Just add water

There were once 300 lidos across Britain. Could these magnificent art deco palaces be about to make a comeback? By Steve Rose.

Watersports

Chic city lido or isolated river? Wakeboarding or a swim trek? Surfing or climbing a waterfall? The choice is yours. But whatever happens, says Chris Morley, come on in, the water's lovely.

Wonder weed

The seaweed used in a spa treatment at a traditional Swedish bathhouse is so healthy you'll want to eat it.

‘What’s brave about having cancer?’

Six years ago, Jane Tomlinson was given just months to live. Now she's about to set off on a 4,000-mile bike trek across America. She tells Riazat Butt why she refuses to sit at home waiting to die.

The new Blue

No trip to Iceland is complete without a visit to the Blue Lagoon - even if it's just to see the waitresses wading through the steam-hazy geothermal pool ferrying drinks to the guests.

Is it all right to sunbathe when you’re pregnant?

Laura Barton: Sunbathing is foolish for anyone. For pregnant women, who have a higher body temperature, it is perhaps a smidgen more foolish: the sun will increase the core temperature of the mother, which will in turn increase the temperature of the foetus.

Cycle rides

Tibet | Morocco | Switzerland | France | Lake District