The adventurer Ed Stafford explains why he never flies without a knife made by Mora

Europe’s festival scene is shifting, with the private Croatian island offering wellness with a twist

A three-week, 3,500-mile journey through the country’s historic spots to a soundtrack of American classics

After years of turmoil, luxurious camps are drawing people back and giving a lifeline for locals and wildlife

A hill for sale; Unesco world heritage tour; Concorde aircraft auction; and Wuhan’s converted restaurant

The ‘beautiful and brutal’ 116km race is the latest addition to the growing roster of ultra-marathons

Moves are afoot to ‘rewild’ England’s largest forest by introducing Eurasian lynx

A glass motorcycle garage on deck? Of course, sir... Simon Usborne shadows the dealmakers at the Cannes Yachting Festival

As the sport is promoted to the Olympics, William Leith travels to Sweden to watch the first ‘park terrain’ world championships

A grand 1960s project by the architect Oscar Niemeyer now resembles the ruins of a space-age colony

Bugaboo launches luggage line; Cathay Pacific’s final passenger 747 flight; and Sonoma’s Timber Cove reopens

With everything from Michelin-starred restaurants to beachside fish shacks, this year’s ‘European Region of Gastronomy’ is the ideal setting for a gourmet road trip

Embassies open to the public; a luxury train for Ireland; cruise lines skip Turkey; how to bag a Landmark Trust holiday home

The Italian city of Matera stands in for ancient Jerusalem in the latest film version

A new festival aims to highlight the county’s forgotten role as the home of British Modernism

A week-long ride across Sicily culminates with an ascent of Europe’s tallest active volcano

A new holiday home designed by the doyen of minimalism promises ‘a near monastic retreat’. But do its lofty ideals stand up against the messy reality of a family break?

The Beekman opening; Onefinestay launches in Florida; a yachting festival on the Côte d’Azur

The exploits of the Walker children from Arthur Ransome’s adventure novels have been brought to the big screen for a second time

A proposal to create a vast new wilderness park in Utah is stirring age-old divisions

A growing number of castles are welcoming guests, as self-catering holiday lets, hotels or even bed and breakfasts

Giant cruise ship sets off for Northwest Passage; Delta launches ‘all-suite’ business class

Hot air balloon trips over the Atacama Desert; riding across Britain; Vail Resorts snaps up Whistler