Guatemala’s hurricane hideaway

SAILING CENTRAL AMERICA IN LIGHTNING SEASON WAS A BALANCE OF RISK AND REWARD FOR CHARLOTTE DC AND JP BAUDAINS

From cruises to tours and even honeymoon resorts, we’ve found three of the best ways to explore these sun-filled tropical islands

Phil Dargavel and his wife Julie enjoy the unique freedom of a trailerable boat by taking their BRIG Navigator RIB from Christchurch to Scotland to explore the stunning vistas of the Caledonian Canal

Fifty years on from the creation of Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park – home to 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity – it still feels like a wild outpost, thanks to a strict policy limiting the number of visitors

IT’S STILL POSSIBLE TO ESCAPE THE CROWDS WITHOUT SAILING TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. CRUISERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE LOCAL OR SECRET SPOTS... PLUS HOW TO FIND A BARGAIN BERTH IN EUROPE THIS SUMMER

One trip and James Kenning was smitten with Mallorca and the Spanish islands. Several years later, he returned with his own boat