The Egadi isles are said to have inspired the mythical islands in the Odyssey. Today, the largest of the group is a quiet place of blissful beaches, fresh fish, neon seas and ice-cream breakfasts
‘It’s not the Zambezi, but the Tweed has its moments’
Canoeing in the Scottish Borders
'You can walk virtually everywhere in England by using the train’
The man connecting rail-based walks
Win a holiday voucher
Tell us about a favourite campsite
‘Slow travel at its most joyous’
Our three-week road trip to Croatia
Turkey’s melting pot
A foodie break in Istanbul
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Exciting new food scene gives a real flavour of the Dorset coast
Ancient and modern
A pilgrimage through Herefordshire’s Golden Valley
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Spotlight
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Confessions of an 82-year-old hitchhiker
The founder of the Bradt travel guides and author of a new memoir has been thumbing lifts all over the world since her teens – and has no intention of stopping now
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A new documentary, Wild Water, celebrates a hardy group of enthusiasts who hike up boglands to swim year-round in a remote mill pond built during the Industrial Revolution
‘You know it when you see it’
Accidentally Wes Anderson exhibition opens in London
‘I slept in ditches and dreamed of marauding raiders’
A wild walk on the Hadrian’s Wall path
Coast to coast
Snapshots of Cornwall’s new Tamar valley walk
Cycling the 7,600km European Divide
‘Only 12 other people have completed it’
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns
Extreme adventure from Afghanistan to Ecuador
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Our slow travel expert takes the train through the Rhône’s wine country, hoping for grand cru views and a glass of Condrieu
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