The Pyrenees reserves its best treasures for walkers prepared to venture off the well-beaten trail, says Teresa Levonian Cole, on a solo holiday in Ribes de Freser.

India's national parks are sanctuaries for biodiversity and also thrilling landscapes for explorers who prefer to immerse themselves in nature on foot. From mist-covered rainforests and rolling alpine ...

Yet tucked away in the emerald-blue shores of Lake Tahoe sits Vikingsholm, a breathtaking Scandinavian-style castle that looks like it was plucked straight from a northern European fairytale and ...

Fewer crowds: Some backcountry areas have gotten busier, but if you know where to look, it isn’t too hard to find a quiet, ...

By Sean Mowbray Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species known to science by just a few photos until the late 1990s.