Walking holidays
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YHA Ambleside, the Lake District: hostel reviewThis flagship hostel on Windermere offers backpackers and families a millionaire’s view for the price of a bunk – plus homemade cake
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Marks made on the landscape by an itinerant tea sellerCountry diary: Allendale Town, Northumberland Past lime kilns and quarries, a Roman fort and lead mines, the footpath is a celebration of an individual who made a difference
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Inside Vietnam's astonishing caves on a local tourSince Son Doong, the world’s biggest cave, opened to visitors in 2013, tourism has soared, but locals around Phong Nha are keen to protect the area and promote community homestays and tours
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Coastal Path review – 600 miles with barely a break for teaForget slow TV – Paul Rose’s Coast spin-off is bringing brisk telly to the world. Why’s he in such a rush to cross the finish line?
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Keeping footpaths open for ramblersLetters: Walking is good for health and wellbeing but footpath maintenance is unlikely to figure highly on a council’s list of priorities
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Let’s go to ... spooky south-west WalesGet spooked for Halloween on a tombstone trail that covers five graves of interesting or scary characters in four area of south Wales
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World's longest pub crawl: Maths team plots route between 25,000 UK boozersTwo-year project maps shortest possible journey to visit thousands of pubs across the country
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Last stop for the Wensleydale Flyer bus?In the Yorkshire Dales, fabulous Sunday and bank holiday walks have long been made possible by this local service. Now under threat, a campaign is underway to keep it running
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20 great UK walks with pubs, chosen by nature writersPull on your boots and enjoy the countryside in all its autumn glory. Ten of Britain’s best nature writers reveal their favourite routes – and where they like to refuel on the way
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Places to visit, stay and tour in western Canada – readers’ travel tipsThink western Canada and mountains and bears spring to mind. But our intrepid readers have also explored the region’s First Nation heritage and found great places to stay – one without a roof
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Head in the clouds in Salta, ArgentinaFollowing in the footsteps of the Incas, a new, high-altitude trek in Salta, north-west Argentina, tackles a trail which locals hope will boost tourism in this wild and lonely region
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Walking the new St Hilda’s Way: a journey of lost soulsSt Hilda’s Way is a new 40-mile walking trail across the North York moors to Whitby that takes in the churches inspired by the seventh-century saint
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50 of the best UK cottages for Christmas and New YearSorry to mention it just as the long, hot summer draws to a close, but unless you hurry it will be too late to bag a festive cottage. Here are our choices for romance, partying, winter walks and great pubs
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Rainforest wonder and remote villages in northern BrazilAn Amazon trip by boat and on foot offers the chance to meet the hidden communities and enjoy the natural splendour of a region still shrouded in mystery – and in need of preservation
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Georgia’s new Caucasus trail will link Black and Caspian seasFounders hope project will become one of the world’s great hikes, revealing the fascinating cultures and unexplored natural wonders of the Caucasus
British boltholes The Plough at Scalby, North Yorkshire: hotel review