What to pack for a cycling trip
A few top tips on must haves for a velo-vacay, starting with a helmet and working from head down to your toes. From sustainable gear to chafing and cleats, there’s a lot to ponder.
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What to pack for a hiking trip
You don’t need to splash out on lots of new gear when preparing for your walking holiday, but there are a few key things that you need to ensure you are comfortable and safe.
How to fly to Cape Verde and other top tips
Read our COO, Maria Kostadinova’s tips on hiking in this magnificent Atlantic archipelago. Including how to fly there, what to pack and how to embrace their lifestyle of morabeza. Which, in the local language of Portuguese Creole (Criolu), translates as ‘no stress’.
Camino de Santiago packing list
The Camino de Santiago, a dream pilgrimage for many, should never become a packing nightmare. So, with that in mind, here are our suggestions for what to take for a buen camino.
Best walking holidays in June 2027
If ever there was a month to go on a jaunt, it’s June. It’s summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, it’s when mountains shed their snow and reveal a carpet of wildflowers, and it’s time for cool down dips. Read our top rambling recommendations.
Top cycling holidays in Italy
Vai, vai, vai ! is what Italians shout at the beginning of a big cycling race, and we have a pannier packed with all sorts of cycling holidays in Italy, to make you want to go, go, go. Because in Italy, it’s always bellissima by bike.
Our top tips on choosing and using hiking bags
One of our outdoor adventure experts shares his tips on choosing the perfect companion on a hiking holiday. As your backpack will feel like an extension of your own body, it’s important to choose the right one, and pack it properly too.
Top tips on travelling in Portugal
When travelling in Portugal, you discover the Portuguese ways of doing things, which are patriotic, plain-speaking and playful in their approach to life. Here are our top tips on how to join in the fun.
Top 10 tips on how to keep cool when hiking
Our top hot weather hiking tips, when temperatures start to go off the scale. Responsible travellers are all aware that the planet is heating up, but it’s vital that you don’t let your body overheat along with it. So don’t sweat it, just read it!
Getting your head around GPS and GPX files
We’re all for keeping things analogue when it comes to maps and directions, especially on a holiday where you might be craving a digital detox. However, technology is here to help if you want. Read our top techy tips.
How to keep up New Year’s resolutions while on your adventures
Keeping up New Year’s resolutions isn’t an impossibility as long as you don’t set the bar too high from the outset. Rather than making your new year’s resolutions a pep talk, here’s how to pep up your life with an achievable adventure instead.
Is booking the buzziest bit of discovering your dream holidays?
How do we maintain that euphoric feeling that we get when we finally get around to booking a holiday? How do we contain the excitement, relish in the relief and not just sink back into the stresses of our everyday lives? We have thoughts.
