Travel: Guides, Adventures & Destination Inspiration

Travel

Mind the gap between confidence and survival

Mountain rescue callouts hit record levels in 2024, with 18 to 24 year olds the most-rescued age group for the first time. The stats point to the same problem: too much ambition, not enough preparation. Here's what actually makes a difference when things go wrong in the hills.

Travel Inspiration

Solo travel over 40. The gap year you’re ready for

We explore why solo travel is booming in the over 40s age group, and where you should start planning your mid life crisis gap year adventure!

Trip ideas

Belgrade’s nightly adventure: where the parties never stop

Techno temples, guerrilla galleries, and ćevapi at 3am. Belgrade's warehouse district is the real thing, and it's still cheap.

Trip ideas

One Day in Sintra Without the Crowds

Pena Palace is spectacular but the queues are brutal. Here is how to spend a day in Sintra that is actually worth it.

Short Breaks

Camping on the wild side

Sabi goes off-grid camping with Camp Wild

Travel Inspiration

The Best Travel Films You’ve Never Seen

Get inspired by some of the best travel films, selected by the TNT team.

BIG TRIPS

Big Trips

Mexico – More beyond the beach resorts

Take a deep dive into the real Mexico and discover it's got so much more to offer than spring break in Cancun and drug cartels.

Big Trips

Trips of a Lifetime: Authentic Winter Adventures in the Arctic Circle

Authentic Winter Adventures in the Arctic Circle Trips of a Lifetime For many, Lapland is a destination synonymous...

Big Trips

Exotic Travel is on the Rise for 2025

An increasing number of adventurous travellers are choosing remote and lesser-known destinations over the familiar...

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TRAVEL INSPIRATION

Destinations

Chiang Mai: Still Worth It, But Know the Reality

Chiang Mai hit 12 million visitors last year. The airport is over capacity, the air turns toxic every spring, and the Chinese tour groups have gone. Here's where things actually stand.

Travel Inspiration

Budapest’s Late-Night Poker Dens

Behind the ruin bar facades of Budapest's seventh district, serious card games run deep into the night. Here's what actually goes on.

Destinations

Portugal Without the Crowds: Skip Lisbon

Lisbon's cobblestones are full. Locals have had enough. Here are four Portuguese destinations where nobody's squeezing past you with a selfie stick.

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ADVENTURE

Adventure

The Galápagos Effect: Changes to your travel mindset after an immersive wildlife experience

While some travels are meant to be entertaining; others will quietly change the way we think about...

Adventure

Biking New Zealand

Pack the puncture repair kit and a spare pair of lycra shorts, for little can beat the exhilaration of pedalling across New Zealand

Adventure

Into the Wilderness with Simon Reeve

We caught up with Simon Reeve to talk about his new BBC 2 Series 'Wilderness'

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CITY GUIDES

Trip ideas

Bangkok’s AI Girlfriend Cafes Are Here

Bangkok now has cafes where you pay to chat with an AI companion over coffee. Strange, sad, or just honest about modern loneliness? Probably all three.

Trip ideas

Berlin’s Polyamory Communes Are Collapsing

Berlin built its reputation on radical living. But the city's polyamory communes are unravelling fast, and the reasons are grimly predictable.

Trip ideas

Split’s Varoš Quarter: Drink Where Locals Do

Five minutes from Diocletian's Palace, Varoš is where Split actually lives. Stone alleys, family konobas, cheap wine and no one trying to sell you a boat trip.

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