Kevin Rushby

A quest for the settings that inspired Homer – and Hollywood’s latest blockbuster – turned into a personal voyage of discovery

A landscape of forbidding peaks west of Bilbao plays host to an improbable world full of wild flowers, animals and resilient cheesemakers

Improve your mountain skills by day and party by night at the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy in Chamonix

Our writer first hiked in the Lake District, Eryri and Dartmoor in the 1970s. Their beauty remains unrivalled, but they are more popular than ever. So, here’s how to avoid the crowds

A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of its future

A guided walk through North Yorkshire woodland throws up some thrilling surprises by honing in on sound over sight

This rugged promontory in north Wales is thriving thanks to community-run cafes, restaurants and inns, which can all be visited on a spectacular coastal walk

A fabled boutique hotel in the Atlas mountains makes a stunning base for hikes to spectacular viewpoints

A trail named after a brutal marcher lord passes through tranquil countryside between Shropshire and Herefordshire but is rich in reminders of the area’s turbulent past

From a bioluminescent nightime sea to rare wildlife, natural wonders are on tap in the Gothenburg archipelago