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Stories and travel articles on active and adventure travel and holidays in the UK, Europe and around the World

With some of the most breathtaking scenery anywhere on the planet and superb infrastructure for outdoor pursuits,...

As if clambering around the ruggedly beautiful rocky shoreline of Sweden’s Bohuslän region wasn’t hard enough, Pete...

Cup and Saucer Trail, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

If you’re looking for a European destination that combines incomparable hiking and biking with heart-pumping adventure...

After 10 years travelling the world, Dave and Deb of The Planet D blog are rediscovering the beauty of Ontario’s...

Algonquin Park, Ontario, covering a vast 7,653 square kilometres – about a quarter of the size of Belgium

Not content with riding a gruelling 62-mile on and off-road route around the Skiddaw Massif in the Lake District, Pete...

Snowboarding may be the winter sport of choice for the young and hip, but when it began 50 years ago this year, it had...

A steaming, iridescent pool, in the Landmannalaugar area, in southern Iceland’s Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Iceland.

When we teamed up with Ray Mears and Ontario to offer you a competition prize of a guided wilderness holiday with the...

Mount Teide, Tenerife by London-based advertising and cycling photographer Michael Blann.

Starting a family needn’t be the end of your travels: children need adventure as much, if not more, than you do…

In July 2015, the Swiss town of Zermatt will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the...

Is it really possible to have a relaxing ski touring holiday? Pete Coombs discovers that in the Picos de Europa you...

The smartphone is changing the way we travel, putting the knowledge of the world in our pocket – not to mention an...