How do you recover from jet lag?
Jet lag can really take the edge off an exciting long-haul holiday, or exacerbate the post-break blues. But remedies are at hand
Dengue fever rise prompts doctors to warn of insect bites abroad
Travellers to far east and Caribbean told to be on lookout for warning signs after cases of tropical disease rise threefold
A family summer holiday in Austria: the hills are alive …
Parents want to be active, daughter's mad about The Sound of Music … Harriet Green tries out a summer break exploring Austria's Tyrol mountains
Running wild in Dartmoor
A 26-mile run across Dartmoor is not everyone's idea of a weekend break, but Adharanand Finn finds it an exhilarating form of escapism – just as long as you watch your step
Lake Garda spa breaks: relaxation that’s tailor-made
On a spa holiday by Lake Garda, Catherine Nelson is delighted to find stylish decor and good food, rather than soup and self-denial
Wild about Kerala: doing yoga in India
Want to capture your inner elephant? Anna Stothard heads for the backwaters of south India and unleashes her animal passions with a unique form of yoga
Walking Morocco’s beaches, with a yoga retreat thrown in for good measure
Guided by a Tuareg tribe, Rachel Dixon joins a nomadic retreat on Morocco's Atlantic coast, walking from beach to beach, practising yoga and sleeping in a camp set up at a different spot each night
On Australia’s hippy surf trail
Surfer beaches and spiritual calm have given way to glamorous crowds in Noosa, on Australia's Queensland coast. But the old vibe can be found a boat hop away, says Susan Greenwood
Running the Thames: a journey from source to sea
Can't get a place in the race of your choice? Don't worry, just run your own. Martin Love and two friends head for the Thames Path to run seven marathons in seven days along the length of Britain's most historic river
Riding with the cowboys on a Mexico ranch
A stay at a ranch 50 miles south of the US border in Mexico offers Vicky Baker an exciting and active holiday, at a lot less than the cost of an American dude ranch