Five minutes down the road from Snowdon sits a valley with half the tourists and double the views. Ogwen Valley is home to Tryfan's jagged peak, the breathtaking Llyn Idwal, and...

Every review of the Caledonian Sleeper starts the same way: someone boards at London Euston, has a drink in the fancy lounge, and wakes up in the Highlands. That's not this revi...

Everything I wish I'd known before my first wild camp in England: the law, where to go, what to pack, and how to get through that first night.

When I talk about Madeira, people usually assume two things. Firstly, it’s just a cruise ship stop. Secondly, it’s good for sunbathing, a viewpoint or two, and that famous cable...

Around 250 million years ago, the Dolomites were a coral reef under a tropical sea. Then Africa collided with Europe, and the seabed got shoved into the sky. But the geology isn...

More polar bears than people, months of total darkness, and a town built by an American who was only supposed to be on holiday. Longyearbyen's story runs through a deadly 1920 m...

Kyrgyzstan throws a lot at you in one trip, mountains, yurt stays, long horseback and 4x4 days, and huge swings in temperature depending on altitude. Here's what I'd pack if I w...

Kyrgyzstan wasn't on most people's radar before I went, and the question I got asked more than any other was some version of "wait, is that actually safe?" The short answer: yes...