World travel

Would you go on one of these weird guided tours?

May 15, 2013

Forget run-of-the-mill guided tours of tourist attractions. We've found the weirdest, most daring excursions we dare you to sign up for! How about sampling West Africa's colourful voodoo...

Two 80-year-olds battle to be the oldest to climb Everest

May 10, 2013

When you reach your eighties, you'd probably imagine that your pace of life would slow down a little. But that's not the case for two octogenarians, who are preparing to go head-to-head in a...

Video of the day: New Zealand in time lapse

May 09, 2013

What do you think of when you think of New Zealand? The secret coves of Milford Sound? the impossible blue of Te Anau? The frosted peaks of Mount Cook? This time-lapse photography video from...

Call this a holiday? Barmy bootcamps for fitness freaks

May 08, 2013

Weight-loss camps are all the rage, and what better way to spend your well-earned holiday than mud-boxing, eating nothing but wheatgrass juice and trying to get the body of a GI? From liquid curry...

Applicants wanted! Fancy a one-way trip to Mars?

May 08, 2013

Would you like to reach the ultimate in extreme travel and exploration and go on a trip to the final frontier: Space? Then you're in luck. Because the non-profit organisation Mars One has...

Weird holiday destinations for out-of-this-world breaks

May 07, 2013

Go completely off-the-beaten-track on your next holiday and visit one of the world's most mysterious destinations. From the eerie moving rocks of Racetrack Playa in America to China's fiery Red...