Winter wanderland
The Munros may be more dramatic but the smaller, less taxing Marilyns are perfect for walking off post-Christmas bulges
Recycle yourself
Be good to yourself and the environment with Natalie Walsh's guide to 10 top green spa resorts
What do …
Macho men use to moisturise?
My outburst of volcanic activity
The volcanoes of Sicily and the Aeolian islands provide a spectacular backdrop for a holiday. But will walking to the paper shop be adequate preparation for climbing Mount Etna? Phil Hogan finds out
Stay in good health
Whether learning Tai Chi in Vietnam or detoxing in Ibiza, these are the best vacations for the body as well as the mind
Scotland’s finest: an eclectic selection by the man who knows it best
What's the best pub in the Highlands? The most scenic walk on Skye? The most romantic hotel? Pete Irvine has the answer to all these questions and more
The Slow Traveller
Continuing his low-carbon world tour, Ed Gillespie finds hitch-hiking across New Zealand too slow even for his tastes, but it's positively speedy compared to his next free ride ... on a glacier
The new tourist trap is … the dentist
Driven by a shortage of dentists in their home towns, tourists are 'combining a trip to see Cumbria's wide open spaces with a chance to open wide'.
Travelodge is having to provide towels to cover sleepwalking guests. What happened to pyjamas?
Alexander Chancellor: According to the hotel chain, Travelodge, the incidence of naked sleepwalking, which occurs almost exclusively among its male guests, has increased sevenfold in 12 months - with more than 400 men found wandering the hotels in the past year.
A health retreat with hippos
A holistic retreat on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast offers the chance to combine wellbeing with wildlife. Rebecca Seal checks in.