Stories
Stories and travel articles on active and adventure travel and holidays in the UK, Europe and around the World
![maltese sunset credit clive vella](/images/stories/introimages/maltese-sunset-credit-clive-vella.webp)
For decades Malta has lured sun-worshippers to its beaches, but as Roger Fulton finds, with 7,000 years of history to...
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After decades of conflict and humanitarian disasters, Ethiopia is at last beginning to share its natural wonders. Matt...
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Nestled in Scotland’s most densely populated central belt, the Ochil hills are often by-passed or over-looked. But...
![old town antalya turkey](/images/stories/introimages/old-town-antalya-turkey.webp)
With deserted sandy coves, eternally burning natural flames and ancient ruins to discover, Petra Shepherd finds...
![jovan erakovi c panorama](/images/stories/introimages/jovan-erakovi-c-panorama.webp)
This unspoilt Balkan landscape offers some of Europe’s most beautiful and challenging walks. What better way to get to...
![guatemalan vocano at sunset](/images/stories/introimages/guatemalan-vocano-at-sunset.webp)
Central America is best known for its jungles, wildlife and ancient ruins, but it’s also home to some of the world’s...
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Half a century ago, or more precisely 50 years ago on September 10, 1965, a certain Westmorland accountant Alfred...
![kayak fishing](/images/stories/introimages/kayak-fishing.webp)
Rugged, wild, and open to the sea – but not the full force of its weather and waves – western Scotland’s Loch Long is...
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Mark Nicholls descends into the famous Samaria Gorge in south-western Crete on a 16km hike to the black sand shoreline...
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With year-round sunshine and a staggering diversity of landscapes and scenery, the island of Gran Canaria is...
![sheepwalk 5 good day out](/images/stories/introimages/sheepwalk-5-good-day-out.webp)
Swimming with dolphins, walking with lions and trekking with llamas… Now there’s walking with sheep. Roger Fulton bats...
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Close to Africa but with European safety, and a continental variety of scenery in a small, convenient island, Jim...
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Despite being blessed by Aegean sunshine, snow-capped peaks and sandy shores, Cyprus is a divided island. But with...
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South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains are rarely found on Western trekkers’ bucket lists but as Matt Westby discovers,...
![yosemite fall thinking spot](/images/stories/introimages/yosemite-fall-thinking-spot.webp)
Ali Wood takes her young family camping in Yosemite, one of America’s most iconic National Parks, and finds bucket...