Wanderlust

It’s hard to believe that over six months have passed since the pandemic hit Europe. I’m sure, like me, you hoped that it would quickly pass and that we’d all be travelling again by now. The travel industry has been brought to its knees, and the Worl

Discover over 350 short strolls and long trails across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, for all fitness levels, seasons and occasions… wanderlust.co.uk/UKWalks Know your Islay from your Colonsay? How about the inner workings of haggis?

POSTE RESTANTE I took this image last year while at Elephant Sands lodge and campsite in Nata, Botswana. My wife, Sue, and I had continued our travels to Kubu Island and Nata, after first travelling through the Caprivi Strip [in Namibia] with my in

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Photographer: Dale Morris One of the ways travelling helps the planet is by helping prevent poaching – either by giving the wildlife a tourist-dollar value to locals or just by having extra sets of eyes on them; al

How does cliff camping sound? The adventure firm Honister recently launched the experience in the Lake District in Cumbria. If you have a head for heights, you can now traverse across a single rope bridge 152m above ground, before abseiling down to y

“The beauties of the Wye Valley were discovered for the first time at the close of the 18th century, when war against France forced people to take holidays at home,” art historian Sir Roy Strong once wrote. “What they found in this part of their nati

VERDICT: It’s a close call – no wonder some travellers get them confused. While Ljubljana has more charm than Bratislava, cave enthusiasts will no doubt pick Slovakia to attend an underground concert. But then again, who’s ever seen a blind salamande

Beirut, the Lebanese are proud to tell you, is an ancient city. The Phoenicians, those great merchant sailors of the ancient world, first set up shop here some 5,000 years ago, and since then Beirut has seen them all come and go – the Romans, Byzanti

If a Norse saga reflected the zeitgeist of our times, it’s that of Bárður Snæfellsás. Half-troll and son of a giant, Bárður fled the tyrannical King Harald of Norway to Iceland’s remote Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Mythology recalls he killed his two nephe

It seems another lifetime ago, doesn’t it? When we lived for our next trip, planning routes, comparing flight prices, getting annoyed with booking apps, and then wondering where we’d last spotted our passports in the heady anticipation of airports an

The stilt-raised hut was dark and smelled of smoke and chillis. Underneath, a grey sow suckled her dozen or more snuffling piglets. A notched trunk ladder led to the bamboo-walled room where four of us would sleep on coconut-fibre mattresses draped w

In search of pristine mountain scenery, celebrated vineyards, and ancient cave towns? Well, Georgia has them all. Best of all, it’s still practically undiscovered. Team up with former Wanderlust World Guide Awards winner, Wild Frontiers’ Dario Ghirla

Capital: Ankara Population: 82 million Language: Turkish, Kurmanji (Kurdish) is widespread Time: GMT +3 International dialling code: +90 Visas: British Citizens travelling to Turkey for tourist or business purposes are able to travel without a v

The Fertile Crescent. Back at last. I was first here in south-eastern Turkey around 12,000 years ago and now I have returned. By “I”, of course, I humbly mean humanity. It’s a strange thing, but it did feel like I was somehow coming full circle. Here

No matter how many photos you’ve seen of Uzbekistan’s Silk Road cities, nothing prepares you for the scale, sumptuousness and richly storied history of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. They’re yours to discover on our exclusive trip with Wild Frontiers

The highlights: Experiencing a completely different culture and realising how much we share – love of family, food, children, country and travel to name a few; the gracious, kind and generous locals; the temples and historic sites; biking through ric

“For a magical evening visit Castlerigg stone circle, near Keswick. Choose a warm evening, take a picnic and watch the sun go down.” Barbara Rayne “Go to Claife Viewing Station on the west shore of Lake Windermere. The whole place looks like a sma

“You cannot enter [Wawel Cathedral] without the internal tremor, without fear because it contains in it – as in almost no cathedral of the world – the enormous size, which speaks to us in all our history.” This is what Karol Józef Wojtyła, the Polish

“Oh, you’re off to the Lake District then?” I was constantly asked when I told people I was off to Cumbria for my first post-lockdown minibreak. Well no, not exactly. I was actually revisiting a special place with a quiet beauty. Where the sky is hug

Watching Chilean flamingos taking flight at sunset is a memorable sight, but the birds aren’t the only species travellers will see around South America’s largest lake. Straddling Peru and Bolivia, and sitting 3,812m above sea level, Lake Titicaca is