Go ahead – plan a trip around the northern lights

Sail Norway’s dramatic fjords high above the Arctic Circle and learn about the night sky on this small-ship cruise

Visiting Lapland may be on many children’s wish lists, but I’ve never seen a more excited bunch of adults than when the northern lights appeared on our trip to Sweden. There is no guarantee, so we wer

Let your running loose

From vast swathes of fog-shrouded forests to icy peaks and a buzzing art scene, Canada is a playground for adventure-seekers and culture junkies alike. Time to leave your limits behind

Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn

We had been driving for most of the day across the rugged terrain of the Atacama to reach our wild camp spot for the night. Shades of rusty orange coated the landscape. Volcanoes loomed among the jagg