Innsbruck is gorgeous, a place of elegant streets and squares full of brightly painted buildings, and yet you can reach the Nordkette ski directly via the modern Hungerberg funicular which starts as a tube train then zips through a hilly…
Dorset: In the footsteps of novelist Thomas Hardy
The short walk through the flower and herb garden up to Thomas Hardy’s cottage reminded me of holidays spent at my father’s family summer home alongside the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland’s County Mayo. The Dorset cob and thatched structure…
What to do in and around Interlaken, Switzerland: winter edition
The popular Swiss resort town of Interlaken, in the Bernese Oberland region, was much loved by the Victorian gentry who holidayed here in their droves. It was so popular that the town’s name was changed from Aarmühle (meaning “near the…
Sun Valley Invented the Great American Ski Resort — Now It’s Time to Experience It Yourself
Welcome to Mountain Mondays, our eight-week series introducing you to some of the coolest mountains in America. Stay tuned each week for a new mountain for you to explore. Our trip to Sun Valley could have easily turned into a…
Camino de Santiago: The Original Way (Camino Primitivo), Galicia, Spain
It was King Alfonso the Chaste, in 814, who first made the 342km pilgrimage from the city of Oviedo, in Asturias, to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Ever since then, pilgrims have been making their way on foot (and cycle)…
Camino de Santiago: The French Way (Camino Francés)
In recent years the pilgrimage route from St. Jean Pied de Port, in France to Santiago de Compostela, in the North West of Spain, also known as The French Way or Camino Francés, has become increasingly popular. Ironically most people are tackling the Camino…
Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar (Burma): The ultimate island escape?
Sitting on a teakwood chair on the upper deck of the converted cargo boat, photographic location scout David van Driessche knew the ropes. “We are about to sail out of mobile reception range,” the Belgian told his partner back in…
Tajikistan – exploring the Pamir Highway by car
The Pamir Mountains in the tiny Central Asian country of Tajikistan have long been called “The Roof of the World”. And through these dramatic, snow-capped peaks runs the Pamir Highway, arguably the world’s greatest road trip. Although the exact start…
You Can Book a Trip for Only $1 With This Adventure Tour Company
Booking a trip can be hard to do, especially when you have to shell out tons of money upfront. While there are lots of affordable trips out there, you can’t always go to your dream destination on a shoestring budget.…
The Gambia: soft adventure, sun and sand
As I lazily paddle up the River Gambia the impossible tangle of mangrove roots sequestered beneath the explosion of greenery gift welcome protection from the strengthening late morning sun. And not just for me it transpires, my keen-eyed guide pointing…