Balancing acts
Yoga, rock climbing and ... fondu. Welcome to the Alpine health retreat where guests are told 'too much purity can be boring'
Hindu pilgrims warned of high altitude dangers
Spate of deaths in Himalayas alarms medical experts
Tour de France: the summit of my cycling achievement
The Tour de France starts this weekend, but its climax will come on an infamous peak that has become a rite of passage for cyclists. Tom Robbins saddles up
Barton’s Britain: Liverpool, home of the tanning salon
Laura Barton: In the sunbed capital of Britain, the sharp increase in skin cancer rates feels almost irrelevant. Here, the tan is still king
How to treat jellyfish stings – a guide
Jellyfish are reportedly heading for Mediterranean beaches. But what should you do if you get stung?
A 13-week summer break? Please God, no
Tim Dowling: In America even state school kids get nearly three months off. What do they do all summer?
I went on holiday to escape my London-based life of needless anxiety. Tragically, I’ve succeeded
Charlie Brooker: I guess I'm supposed to lie back and let go, but in the absence of anything to fret about I quickly lose all sense of my own identity
Wiltshire detox
Enjoy a restorative yoga and detox holiday in Wiltshire
Strokes of midnight
For wild swimming fan, Sophie Cooke, there is nowhere more beautiful or dreamlike than Norway's fjords and lakes on a midsummer's evening
Update: swine flu travel advice
The latest developments from around the world as popular tourist destinations respond to the H1N1 virus outbreak