Alastair Humphreys adventure-hopped for a decade, starting with a four-year round-the-world bicycle trip after college. From there, the British author, blogger and motivational speaker traversed ...

The idea of a microadventure is not to fit into a planned route, but to create your own escape. Whether it’s a quick swim in a wild river or an overnight bivvy camp on your local hill, there are ...

Bigger is always better, isn’t it? Why eat one donut when you can have a box? Burgers taste better with an extra patty on top. A 10K trail race doesn’t come close to the adventure of a double-stuffed ...

Start small, look up and let your nose guide you. By Jancee Dunn I’ve loved doing the fieldwork for our monthlong series on walking. (You can find the previous ...

August 8, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Most people think that travel is something you have to save up for, both time and money-wise. But if you're ...

The campfire was at full blaze, and we still had a few more logs waiting in reserve. But as I stared up into the night sky, where Venus and Jupiter winked in and out of view behind a patchy veil of ...

When Alastair Humphreys leaves an “out of office” note, it’s for real. But these days, the Briton – who once left his parents’ house and came back four years later after cycling around the world – is ...

My pack is light. I am wearing almost all the clothes I will need for the whole day. My lunch is packed and water bottles are full. Everything I need is on my back and my phone is switched off to ...