikes to embracing maloya music and spicy rougail...

Hiking

Slovenia, Hiking

The Alpe-Adria Circular: A 134km Hike Through Austria, Italy and Slovenia

The Alpe-Adria mega trail is a famous hiking route from glacier to sea. Far fewer know about its week-long circular companion

Features, Hiking

How Will the New Hiking Rules Impact Adventure in Madeira?

Starting 2026, numbers will be restricted on Madeira's marked hiking trails. Here's what that means for your adventure...

Guides, Hiking, Bulgaria

The Snowshoe Trail to the Summit of Bulgaria’s Bezbog Peak

This winter hike serves up panoramic views of Bulgaria's glacial Pirin Mountains, in a UNESCO-protected national park

Cycling

Features, Guides, Cycling

The Cyclist's High: How Adventure Riding Boosts Mental Health

Our experts took a deep-dive into the relationship between cycling and mental health, with original survey results...

Guides, Cycling

10 of the Best Winter Cycling Destinations in Europe

Our favourite winter cycling spots, from Madeira's volcanic highlands to the hairpin bends of Mallorca's mountains...

Guides, Cycling, US

The 10 Best Winter Cycling Destinations in the US (2025 Edition)

From desert climbs in Arizona to fat biking in Alaska and tropical Hawaii, here's how to get your winter cycling fix...

'It Felt Like I Was Trespassing on the Privilege of Adventure Travel'

'It Feels Alive': Hiking 100km on the Wild Island of La Réunion

Features

A Kayak Expedition from East to West Kyrgyzstan, on the River Naryn

The 444km Coast to Coast Cycle Trail Across Sri Lanka

The 35km Cycle Route through California’s Wine Country

Unlocking Adventure

‘Quietcations’: the Importance of Seeking Silence in a Noisy World

82% of Travel Decisions are Made By Women. Here's Why

"No, I’m Not a Selfish Mother for Going Travelling Without My Teenage Daughter"

Travel Better

'It's Empowering': How Positive-Impact Tourism is Protecting Nature in Madagascar

Why We’re No Longer Visiting Comuna 13 in Medellín

Why Does Watching Bad Tourists on TV Make Us Want to Travel?

Mountain Mindset

Lessons in Resilience, with Hari Budha Magar

"You Have to Love to Live": A Hike with Kosovo's High Altitude Mountaineer

Do I Always Have to ‘Find Myself’ When Travelling?

Trail Setting Stories

The 444km Coast to Coast Cycle Trail Across Sri Lanka

The 35km Cycle Route through California’s Wine Country

Ćiro Trail: The 98-Mile Cycle Route Between Mostar and Dubrovnik

Guides

10 Of The Best Things to do in Zion National Park

The Snowshoe Trail to the Summit of Bulgaria’s Bezbog Peak

What I Wish I Knew Before Hiking Réunion Island

Hiking

The Alpe-Adria Circular: A 134km Hike Through Austria, Italy and Slovenia

How Will the New Hiking Rules Impact Adventure in Madeira?

The Snowshoe Trail to the Summit of Bulgaria’s Bezbog Peak

Cycling

The Cyclist's High: How Adventure Riding Boosts Mental Health

10 of the Best Winter Cycling Destinations in Europe

The 10 Best Winter Cycling Destinations in the US (2025 Edition)

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