Features

‘I See The Change’: The Rise of Female Mountain Guides in Nepal

Tejshree Basnet is one of the few women to be a lead guide in Nepal, but the tides are beginning to change in the Himalayas...

Features, Portugal, Hiking

What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Madeira

Our top tips for visiting Madeira, the island of eternal spring, from the levadas and mountain biking to the best poncha...

Features, Trail Setting Stories, Spain

The 166km ‘Wine and Fish’ Hiking Trail Through Spain's Rioja Region

A hiking trail through the vineyards of the Rioja region, across the mountains of the Basque Country to the coast...

Features, India

What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting India

How to find your footing in this multi-faceted country, from overcoming culture shock to seeking peace in the mountains...

Features, Mountain Mindset, Unlocking Adventure

How Stepping Outside Can Stop You Feeling SAD

A Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) researcher explains why natural light is the best way to beat the 'winter blues'...

Features, Malaysia, Hiking

What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Borneo

Our top tips for visiting Malaysian Borneo, from spotting orangutans and hornbills to dealing with leeches...

Unlocking Adventure

Features, Mountain Mindset, Unlocking Adventure

How Stepping Outside Can Stop You Feeling SAD

A Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) researcher explains why natural light is the best way to beat the 'winter blues'...

Features, Unlocking Adventure, solo travel

Is it Weird to Travel Solo While in a Relationship?

Is it really that strange to take the opportunity to experience the world around us, asks solo travel expert Absolutely Lucy

Features, Unlocking Adventure

How Can I Motivate Myself to Adventure When It's Cold and Dark?

Bikepacker Annie Lloyd-Evans and dark skies advocate Dani Robertson explain why the best adventures happen over winter

Tourism Leakage

Features, Tourism Leakage, Sustainability

Is There a Roadmap to Decarbonise Tourism?

The carbon emissions of travel, and particularly flights, are "the elephant in the room" of tourism. But a roadmap does exist...

Features, Tourism Leakage

There is a Crisis of Equity in Tourism. So, What Now?

“Who’s really benefiting from the visitors that come to a destination? And is that value being distributed fairly?”

Features, Albania, Tourism Leakage

Why Off-Season is the Ideal Time to Discover Albania

The beaches of the Albanian Riviera look out on Italy and Corfu, and they go silent in the shoulder season...

Community

Features, Community, Costa Rica

Tackling a 250km Expedition Across the Width of Costa Rica

Much Better Adventurer Tony Ernst crosses the Central American isthmus from west to east, all under his own steam...

Features, Community, Sri Lanka

Exploring the Wilds of Sri Lanka

Nisha Chandegra hits the Pekoe Trail and takes the train to the tea hills and waterfalls on the ultimate Sri Lankan adventure...

Features, Community, Albania

Splashing Down Europe's Last Wild River in Albania

Much Better Adventurer Amanda Glasspell explores the wild waterways and mountain trails of Albania...

From the History Books

Features, Norway, From the History Books

The Man Who’s Been Kayaking Norway's Fjords for 25 Years

We speak to Jan Nielsen, who's spent a quarter of a century guiding groups of the Nærøyfjord, the pearl of Norway's fjords...

Features, From the History Books, Peru

Who Really Rediscovered Machu Picchu?

Explorer Hiram Bingham took the credit for finding the city, but another name was scrawled on a wall when he arrived...

Features, From the History Books, Morocco

How a Murder Suspect Became the First Tourist to Climb Mount Toubkal

The story of René de Segonzac, who became the first recorded person to climb to North Africa's highest point, 100 years ago...

Trail Setting Stories

Features, Trail Setting Stories

The New 194km Hiking Trail Across Tunisia’s Remote Dahar Region

The Dahar Great Crossing links the troglodyte villages of the Amazigh people, traversing stony peaks and arid desert...

Features, Spain, Trail Setting Stories

A Guide to the Ruta del Cares Walk in the Picos de Europa

This remarkable day hike clutches the steep walls of the Cares Gorge in the heart of the Picos de Europa in northern Spain...

Features, Trail Setting Stories, UK

The New 258 Mile Bikepacking Route on the Yorkshire Coast

We speak to Markus Stitz about the cycling loop taking in the bustling towns, sheer white cliffs and moorland of Yorkshire...