Flying doctor

Can you recommend a good provider of annual multi-trip travel insurance that will provide decent cover for scuba diving?

Life cycle

From Cape Town to Chile, Alastair Humphreys' global bike ride has taken him to the end of the world, with a spot of naked cycling thrown in. Here he recounts the highlights of his second year on the road.

Walk this way

Eloise Napier road tests 25 of the world's best hikes in her book, A Place to Walk, published by Conran Octopus. In this exclusive extract, she gives a practical day-by-day guide to the West Highland Way.

Natural cycle

Cathy Smith follows part of the Trans Canada Trail to explore the nation's smallest province.

Flying doctor

My sister has very high blood pressure and cholesterol, both of which are increasing despite treatment with drugs. She is planning to take a holiday in the Gambia. Is this a good idea?

Alpine for breakfast, lunch and dinner

The hills are alive with the sound of Jeannette Hyde gasping for breath as a Gladiator takes her hiking and swimming in the shadow of Mont Blanc to test her fitness to the limit.

Easy does it

Abstinence is not an essential part of the Hungarian route to health. Will Woodward enjoys saunas with dumplings and thermal lakes with the best local wines.

Flexible friends

'Well-being' holdidays are all the rage. Caroline Roux revitalises herself on a yoga break in the Peloponnese.

Dzongs to remember

A tourist tax funds health care and education for the people of the small Himalayan kingdom. It's a price well worth paying, says Alix Sharkey.