Point of pride

On 23 August 1989, some two million people joined hands to form a 675km human chain stretching between Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. ‘The Baltic Way’ was a peaceful protest against five decades of il

I bellow, naked under a waterfall in the Welsh countryside, each drop of water as vital as a first kiss. But there’s no one around to hear me, save for countless trees swaying in the breeze as if expr

Japan’s centuries-old bathing culture shares many of the same rhythms of heat immersion as saunas. Rooted in Shinto purification practices and Buddhist ideas of cleansing body and mind, onsen (natural

The opening of new hotel Tryst Puerto Vallarta in Mexico may go down as the gayest hotel launch ever. LGBTQ+ glitterati Antoni Porowski, Demi Lovato, Laverne Cox and Ts Madison all attended the openin

Stunning scenery, fascinating history and plenty of cinnamon buns – a Viking cruise of Scandinavia was definitely a trip to remember

Brits abroad are swapping sunbeds and booze-ups for Hyrox comps and ultramarathons, with the global wellness tourism market now primed to surpass the £745bn mark. Has the runner’s high replaced hedonism for good?