The Ancient Pilgrim Trail Through Tuscany’s Brunello Wine Region
Trail Setting Stories, Guides

The Ancient Pilgrim Trail Through Tuscany’s Brunello Wine Region

Hike from Lucca to Radicofani down the cypress-lined tracks, vineyards and undulating hills of Tuscany

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 4 Jul 2025 • 11 min read
5 of the Best Hikes in Madeira
Guides, Hiking, Portugal

5 of the Best Hikes in Madeira

Journey into the levadas and veredas of Madeira, from the high point of Pico Ruivo to the UNESCO-protected laurel forests...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 30 Jun 2025 • 15 min read
A Guide to Hiking the Walker’s Haute Route From Chamonix to Zermatt
Guides, Hiking, France, Switzerland

A Guide to Hiking the Walker’s Haute Route From Chamonix to Zermatt

One of the most challenging long distance hikes in the Alps, up high passes and across stony boulderscapes...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 30 Jun 2025 • 17 min read
Europe’s Toughest Trek: GR20 Corsica 16‑Stage Guide
Guides, France, Hiking

Europe’s Toughest Trek: GR20 Corsica 16‑Stage Guide

Our guide to walking the high-mountain GR20 trail in Corsica, including where to stay, and day-by-day stage details...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Stuart Kenny, Dani Redd 29 Jun 2025 • 14 min read
A Guide to Hiking The Everest Panorama Trail
Guides, Nepal

A Guide to Hiking The Everest Panorama Trail

This shorter alternative to the Everest Base Camp Trek serves up breathtaking views of 8000m high Himalayan peaks

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 24 Jun 2025 • 9 min read
A Guide to Vancouver Island, Canada
Guides, Canada

A Guide to Vancouver Island, Canada

Where whales breach the water, grizzly bears fish for salmon, and hiking trails wind through ancient rainforest...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 11 Jun 2025 • 12 min read
The World’s Ultimate Solo Adventure Travel Destinations in 2025
Guides

The World’s Ultimate Solo Adventure Travel Destinations in 2025

Our experts trip planners at Much Better Adventures reveal the ultimate 25 destinations for 2025 solo adventure travel

  • Much Better Adventures
    Much Better Adventures
Much Better Adventures 3 Jun 2025 • 14 min read
Hiking the Valleys and Villages of the Atlas Mountains
Community, Morocco, Hiking

Hiking the Valleys and Villages of the Atlas Mountains

Ian Robinson walks between Berber villages and high mountains, on a Much Better Adventure in Morocco...

  • Ian Robinson
    Ian Robinson
Ian Robinson 30 May 2025 • 7 min read
Why Bhutan Measures Gross National Happiness, Not GDP
Features, Bhutan, Hiking

Why Bhutan Measures Gross National Happiness, Not GDP

"It impacts on our day-to-day lives," says guide Karma Lotey, of the strategy that puts holistic wellbeing ahead of financial gain

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 29 May 2025 • 8 min read
The Legendary 250 Mile Trail Through the Mountains of Bhutan
Features, Bhutan, Hiking, Trail Setting Stories

The Legendary 250 Mile Trail Through the Mountains of Bhutan

We speak to Karma Lotey about the Trans Bhutan Trail, an ancient route through the heart of this Himalayan Kingdom...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 26 May 2025 • 7 min read
Making Sense of Magic: What I Learned from a Week in Bhutan
Features, Hiking, Bhutan

Making Sense of Magic: What I Learned from a Week in Bhutan

Often compared to the fictional city of Shangri-La, Bhutan is where myth and reality blur, in the shadow of the Himalayas

  • Tristan Kennedy
    Tristan Kennedy
Tristan Kennedy 26 May 2025 • 8 min read
My 1,700km Ride Through the Wilderness of Kyrgyzstan
Features, Cycling, Kyrgyzstan

My 1,700km Ride Through the Wilderness of Kyrgyzstan

Markus Stitz, on cycling the vast open valleys and high lakes of Kyrgyzstan, where rivers roar and golden eagles circle above...

  • Markus Stitz
    Markus Stitz
Markus Stitz 21 May 2025 • 7 min read
The 329km Cycle Route Through the Mountains of North Vietnam
Features, Trail Setting Stories

The 329km Cycle Route Through the Mountains of North Vietnam

Tackle the hairpin bends and mountain passes of the Ha Giang Loop, while experiencing life in Vietnam's indigenous villages

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 21 May 2025 • 7 min read
Brontë Country to Become the UK's Newest National Nature Reserve
UK

Brontë Country to Become the UK's Newest National Nature Reserve

A new reserve is to be created on the edge of Bradford, providing habitat for adders, curlews and short-eared owls...

  • Much Better Adventures
    Much Better Adventures
Much Better Adventures 14 May 2025 • 5 min read
From Summit to Spey: A Highland Paddle in the Sunstruck Cairngorms
Features, Scotland, Canoeing

From Summit to Spey: A Highland Paddle in the Sunstruck Cairngorms

We take to the rapids of the River Spey and walk the iconic trails of the Cairngorms, past ancient Caledonian pines...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 14 May 2025 • 8 min read
The 152km Batongguan Historic Trail in Taiwan
Features, Trail Setting Stories

The 152km Batongguan Historic Trail in Taiwan

Hike through the dense forests, prairie grasslands and high peaks of Taiwan's Central Mountain Range on this remote trek

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 12 May 2025 • 8 min read
How To Prepare For a Multi-Day Cycling Adventure
Guides, Cycling

How To Prepare For a Multi-Day Cycling Adventure

"Gear, route and mindset". Tips for going on a cycling trip from Vedangi Kulkarni, who has cycled around the world twice...

  • Vedangi Kulkarni
    Vedangi Kulkarni
Vedangi Kulkarni 12 May 2025 • 15 min read
How to See Verdon Gorge Without the Crowds? Pack a Raft
Features, France, Packrafting

How to See Verdon Gorge Without the Crowds? Pack a Raft

The new activity which can let you have the Grand Canyon of Europe - and one of France's top beauty spots - to yourself...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 25 Apr 2025 • 5 min read
Exploring Taiwan's Diverse Hot Spring Culture
Features

Exploring Taiwan's Diverse Hot Spring Culture

An under-the-radar country with over 100 wild hot springs, many of which are only accessible on foot...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 23 Apr 2025 • 9 min read
What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Jordan
Features, Jordan, Travel Tips: What I Wish I Knew

What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Jordan

Why you should visit Wadi Rum now, take a longer hike to Petra and eat houmous every day when you're in Jordan...

  • Marta Marinelli
    Marta Marinelli
Marta Marinelli 22 Apr 2025 • 8 min read
Do I Always Have to ‘Find Myself’ When Travelling?
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

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 17 Apr 2025 • 8 min read
Worried About Being at the Back on a Group Cycling Trip? Don’t Be.
Guides, Cycling, Albania

Worried About Being at the Back on a Group Cycling Trip? Don’t Be.

"We come across different fitness levels, and that's completely normal," says Albanian cycling guide Endrit Shima.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 11 Apr 2025 • 6 min read
How to Choose the Right Level of Bike Trip
Guides, Cycling

How to Choose the Right Level of Bike Trip

Expert advice from a cycling adventure designer on how trips are graded, and how to choose the perfect one for you

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 8 Apr 2025 • 7 min read
A Guide to the Grand Traverse of Elba, in the Tuscan Archipelago
Features, Italy, Hiking

A Guide to the Grand Traverse of Elba, in the Tuscan Archipelago

The GTE takes you up and over the mountains of the Tuscan archipelago, with views to Corsica and the Italian mainland...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 8 Apr 2025 • 5 min read
A Guide to Hiking the Dolomites’ Alta Via 2
Guides, Hiking, Italy

A Guide to Hiking the Dolomites’ Alta Via 2

Scramble up scree slopes and tackle pulse-racing via ferratas on the most challenging 'high route' in the Dolomites.

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 3 Apr 2025 • 16 min read
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