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48 Hours in Birmingham
Few UK cities are going through as much of a creative renaissance as Birmingham.
Lofoten Islands
It was a sunny midnight in July as I wrestled my kayak over the ice shelf that hugged every inch ...
People Power: Kayaking the Continent Reaches Milestone
On International Women’s Day in March I had the pleasure of speaking to two extraordinary young ...
Bhutan: Kingdom of the Sky
As our plane begins its descent towards the small airstrip at Paro International Airport, the ...
Torquay and the English Riviera: A Weekend at The 25
As the summer gods have granted us with some of the most astonishingly agreeable weather that the ...
Out of the Rat Race and into the Country
An interview with Cathy and James Walker, owners of Hartland Mill B&B
Vietnam: Where the Past is Always Present
My arrival in Hanoi instantly threw back in my face all the visual clichés that I had amassed ...
Lord Howe Island: Australia’s Last Great Paradise
Given that first impressions are notoriously unreliable, visitors to tiny Lord Howe Island off the ...
On our simple but sturdy skiffs, we embark on a series of Indiana Jones-style expeditions deep into the jungle, spurred on by the calls of howler monkeys and flashes of brilliant colour from exotic birds such as the hyacinth macaw and hoatzin.
Cruising the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is a timeless scene, unaffected by the passing of the centuries and ...
Kate Culverwell and Anna Blackwell will be the first to complete a female tandem kayak journey along their planned route – starting in London and navigating through locks, canals and rivers before completing 2,400km of the Danube and finishing at the Black Sea.
Kayaking the Continent for Pancreatic Cancer Action
Kate Culverwell and Anna Blackwell discuss their impending voyage across the European continent ...
Ageing is a Never-Ending Adventure
"I truly believe that to strive actively to achieve some goal, however small or adventurous, will ...
© Fisher Studios
Avoiding Kidnap and Surviving Mum: Lloyd Figgins
‘The Travel Survival Guide’ is a unique new travel book and essential reading for anyone ...
Sisimiut, pictured here at dusk, is the second largest city in Greenland and rapidly earning the reputation as the adventure travel capital of the High Arctic. The city is located in western Greenland, on the coast of the Davis Strait. © Peter Holthusen
Greenland: In Search of the Narwhal
The lessons of abrupt climate change in Greenland and elsewhere are clear and obvious. Ignoring ...
Since Hannibal crossed the Alps, Europe has been inspiring travellers to seek out the glories of its civilisation, from the ruins of ancient Rome to the soaring, artistic triumphs of the Renaissance and the modern age. What more evocative way to see these treasures than on the Venice Simplon Orient-Express.
The World’s Most Romantic Train Journey
The Venice Simplon- Orient-Express will always epitomise the very highest standards of quality and ...
Most visitors head to Fiji for the sublime sun and sea. Lapped by cerulean waters, this remote archipelago encompasses over 300 islands, so notions of cocktails on an alabaster beach aren’t mere whimsy.
Fiji: The Enchanted Isles
Once you touch down on this South Pacific paradise, you’ll soon discover that sugar white ...
Valletta: A Mediterranean Fortress Bathed in Winter Sun
Valletta: A Mediterranean Fortress Bathed in Winter Sun
Although one of the smallest capital cities in Europe, beating only the Vatican and ...
The shipwreck of the ‘Lady Elizabeth’, more often referred to by the locals as the “Lady Liz”, was a three-masted barque which drifted into Whalebone Cove during a fierce storm in February 1936, and has remained there ever since.
The Falkland Islands
It is said that people make places and none more so than here, where the Islanders enrich any ...
It’s not until you leave Tibet that oxygen breathes new life back into your brain and you can start to reflect on your journey with a sense of greater clarity and enlightenment.
Tibet: A Journey of Enlightenment
Travelling in the mind-blowing altitudes of the high plateau, you sometimes feel like life is ...
New Town Hall © Gerhardts Fotografie
The Unexpected Thrill of the Undiscovered Jewel
“Hannover isn’t at the top of every traveller’s bucket list. Nor maybe even halfway down. ...
La Réunion: Into the Cauldron
News of La Réunion’s dramatic natural wonders, its world-class hiking trails, a plethora of ...
St Mang Church, Kempten
Germany On Wheels
As a travel destination, Germany is committed to providing 'Barrier Free' access, and disabled ...
Victoria Falls is the largest, most beautiful and certainly the most majestic waterfall on the planet.
The Victoria Falls: A Journey into the Realm of Mosi-Oa-Tunya
Why not follow in the footsteps of those early explorers such as Livingstone and chart a course to ...
Dinant © WBT-J.P.Remy
Weekends in Wallonia
Wallonia is the lesser-known, French-speaking half – Flanders, to the north, is the other – ...
Cuba will surely change under the influence of new American investment and tourism so Esther Lafferty went to visit ‘before the Americans arrive!’
Cuba: Before the Americans
Cuba will surely change under the influence of new American investment and tourism so Esther ...
Peter Holthusen, pictured here high above the towering escarpment of the Great Rift Valley which rises 1,500 metres on the western edge of the Rwenzori Mountains, has spent the better part of his life exploring the wild interior of Africa.
Uganda: the Pearl of Africa
Uganda has a fantastic climate, an ever-changing landscape and people who are honest, polite and ...
This Nature-themed trip appropriately included a visit to the National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald, the motto of which is “let nature be nature”.
The heart of nature in Germany
Sam Bennett visits what’s been described as “one of the world’s most popular destinations ...
Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice
“You could be forgiven for mistaking Iceland’s scenery for a sci-fi movie set”; Peter ...
The Citadel Express - Pathfinder Tours
Experience rail travel as it used to be and make magical memories from your local station
Mali is a country that is intimately related to its most renowned geographical feature, the Niger River.
Mali: the lost kingdom of Africa
Peter Holthusen continues along the routes of early explorers, reflecting on what preoccupied ...
Patagonia: in the shadow of the condor
Peter Holthusen on a vast wilderness of glistening lakes, vertiginous peaks, volcanoes, sweeping ...
The vision of these islands, open to the ocean, is an experience to behold
Tahiti and her islands: an Odyssey in French Polynesia
Peter Holthusen visits Tahiti; approximately 17,700 kilometres from the United Kingdom and ...
The Dome of the Rock is the oldest Islamic monument that stands today and certainly one of the most beautiful. It also boasts the oldest surviving ‘mihrab’ (prayer niche indicating the direction of Mecca) in the world
Jerusalem: a city of many faiths
Peter Holthusen once again visits a city that has known war and peace, love and hate, riches and ...
The islands of Boreray, Stace Lee, and Stac an Armin (left) from the heights of Conachair
St Kilda: a lifelong friend
There is an island archipelago some 55 miles off the west coast of Scotland that spawned Peter ...
Peter Holthusen and Otto
The Cave Elephants of Mount Elgon
Peter Holthusen travels to Mount Elgon, an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and ...
Special on every Level: Dekmantel Festival 2015
Jack Rayner explores the incomparable Amsterdam dance music festival
Mediterranean Delights Fitness Voyages
When is a Cruise not a Cruise? When it’s a Voyage
Jill Rayner spent 7 days sailing from Marmaris Harbour to Rhodes as a guest of Mediterranean ...
Galápagos
Galápagos: The Enchanted Isles
1000 kilometres due west of Ecuador, where 4 major ocean currents meet, a series of vast undersea ...
Pathfinder Rail Tours
Pathfinder Tours Reach 1000 Trains
Over the years Pathfinder has carried in excess of 350,000 passengers to become a trusted name in ...
TripAdvisor Photo by Mark Wilkins
Torbay Express TripAdvisor Award
Torbay Express Limited has been awarded the 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence due to ...
Antarctica: The Last Frontier
The Antarctic is the last great wilderness, a hostile continent of snow, ice and treacherous weather
Proposal Destinations 2015
Philippe Brown of bespoke travel company Brown and Hudson discusses the best marriage proposal ...
Heading for the Hills in Southern Belgium
Looking for a motoring holiday with a difference? Welcome then to the South of Belgium
Pitcairn Island: In the Wake of the ‘Bounty’
The repository of more history – romantic history, bloody history, bogus history – than any ...
Yemen: The Southern Gates of Arabia
A culturally rich country with influences from many early civilizations, such as the Kingdom of ...
The Apple Wood
Perfect for two couples looking to double date in bliss, or for a couple wanting a romantic ...
Pathfinder Tours
Pathfinder Tours, based near Stroud in Gloucestershire, was established in 1973 by the General ...
Redefining Luxury Travel
Philippe Brown, founder of Brown and Hudson, offers his perspective on what truly defines luxury ...
Tristan da Cunha
Peter Holthusen fulfills a lifetime ambition, a long and arduous voyage to the remote island of ...
Dar es Salaam to Cape Town
The most luxurious train journey in the world. Traditional charm and elegance, modern facilities ...
A Letter from South Atlanta
Peter Holthusen wrote to us from Tristan da Cunha on 24 May - we just got his letter!
Mongolia: Life on the Steppe
An invigorating and exhilarating place to visit, one of the last unspoiled travel destinations in ...
Bali: The Isle of the Gods
Bali is a wonderful tropical island, the yardstick by which other resorts must be judged
Rich List of Destinations
The rich and famous are seeking something different when they travel abroad
The Azores: A Tapestry of Islands
Islands so remote that when pirates first stumbled upon them they believed they had found Atlantis