This week’s dream: a journey into Sicily’s lovely ...

From mountain towns to seaside villages this journey explores the adventurous, rustic and unapologetically fiery region of southern Italy. Start in Cosenza, a historic hill town, and sample fileja – t

My motives for this trip were varied. I was on the committee that vetted applications for the Ocean Cruising Club’s Challenge Grant when Project Manaia had applied for a grant to support their environ

It’s not often that you can visit somewhere breathtakingly beautiful that’s only a two-hour flight from London and that’s largely undiscovered by British tourists. My family and I travelled to South T

The parks and wilderness areas of Italy are some of the most dramatic on the continent, ranging from Europe’s highest active volcano to the last refuge of the Marsican bear. We pick 21 of the wildest to explore…

From the otherworldly landscapes of Iceland to Italy’s white-capped mountains – if you love the cold, in these destinations winter is always coming...