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Stories and travel articles on active and adventure travel and holidays in the UK, Europe and around the World
During the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the track cyclists in Team GB triumphed. Since then the venue of...
Christine Ottery checks out the surf in Fuerteventura on the Canary Islands.
Columbia Rideweek Death-defying riders, dirty tactics and triumphant underdogs – Columbia Rideweek in Courchevel had...
The Southeast of England has some of the most accessible areas for outdoor activities. Within reach of London but far...
A recent influx of megastars has transformed tiny, far-flung Telluride from Colorado’s best-kept secret into one of...
Mockingly dubbed ‘Flatstar’ by its bigger neighbour resorts at California’s Lake Tahoe, little Northstar has carved a...
High Atlas mountains Morocco’s High Atlas mountains are now well on the radar for those who like their winter hols a...
Colin Nicholson has his eyes opened when he kicks off his trusty skis and saddles up on a snowbike in Arosa,...
Golden Carves... For decades a byword for unabashed flash, France’s Courchevel continues to push posh to dizzying new...
Goodness gracious ski... Arctic conditions (indoors), avalanche danger, no pistes… even the total absence of après as...
Learning to sail a yacht opens up a whole world of possibilities, as Pedro Hils found when earning his competent crew...
Often overshadowed by an outdated reputation for high costs and primness, Switzerland’s army of excellent resorts have...
Father and son... Splashing about in the waves, learning to surf, could be the ultimate father-son bonding experience....
Swell Time... Head for Northumberland for some cool beaches perfect for surfing. Steven Coates joined the seals for a...
There are many beautiful places in the world to swim, but for warm water, stunning cliffs and some of the clearest...
