‘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

Escape’s picks of the week

The work visa | The adventure trip | The deal | The luxury villa | The attraction | The product | The healthy break