Ever wanted to visit an alien planet? Over the decades, sci-fi blockbusters and cult classics alike have come to the UK to shoot locations that appear totally out of this world – but which are often hidden in plain sight.
The first UK National Park was designated more than 75 years ago. The world has changed greatly since then, and yet their extraordinary landscapes, diverse wildlife and rich history remain just as important today.
Arctic explorer and anthropologist Knud Rasmussen is credited as being the first European to cross the long sought-after Northwest Passage. He deserves to be more widely known, argues Dave Hamilton.
Chris McCandless was a young man with an insatiable wanderlust. Despite his tragic fate, he inspired a generation of adventurers. But his story remains both complex and controversial.
In the aftermath of the First World War, two Australian airmen rescued an old biplane from the scrapyard and entered it in a race across the world. They did not win.
Known for his record-breaking feats and indefatigable spirit, Joss Naylor was a fell-running legend and a Lake District icon. WildBounds pays tribute to the one and only ‘Iron Joss’.
Though best known as a novelist, Robert Louis Stevenson was also an adventure travel pioneer. In 1878, he trekked through the mountains of central France, accompanied by an unruly donkey…
Avocados, mangoes, kale and quinoa are common supermarket foods. But how did they make it to the western world? It's all down to one man: globetrotting food explorer David Fairchild.
Irish writer and adventurer Dervla Murphy was the original bikepacker – a pioneering lone female traveller who inspired a generation through her ‘full tilt’ approach to life.