The bear necessities in Bern

Bern BearPark photo: Melanie Dakin

2:43pm Friday 26th November 2010

Melanie Dakin visits the enchanting city of Bern in Switzerland and discovers a few friendly, grizzly creatures there

On the trail of the light fantastic

The Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel and Northern Lights. Photo: Sorrisniva

10:42am Thursday 25th November 2010

Travel by ship and reindeer, stay in an ice hotel and search for the Aurora Borealis - winter in northern Norway is a time for adventure, as Nick Elvin discovers

Dry, with no chance of rain

Salar del Huasco. Photo: Nick Elvin

2:57pm Monday 18th October 2010

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is famous for its lack of precipitation [and recently, 33 trapped miners]. However, it is brimming over with desolate beauty and fascinating sites, as Nick Elvin discovers

Discover Dover Castle’s ancient and modern secrets

Let your imagination run riot at Dover Castle

2:44pm Tuesday 24th August 2010

Ruth Brindle discovers what life was really like for one of our medieval kings and goes underground for a lesson in secret wartime operations

Remembrance and new beginnings at the Somme

Memorial de Thiepval

2:09pm Tuesday 17th August 2010

Melanie Dakin travels to the Somme and finds nature flourishing where once the battles raged. And yet, among the new hotels and vibrant cityscapes, the stories of wartime heroism live on.

Scotland - get away to the highlands

BRAEMAT-HIGHLAND-SAFARIS

12:28pm Friday 28th May 2010

The Highlands of Scotland is a perfect place for a weekend break where the Royal family go to get away from it all. Try a dram of whisky and see the Monarch of the Glen

Where the desert roses grow

Camels graze against the backdrop of the Atlas Mountains. PHOTO: Nick Elvin

9:00am Wednesday 7th April 2010

Take a journey into the Tunisian Sahara and discover a land of mountains, sand dunes and movie sets, writes Nick Elvin

Get the film star treatment at Stoke Park

The stunning Stoke Park mansion house

3:32pm Wednesday 24th February 2010

Kate Sole enjoys a stay at Buckinghamshire's luxurious award-winning retreat and leaves feeling a million dollars

Faro in the Algarve

Fisherman digging for clams

3:35pm Monday 11th January 2010

Visit Faro for a true taste of the Algarve - enjoy Portuguese cuisine, a walk around the old city and a boat trip to the nature reserve, writes Lindi Bilgorri

To the ends of the Earth

Fishing boat and waterfall, Quintupeu Fjord. © Nick Elvin

2:00pm Thursday 7th January 2010

In Chile's northern Patagonia, where the Andes meet the Pacific, there’s no escaping the wonders of nature, writes Nick Elvin.

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