As part of its Go with CO campaign, Project Shout is giving one lucky reader of my blog the chance to win a travel-friendly CO alarm + £100 outdoors voucher to help you get holiday ready this summer. It can…
For serious lovers of Scotland, after arriving in the capital Edinburgh and before heading north into the Highlands, they make their first destination the Scottish Borders. The county lies in the southeast of Scotland bordering England and is the least traveled…
Just west of the bucolic Hudson Valley in New York State, the Catskill Mountains have always been a place of retreat, relaxation and inspiration. In the 19th century, the region’s natural beauty moved artists to push the boundaries of landscape…
17 things you need to know before traveling to British Columbia With its laidback West Coast vibe and penchant for rugged back-to-nature adventure (skiing, surfing and mountain-biking all feature), British Columbia (BC) is sometimes touted as Canada’s California. It’s not…
The shape of the Netherlands looks a little like a cartoon terrier scampering east. OK, you’ll need to squint quite a bit…but if you go with the idea, you’ll see its cute little front leg sticking down to the southeast.…
Want to see rural England at its most bewitching? Head to the Yorkshire Dales, where glacial valleys are bisected by sparkling brooks, and sheep outnumber people in a landscape crisscrossed by walking paths and drystone walls. Although less dramatic than…
In surfing circles, few places in Britain have quite the same cachet as Newquay in Cornwall. When the conditions are right, the Cribbar Reef off the Towan Headland delivers impressive, barreling waves that can reach more than 9m (30ft) in…
French chic. Those two simple words have taken on such mythical proportions that they’re practically their own literary genre. Take a stroll through any big bookshop and you’ll inevitably come across a how-to section devoted entirely to helping us hopelessly…
Whether you enjoy exploring the great outdoors, wandering through a museum, learning about your family history or experiencing Olympic activities, Salt Lake City, Utah, has it all. With a combination of city life and nearby world-class outdoor adventures, you get…
Extending from the Amazon Rainforest up to the northeastern coast of South America, Guyana is home to vast expanses of untouched rainforest and savanna, as well as some of the best wildlife-spotting opportunities on the continent. It’s also South America’s…