Ginny McGrath learns snowkiting from a pro in Switzerland and finds it the green alternative to heli skiing

Know as Europe’s hottest city, both for its location on a geothermal ridge and its pulsating night life, Iceland’s capital is in the midst of an economic renaissance and a business trip there provides the perfect excuse to sample some clean living. David Neville Williams enjoys a fjord fiesta

David Neville Williams examines the growth in the Whale watching and looks at some of the bet sites around the globe to witness these acrobatic, singing leviathans of the deep

The winding terraces of white and ochre can be be viewed from well outside the harbour, like scatterings of autumn leaves amid a green and golden forest, draped across seven hills and seven fjords. Welcome to Bergen; Norway’s most beautiful city. This was once Norway’s capital and remains an important cultural centre as well as […]

Like the heights of the Himalayas or the depths of the Pacific, Antarctica is one of the earth’s most challenging and inhospitable frontiers. Yet just as Mallory was drawn to Everest so thousands of scientists and adventurers are drawn to this haunting desert every year. Giant icebergs, contorting glaciers, labyrinthine caves and sparkling formations of […]

Iceland is often referred to as the island of ice and fire. One of the most volcanically active places on earth it is also one of the most unique landscapes. From the giant geysers at Geysir and Gullfoss to the hot springs of Landmannalaugar, it is packed with geological wonders unlike any you’ll see elsewhere. […]