Route to the past

You don’t have to thru-hike a whole Triple Crown Trail to get a taste of wild America. James Roddie experiences summits, camps and canyons on a two-week tour of the Golden State

From picturesque Charleston to urban Atlanta, the American South has so much to discover, says Griff Rhys Jones

Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return

Long weekends are out. Big holidays are in. Now, where did you put your large suitcase?

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –

‘I think I learned the words “Mille Miglia” at the same time I learned to speak. My father had long retired, but our whole world still revolved around being Stirling Moss’s family – and this incredibl