Emerson’s travels

A 23-year-old from Cheshire has cycled 15,534 miles ...

san miguel island, part of California’s Channel Islands National Park, lies 50km off the coast of Santa Barbara. The waters surrounding this windswept island teem with marine life, particularly seals

Daniel Pembrey picks out his top travel books of 2025

Join an expedition ship for an awe-inspiring trip to untouched Antarctica and encounter penguins, seals, whales – and icebergs

Dreaming of holidays in the snow and of escapes to the sun

For a couple of years, Inky the octopus was a popular attraction at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier. Then, one morning in 2016, his tank was empty. Inky had made a daring break for free