Cycling

Northumberland National Park has a rich heritage and scenery that will knock your socks off and plenty of things to see and do.

Even if your family has already seen a lot of Australia and New Zealand, these kid-friendly holidays are sure to tempt you.

With the announcement of a trans-Tasman bubble, we’ve compiled five fantastic reasons to visit New Zealand from Australia and make your next overseas getaway one to remember.

This year, I’d imagined climbing Mount Everest or running the Inca Trail, but instead I opted to join a cycling trip around the Lake District in my home country of England, as it seemed like a good plan B.

If trekking’s not your bag, you prefer a day walk over a multi-day hike, or you want to up the exercise ante on your Inca adventure, there are so many other active adventures to be had in Peru.

Cycling Morocco was not only an exhilarating physical adventure, it was the best way to truly experience the gorgeous geography and diverse cultural regions of this country in a way that is still somewhat a secret.

While the frenetic streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offer a unique insight into Vietnam’s urban life, it’s not until you’ve ridden through the serene – and surreal – surrounds of Mai Chau that you get to know the real Vietnam.

When my partner casually announced over dinner that we were going to take our next holiday cycling through Cambodia I admit I was a bit confused. The same Cambodia that has the worst roads I’d ever seen? Where I had munched on local ‘delicacies’ like tarantulas and grasshoppers? Where one in every three adults owns a motorbike, and isn’t afraid to use it?

You don’t have to sit upside down in silence for 14 days to experience wellness travel. Dedicated wellness retreats and detox ‘boot camps’ are really just the tip of the chakra. There’s a whole world of wellness travel out there – literally.