Brief encounter

THE THRILL OF LANDING IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS IS TO FIND YOU’VE SOMEHOW VENTURED OVER THE LIP OF THE KNOWN WORLD

Norman Hadley shares a tale of youthful misadventure, when a navigational mistake on the Cairngorm plateau seemed to defy all constraints of space and time

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright

I am lying hip-deep in a peat bog looking up at the grey, ominous sky and pondering my life choices. My backpack is so heavy with all my food, water and camping gear that I can’t actually get up. I am

Anna Smith, film critic, broadcaster and host of the Girls On Film podcast, had so often seen this beautiful country on the big screen, but would it live up to its cinematic glory in real life?

A weekend away from it all in the wild landscapes of the Shetland Islands offers the perfect break from city life