A two-week Rat Race expedition through the Yukon reveals bears, northern lights, gold-rush ghosts and a wilderness shaped by human memory

In Finland’s eastern archipelago, Patrick Dunne explores the islands, forests, outdoor retreats and world-famous sauna culture that help keep the country at the top of the World Happiness Report

Ecuador and the Galápagos archipelago are sold on wildlife – but the people behind it tell an equally interesting story. Christy Spring goes beyond the fauna checklist, from Quito to the Chocó to the Galápagos, to meet them

Clinton Cawood points it to the Côte d’Azur and the Maybourne Riviera, where cocktails are the name of the game, with a lot more mixed in

As Christ the Redeemer watches over the city, one family sets out to discover whether Rio de Janeiro's mix of rainforest, football, beaches and culture can win over two sceptical teenagers

Christy Spring kips at Langdale Chase on Lake Windermere – a storied Victorian hotel with a museum-grade motor yacht

Often overlooked or misunderstood, Belfast has recently seen a surge of interest as artists, musicians, and writers reshape its narrative. Patrick Dunne takes the pulse of one of Europe’s most undersung and interesting cities, blending history and modern cool

What does it take to run a hotel that outlasts empires, divorces and difficult cousins? From farms transformed by daring couples to grand dames in the family since the 1800s, Christy Spring picks out her favourite family-owned hotels

Anna Richards takes her dog on a flight and car-free bikepacking and kayaking adventure in northeast France – and discovers that Pas-de-Calais is far more than simply a port to pass through

We’ve picked our favourite stays as seasoned hotel sleepers – everything from transformed 19th-century Parisian townhouses to rustic Tuscan retreats and the odd staycation bolthole closer to home