The Way: The Much Better Adventures Magazine

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, Mountain Mindset

Why Decision-Making is the Most Important Attribute in Adventure

We speak to expedition leader Oli France and Mountaineering Scotland's Ross Cadie about decision-making in the outdoors...

Features, Costa Rica, Trail Setting Stories

Camino de Costa Rica: The 280km Trail Running Coast to Coast Across the Country

This 16-stage epic runs from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific, taking in rainforests and indigenous territories along the way...

Features

Guides, Features, Rwanda

Why There’s More to Rwanda Than Tracking Gorillas

Kayak on Lake Kivu, take the canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park or explore the land of a thousand hills by bike...

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, 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...

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, Tourism Leakage, India

What’s in a Souvenir? The True Value of Hyperlocal Handicrafts

Done right, souvenirs can help craft practices thrive, and provide a crucial source of income for local communities...

Mountain Mindset

Features, Mountain Mindset, Unlocking Adventure

How Adventure Helps You Develop an Abundance Mindset

A psychologist and world hiker explain how adventure helps you trust in your own path and feel grateful for it

Features, Mountain Mindset, Kyrgyzstan

Why I Push My Comfort Zone in the Outdoors

"So many places felt out of reach when I began venturing into outdoor adventures," writes endurance athlete Jenny Tough.

Features, Mountain Mindset, Cycling

Want to Adventure to Your Fullest? Go to Sleep

Athletes Jenny Graham and Robbie Britton, plus sleep expert James Wilson, talk about the power of shutting your eyes

Unlocking Adventure

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

Unlocking Adventure, Features

How Adventure Helps You Thrive During the ‘Panic Years’

An Everest climber and a wellbeing coach explain how adventure helps you through the uncertainty of your thirties

Features, Mountain Mindset, Unlocking Adventure

How Adventure Helps You Develop an Abundance Mindset

A psychologist and world hiker explain how adventure helps you trust in your own path and feel grateful for it

Trail Setting Stories

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...

Guides, Trail Setting Stories, New Zealand

The 303km Coast to Coast Trail Across New Zealand's South Island

Cycle the windswept west coast, hike across the Southern Alps and raft down the wild Waimakariri River

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...

Guides

Guides, Hiking, Norway

5 of the Best Winter Hikes in Norway

From Trolltunga and Preikestolen to Kjerag Boulder, these are some of the best hikes in Norway when the snow falls...

Guides, Hiking, Norway

15 of the Most Beautiful Fjord Hikes in Norway

Glacial lagoons, verdant forests and soaring mountains - our guide to the best fjord hikes in Norway...

Guides, Africa

10 of the Best Things to Do in Ghana

From attending the Akwasidae Festival to rainforest canopy walks, these are our favourite activities in Ghana

Hiking

Guides, Hiking, Norway

5 of the Best Winter Hikes in Norway

From Trolltunga and Preikestolen to Kjerag Boulder, these are some of the best hikes in Norway when the snow falls...

Guides, Hiking, Norway

15 of the Most Beautiful Fjord Hikes in Norway

Glacial lagoons, verdant forests and soaring mountains - our guide to the best fjord hikes in Norway...

Guides, Hiking, Norway

10 of the Best Hikes in Norway

From the fjords and sea cliffs of the rugged Fjordkysten, to the glaciated summit of Galdhøpiggen...

Cycling

Guides, Cycling

Cycling Disciplines: 8 Different Types of Cycling Explained

Our essential explainer to the different types of cycling, from road and gravel cycling to bikepacking, BMX and beyond...

Features, Mountain Mindset, Cycling

Want to Adventure to Your Fullest? Go to Sleep

Athletes Jenny Graham and Robbie Britton, plus sleep expert James Wilson, talk about the power of shutting your eyes

Features, Europe, Cycling

The Transcontinental Race: 3,500km Across Europe on a Bicycle

Our co-founder Guy Bowden rides the definitive self-supported bike race across Europe, from drizzly Belgium to fiery Greece...