Spas with a difference: weird baths around the world
Fancy a soak in beer or green tea? We take a look at some unusual dips you can take around the world
Readers’ travel tips: affordable wellbeing holidays
New year, new intentions ... What's your tip for a great break to get away from everything and back to yourself?
10 wellbeing retreats for 2014
Yoga and massage classes in India, pilates at a Spanish finca or a pay-what-you-can meditation retreat in Devon – take your pick from our list of breaks to rejuvenate your mind and body
Free hot springs around the world
Forget freezing New Year dips and enjoy a blissfully warm soak instead at one of these natural pools, creeks and beaches
Should I wear a helmet on the ski slopes?
Michael Schumacher was wearing a helmet on the piste but was still badly hurt – and the statistics behind head injuries on the slopes are remarkably confusing. What's the right thing to do?
The Great Ethiopian Run: in the footsteps of Haile Gebrselassie
Kate Carter: It's a crazy, joyous race at 2,300m above sea level in Addis Ababa, and it's the adrenaline as well as the altitude that leaves competitors breathless after the Great Ethiopian Run
Remember your travel jabs – or risk losing your insurance cover
Insurers warn that one in four Britons fail to get jabs before travelling – and may find their policy doesn't pay if they fall ill
Travel tips: upmarket Cornish village and the UK’s vintage festivals
Go to the revamped Millendreath in Cornwall, indulge your nostalgia at vintage festivals and the week's best deals
Body not beach-ready? So what?
Alex Clark: The whole joy of being on holiday is feeling free to eat, drink and let it all hang out
Drink up, it’s good for you! A red wine detox holiday in France
You don't usually associate detoxing with fun – or booze. But there's plenty of both on a new red wine detox in the Madiran wine region in south-west France