Travel
01 May 2012
An online service is helping provide unique travel experiences by connecting visitors with like-minded locals who act as guides or share their knowledge. Jini Reddy tries it out and discovers the hidden jewels of the Yorkshire coast
05 Apr 2012
A pilot section has opened on the Mary Michael Pilgrims Way, a new 250-mile walking route being established between Cornwall and Norfolk
London to improve cyclists’ safety
Global, UK / Sustainable Development, Travel, Wellbeing
14 Feb 2012
Cycling phenomenon Critical Mass celebrates two decades of reclaiming the roads
Africa, Europe, Global / Travel
24 Jan 2012
Completing the first leg of a unique around-the-world journey through the length of six continents, Steve Fabes found Africa to be a life-affirming place
22 Jan 2012
A new desert retreat with ‘Extreme Pilgrim’ Peter Owen Jones in the Sinai wilderness offers the chance to get a different perspective
25 Nov 2011
At age 26, Jay Chavez went to Peru for six months on a trip that led to her setting up a volunteering agency. Five years later, she has changed the lives of hundreds of Peruvian children
21 Sep 2011
‘Help exchange’ is a cheap way to travel, learn new skills and meet people, Claudia Cahalane discovers
Middle East, UK / Justice, Sustainable Development, Travel
12 Jun 2011
A group of 18 artists, food growers and community activists are cycling from London to Jerusalem to unite communities working for social and ecological justice
18 May 2011
Adam Weymouth journeyed on foot from England to Turkey and found that walking, with an attitude of openness, offered a unique understanding and experience of the world
British man walks entire length of the Amazon
South America / Archive, Conservation, Environment, Travel
13 Dec 2010
Ed, 35, from Mowsley, Leicestershire, has walked the entire length of the mighty Amazon River, from source to sea, over 860 days
Tropical doc cycles across six continents
01 Mar 2010
Intrepid British doctor to cycle the length of 6 continents, raising money for health care organisation Merlin, whilst increasing awareness about neglected tropical diseases