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
10 of the Best Hikes in the Balkans
Guides, Hiking

10 of the Best Hikes in the Balkans

From the Via Dinarica and The High Scardus Trail to Mount Olympus, Bosnia's Mount Maglić and the Albanian Alps...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 2 Apr 2025 • 16 min read
What Do I Really Need to Bring With Me on a Guided Cycling Tour?
Guides, Cycling

What Do I Really Need to Bring With Me on a Guided Cycling Tour?

We ask the experts what to bring on a guided cycling trip and what to wear while riding. Plus, an example kit list...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 28 Mar 2025 • 8 min read
A Guide to Palcoyo Mountain, Peru
Guides, Peru

A Guide to Palcoyo Mountain, Peru

Hike the 'Alternative Rainbow Mountain', a less crowded and more scenic alternative to the famous Vinicunca...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 27 Mar 2025 • 7 min read
The New Camino Routes Through the Wine Region of Alentejo, Portugal
Trail Setting Stories, Hiking

The New Camino Routes Through the Wine Region of Alentejo, Portugal

Discover Moorish towns, quiet hiking trails and wine made according to a 2,000-year-old technique...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 24 Mar 2025 • 6 min read
The 225-Mile Trail on the Border of Kosovo and North Macedonia
Trail Setting Stories, Kosovo, Hiking

The 225-Mile Trail on the Border of Kosovo and North Macedonia

We speak to Kosovar guide Uta Ibrahimi about the High Scardus Trail, and hiking on the borders of the Balkans…

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 24 Mar 2025 • 7 min read
A Guide to the Dolomites’ Cinque Torri
Guides, Hiking, Italy

A Guide to the Dolomites’ Cinque Torri

The best hiking trails in and around the Cinque Torri, the most iconic rock formation in the Dolomites...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 24 Mar 2025 • 9 min read
Climbing for Kosovo: Uta Ibrahimi and the World's Highest Peaks
Features, Mountain Mindset, Kosovo

Climbing for Kosovo: Uta Ibrahimi and the World's Highest Peaks

We speak to Uta Ibrahimi, on the brink of becoming the first person from the Balkans to climb all 14 eight-thousanders

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 20 Mar 2025 • 10 min read
A Guide to Trekking the Dolomites’ Alta Via 1
Guides, Hiking

A Guide to Trekking the Dolomites’ Alta Via 1

One of the world's most iconic treks, taking you past limestone peaks and glacial lakes as you traverse the rugged Dolomites...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 18 Mar 2025 • 14 min read
Why Can Nobody Name a Female Explorer?
Features, Unlocking Adventure, Hiking

Why Can Nobody Name a Female Explorer?

New research found 53% of Brits couldn’t name a single female explorer - and 84% don’t recall ever learning about one...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 17 Mar 2025 • 7 min read
The Guide to Climbing Rysy, Poland’s Highest Mountain
Guides, Hiking, Poland

The Guide to Climbing Rysy, Poland’s Highest Mountain

Polish mountain guide Teresa Stochel takes us on an ascent of Rysy, climbing from Poland and descending into Slovakia...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 14 Mar 2025 • 11 min read
Planned Direct Train to Link UK to Germany and Switzerland
Sustainability

Planned Direct Train to Link UK to Germany and Switzerland

The plan could connect London directly to Bordeaux, Cologne, Frankfurt, Geneva, Marseille and Zurich in under six hours

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 7 Mar 2025 • 3 min read
A Guide to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Guides, Guatemala

A Guide to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

Climb volcanic peaks, visit Mayan villages or kayak across the deepest lake in Central America...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 5 Mar 2025 • 11 min read
The New Ferry Linking Scotland and France for the First Time
Features, Scotland, France

The New Ferry Linking Scotland and France for the First Time

The route would run from Rosyth, near Edinburgh, to Dunkirk in France three times a week - and take 20 hours to get there...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 5 Mar 2025 • 3 min read
Visitors to the UK Now Require an Electronic Travel Permit (ETA)
Guides, solo travel

Visitors to the UK Now Require an Electronic Travel Permit (ETA)

Travellers, including from the US, Canada and EU countries must now get an ETA before entering the United Kingdom

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 5 Mar 2025 • 3 min read
What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Patagonia
Guides, Patagonia

What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Patagonia

Travel tips for visiting “the uttermost part of the earth”, where glaciers calve and wind roars through the land...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 26 Feb 2025 • 9 min read
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu: The Epic 74km Alternative to the Inca Trail
Guides, Trail Setting Stories, Peru

Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu: The Epic 74km Alternative to the Inca Trail

Swap the crowds of the Inca Trail for the snowy mountains and idyllic lakes of the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Dani Redd, Stuart Kenny 26 Feb 2025 • 8 min read
10 Machu Picchu Facts You Probably Don’t Know
Guides, Peru

10 Machu Picchu Facts You Probably Don’t Know

Discover fascinating facts about Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel in the Andes...

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Emily Woodhouse, Dani Redd 25 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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