Joy ride

Many of us like to think that we don’t do plans, and that our random travel in the adventure wagon makes us free spirits in an increasingly regulated world. But it’s not true, is it? Surely everyone d

This week’s dream: the Waldorf Astoria glitters again ...

Self-catering has all the benefits of staying at home, but the joys of being away. For a shortcut to the best places to stay, here are some we’ve tried and tested

Previous pages, top right: ‘The whole of Alto de El Morredero on Stage 17 was a barren, blackened landscape as far as the eye could see. Spain had had some of its worst ever wildfires there about a mo

When friends who recently moved to west Devon invited us to see their new home, we decided to combine the visit with a brief autumn tour of the area, so we could explore the beautiful landscapes of Da

Taking on 80km uphill in one go, Chris Fellows discovers a Colombia as addictive as it is unforgiving