Stories

Wellness is a buzzword that has infiltrated city living – you no longer need to fly to India or traipse around Venice Beach.

In our uncertain, data-driven world, millennials need a guiding star when it comes to life and travel.

A new-year digestive reboot at the original home of intermittent fasting, Austria’s FX Mayr clinic.

Think pilgrimage, think Chaucer? Think again. The term is laden with religious connotations but the humble act of pilgrimage is having a renaissance, particularly among those looking for a spiritual awakening, but on their own terms.

Tackling the millennial brag of burnout with a week-long detox at the Swiss retreat Clinique La Prairie.

Visiting the country’s Orthodox Christian churches carved into cliff faces soaring more than 2,000m above sea level is an epiphanic experience – even for a non-believer.

In the Serengeti’s all-female Dunia Camp, 16 women are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a woman in Africa.

Beyond the tourist trail, Turkey’s otherworldly region harbours untouched villages, nomadic tribes and well-hidden ancient treasures. Here’s how to find them

What and where we eat is a politically radical act. Travelling between Bogota and Cartagena, we meet Colombian entrepreneurs leading a sustainable dining revolution, and find that the crossover between food and peace extends way beyond the plate.

Part European, part Middle Eastern; part Greek, part Turkish, Cyprus’s capital is scarred by half a century political and ethnic division. Yet amid stop-start peace talks, we venture across the Green Line and find that there’s more that unites these two communities than separates them.

As part of a three-year journey across the world, two cookbook authors travel through the southern states of the US - from New York, across Texas, to California - in search of America's grandmas who put the "home" in home-cooking.

In a world governed by big data, we’re examining the power of switching off and leaving our itinerary to chance. If the thought of a holiday without your phone sends you into a panic, this one’s for you.

Travellers are drawn to Japan's sightseeing spots: Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Yet there's much more to the country. Stepping off the tourist trail in rural Nara reveals a warmth that goes deeper than fire rituals and the blaze of autumn leaves.

In response to our frenetic world, travellers are looking for breaks that go deeper than the typical detox holiday or yoga retreat. We examine the trend for conscious travel and offer five simple steps for incorporating mindfulness into your next trip.

A new generation of Bangkok creatives are reinventing their city with a nod to its original raw charm.