One fjell swoop

Author Paul Watkins leaves all vestiges of the modern world behind - including the rustle of Gore-Tex - on an adventure in Norway.

Room with a new you

Need to kick-start your post-festive fitness drive? Then book into a hotel and make a weekend of it.

Out of the cold

The Russian way to health is a strange ritual involving plenty of vodka, steam, silly hats and birch twigs.