Before hitting the road for a 25,000km motorbike odyssey, Rob Gray meets some of the children at Living Hope, the charity in Vladivostok that will benefit from funds raised on the trip.

A dozen naked blokes crowding into a freezing cold plunge pool, while socially unacceptable in New Zealand, is apparently perfectly normal in Russia, writes Rob Gray.

Giovanna Dell'Orto details her four favourite walks in Liguria, the arc-shaped slice of Italy that stretches from the border with France to Tuscany's coast.

Leave your comfort zone at this outdoor pursuits centre, says Beck Vass.

A South Korean climber has become the first woman to scale 14 of the world's highest mountains.

Niue offers a different sort of tropical getaway - especially if you enter the island's annual bike race, finds Russell Baillie.

Language difficulties at the Russian border prove a challenge for the 51st Traverse team as they head for Vladivostok.

Catherine Masters works out how to feed the elephants but not the lions on an African safari.

A new ride at a UK theme park is so disturbing, patrons must sign a waiver to attest to their mental stability.

Hurtling down Park City's bobsled track is an adrenalin rush, writes Jacqueline Smith.

Graham Reid experiences a feast of sights and sounds on the coast south of Sydney.

Mary Lambie grabs a tent, hops on a bike and joins hundreds of others for an epic trip through Queensland.

Martin Sykes paddles, pedals and rides elephants around Thai islands.

Martin Sykes paddles, pedals and rides elephants around Thai islands.

David Brown discovers how the endangered mountain gorillas are changing life in Rwanda.

A village which hosts tourists on its own terms fascinates Winston Aldworth.

A 5m-long great white shark approaches a cage of divers off the Coast of Mexico. See the photo gallery to find out what happened next.

We're travelling to a family wedding in San Francisco next April with our two children (aged 1 and 3).

Sighting a celebrity out of his natural habitat helps Michael Brown boost his safari tally.

Half the fun on a safari is the feeling that anything could happen, writes Stuart Dye.

Wayne Thompson walks the newly-opened Hillary Trail.

Ian D. Robinson treks through the wilderness at the edge of one of the world's danger zones.

Waterways team with wildlife on a day's fishing excursion, writes Heather Ramsay.

Jim Eagles continues his exploration of New Zealand by train, checking out the Ohakune Old Coach Road.

Diana Clement is blown away by the views, birdlife and forests of Northland's Bream Head.