Call of the wild: when you’re 50, divorced and menopausal, all roads lead to santiago

More women than ever are deciding to choose their own adventures and enjoy the freedom of travelling alone. Three writers explain why it’s their favourite way to escape

Far-flung, closer to home; travelling solo or with family in tow – however you take your healing, find it in our guide to the best transformational breaks.

Glyndŵr’s Way is an ideal national trail on which to dip your toe into the magic of long-distance walking. Francesca Donovan is your guide to exploring the magic and mythology of Mid-Wales, bookended by the mountains of Eryri and Bannau Brycheiniog

In the Catalan Pyrenees, everything is bigger. This larger-than-life landscape, 200km north of the soft sands of the Mediterranean coast, is where Catalonia’s colossal peaks mark the region’s borders

FOR the decades she spent in London, Jacquetta Megarry was surrounded by the sights and sounds of the busy urban metropolis. She admits she’d never been particularly sporty or active, and she loved mo

Wildly fluctuating temperatures, punishing verticality, brushes with mountain lions – the Grand Canyon’s Rim to Rim to Rim endurance run is not for the faint-hearted. Duncan Craig takes on the ‘big red ditch’