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A punishing hike in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park made me wonder if my best trekking years were behind me.

A punishing hike in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park made me wonder if my best trekking years were behind me.

Timaru experienced an unusually warm morning of 27C at 6am after unique conditions arose over the Southern Alps. The event was due to a “Fohn wind”...

It is not unusual for a country to be shaped in the public gaze by some of its most stereotypical facets. For some, France will always be the Eiffel Tower, a striped T-shirt and a baguette in a bicycle basket. Germany’s image will forever have something to do with beer and sausages. As for Switzerland, the next three words choose themselves. Mountains. Clocks. And, depending on the sweetness of your tooth, cheese or chocolate.

From city breaks to adventure escapes, here are the best ways to experience Switzerland this year

A punishing hike in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park made me wonder if my best trekking years were behind me.

Need an excuse to travel? Why not plan a trip around a major exhibition, art fair or biennale this year?

Six of the top ten longest railway tunnels in the world are located in Asia, four of which are located in China.

A private company has successfully delivered cargo to the Moon’s surface for the first time. Here’s what that means for future space exploration.

Secured his first Challenge Tour title at the inaugural Euram Bank Open in Austria in 2018 and added to his trophy tally 13 months later at the Rolex Trophy in Switzerland, where he charged up the leaderboard with a final round of 64. Planned to turn professional at age 18 but broke his right hand after falling off a banana boat. Following complications with the surgery he stopped playing golf, and instead started studying economics and sports marketing at the Johan Cruyff Institute before takin...