Claire Trevett saddles up and travels from Rawene to Pouto Point the old-fashioned way.

If you can't handle driving 320 to 960km a day, a tornado-chasing holiday isn't for you, writes Rebecca Loncraine.

Ulrike Koltermann ventures off the beaten track to scale Tanzania's second-highest peak.

Jim Eagles delights in life on the edge of a Himalayan precipice and gets the cold shoulder from a couple of locals.

Above the Arctic Circle, in Svalbard, Sarah McElrea has a magical encounter with some endangered inhabitants.

Walking through the ancient Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia in Brazil is like taking a pilgrimage through a living version of a Gothic cathedral.