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Standing on the edge of a dizzying drop, 51-year-old Nicky Thomas-Davies is completely out of her comfort zone. Her heart is racing as she steps up to the six-metre high edge and over the crash pad. Before she has the chance to change her mind, spectators chant her name. “Nicky! Nicky!”  It catches like kindling,

When Telegraph Travel published Ed Grenby’s tongue-in-cheek article on the scourge of glamping – ‘The middle class have ruined camping, here’s 31 signs you’re part of the problem’ – readers had plenty to say in response.  It’s clearly a topic close to your hearts: amidst more than 450 comments, there were colourful recollections of camping

Yr Wyddfa is one hell of a mountain. Or you probably know it better as Snowdon. Standing at 1,085 metres, offering tantalising views of every country in the British Isles, and flanked with a landscape laced with Celtic and Arthurian legends. You know Snowdon and I know it. That’s the problem… everybody knows it.  As

I never thought the simple act of walking down a street could be a psychological challenge. Yet in Ukraine back in March, just as those villages that had been occupied by the Russians were steadily being liberated, most days I felt scared to put one foot in front of the other. We were constantly warned that roads had been

Further back than I care to remember – all right, it was the year of the Beatles’ first LP – my family went on its first foreign holiday. Taking no chances, we went mob-handed and fully-stocked. Another family came with us, meaning there were four adults, two toddlers and a surly 11-year-old (my older brother) crammed

As on any cruise worth its salt, one of the greatest pleasures aboard Oceania Cruises’ ship Marina is simply soaking up the good life. In fact, it is more classy private club than cruise ship – with an air of sophisticated elegance running through from bow to stern, whether it is the neon-pink Casino Bar

The most enduring holiday memories are rarely found in tourist-trap hotels or crowded city-centre restaurants. They’re found in spectacular landscapes and heart-stopping wildlife encounters, often in remote locations. Sadly, some of these once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences are under threat, whether from climate change, deforestation, overtourism, or other factors. If you want to confront them in all

It could be the salty tang of off-shore breezes or simply the thrill of sailing across oceans that adds piquancy to friendships and romances forged at sea. Yet cruises have moved on since the days when devotees were infamously described as “newlywed, overfed and nearly dead”. Ships can now be a proverbial melting pot of

The UK’s snow centres and dry ski slopes are here to provide relief for the thousands of British skiers and snowboarders who are are still yet to return to the mountains.  Aside from being a fun day activity for the entire family, the UK’s vast array of dry ski slopes and indoor snow centres provide the perfect

Munich offers an intriguing combination of past and present, local and global. Bustling Bavarian beer halls meet small craft breweries, hearty German dishes meet the latest culinary imports and classic Lederhosen looks meet contemporary interpretations.   The city is also home to one of Germany’s largest opera houses and world-renowned art galleries, not to mention an

Nature in Sweden is boundless and broad – encompassing deep forests, ancient peaks and unfurling archipelagos. You’re free to swim in the lakes, hike up the mountains and pick berries in the valleys, as they’re all covered by allemansrätten, or the right of public access, a cornerstone of Sweden’s ancient rural code. No water or wild is

It’s probably a mug’s game to try to make predictions about travel after what has happened over the last two and a half years. But that is what anyone who is planning a trip this autumn or winter, or even looking further ahead into 2023, is faced with doing. First, of course, you have to

‘Go, go, go… paddle!” shouted the woman to my right, ending the whisper-quiet, almost meditative, silence beyond the break line. The sky had turned pink at Rhossili beach, on the Gower Peninsular in Wales, and I hoped to score one of the final waves of the day. I sat in the vast and fathomless body

If you catch the 10:12 Saturday morning train from London Marylebone to Bicester Village at any point in the next few weeks, you may well notice that the carriage is less crowded than it would have been on a summer’s day three or four years ago. It will still be busy, of course – packed

Brexit may be “done”, but from the traveller’s point of view, the full implications of what it means for our holidays are only just becoming apparent. And I’m not talking about the short-term problems – the chaos at Dover, the queues at airport immigration desks and the 90-day limit on the time we can spend

My first eye-opening insight into this enthralling region was as a teenager, when I hopped on a ferry from Corfu to Sarandë – on Albania’s Riviera  – set on the dazzling Ionian Sea. I was captivated by its beaches, which could easily rival Greece or the Bahamas. Backed by magnificent mountains and gently lapped by

Is it the sea, the strange sense of security, or just that wonderful feeling of escaping from life on the mainland that makes an island break so special? Whatever the exact chemistry, islands make brilliant holiday destinations, and nowhere more so than in the Mediterranean. With the help of our experts, we’ve created the definitive

Is history repeating? In an echo of the chaos of April 2010, an Icelandic volcano has violently erupted, spewing lava and sparking fears of flight delays and cancellations.  On the face of it, there’s good reason for concern as the Fagradalsfjall volcano sits just 20 miles from Reykjavik airport. However, the relatively small size of

You wait two years for a minibreak then two come along at once. First, a multi-generational get-together in the Cotswolds at the Swan Inn, stone the colour of honey and set on the dreamy banks of the Windrush beside an absurdly comely bridge. The barman walked us to our room, which felt like home only

It feels as if the wider world has only recently ‘discovered’ Mykonos, now mentioned in the same breathy terms as Ibiza or Miami – yet it has appealed to A-list celebrities and those who embrace an alternative lifestyle since the Fifties and Sixties. Back then, those stars included Brigitte Bardot and Jackie Onassis; today you’re