Bucket lists: are they really such a good idea?

These ‘must-do’ itineraries people feel the need to undertake before they die can come with a heavy cost

It’s snow time: 10 new winter holidays in Europe for skiers and non-skiers

Fresh ideas from the Dolomites to the Arctic include rail tours, gourmet mountain huts, eco-friendly snowmobiling – and great skiing

10 of the best eco-friendly places to stay in Europe

Sustainable stays offering the chance to share mountain views with bears, sleep easy in a low-carbon hotel and wellness experiences

Great walk with a great pub: the Neuadd Arms Hotel, Powys

A walk in the ‘belly button of Wales’, then a pint at an idiosyncratic hotel that hosts bog-snorkelling races

Jump in and chill out: 10 of Britain’s best affordable retreats

From an ice-cold plunge to a Finnish sauna, treat yourself to massages, steam rooms and scrubs

Offa’s Dyke Path at 50: an ancient earthwork still shrouded in mystery

This mighty monument, running 177 miles along the England-Wales border, offers breathtaking views and walks that entice you to keep going

Core needs: wellbeing holidays bounce back to tackle ‘pandemic posture’

Wellness tourism continues to grow with demand driven by the ageing boomer generation and health-conscious millennials

‘Sun-powered orgasms are fantastic’: why I went to live in a desert cave

Armed with only a solar charger, a vibrator and some marijuana gummy bears, I rode out the pandemic – and my fear of spiders – in a California commune

Indigenous Amazon singers and sacred cacao … the UK festival that’s wild in a different way

The Medicine weekender specialises in nature and cultural exchange – a rare festival that you leave feeling better than when you arrived

The saints go marching on: taking a pilgrim’s trek across north-east England

On a four-day hike from Heavenfield to Durham, our writer takes in the scenery, sunshine and sourdough on one of six new – but ancient – pilgrimage routes