High times innsbruck-style

Andy Wasley needed a dose of adventure to lift a lagging spirit. He found it in Merano, an Italian resort where mountains, castles and cuisine compete for attention on an Inghams walking holiday

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 –

Not for the first time in my life, I found myself utterly overwhelmed by nature. Standing high up in the French Alps, surrounded by jagged peaks, the silence broken only by the occasional whistling of

There are many highs to cruising around the Adriatic in high summer and getting paid for the pleasure but somehow it’s the shuddering lows that stick in the mind. Given that it is a very human trait t

The Dolomites’ famous limestone peaks have inspired adventurers, artists and holidaymakers for centuries. With plenty of mountain trails, adventure sports and cultural attractions, Italy’s Unesco-listed hiking hot spot is easy to reach from the UK, and easy to explore through an Inghams walking holiday. Here are a few reasons to make the Dolomites your next mountain trip...

The Victorians confused these Shropshire hills with the Alps. How? Why? Trail dons its lederhosen, downs a glühwein and reaches for the Stretton Skyline to find out.