David Myers tests his sanity (and calf muscles) on the Alpenpässe-Weg – a journey of 40 cols and nearly 700km – to discover how the Swiss Alps were lived in and connected long before the combustion engine

THE MERCURY PRIZE WINNING SINGER SONGWRITER TALKS DANCING ON THE STREETS OF SÃO PAU LO AND FINDING CREATIVIT Y IN THE COTSWOLDS

St Patrick’s Way winds through the mercurial scenery of Northern Ireland, visiting the places linked to Ireland’s patron saint. Ailsa Sheldon sets out to explore its highlights by foot, bike and canoe

(Photograph taken in 1888) As a family, we first stayed at Rothay Manor in Ambleside in 1953 and it was then that I had my first experiences in fell walking, trout fishing and negotiating the nearby s

Half a century after its inception, the Coast to Coast path becomes a National Trail this spring, opening up the wild landscapes and historic villages of Northern England to a new generation of hikers

My husband turned 50 last month and, in between all of the ribbing I have been giving him about it (all light-hearted, of course), I told him that I have decided something. This year, when it comes to