No holiday planned this year? With summer now in full swing you may think it’s too late, but there are plenty of simple ways to get away from it all. We round up our favourite Positive Travel articles on short breaks to give you some inspiration
Switch up your routine with a commuting microadventure
Commuting is tedious and time-consuming, but what if we stopped to explore the places we blindly hurtle through every day, asks Alastair Humphreys.
Photo © Alastair Humphreys
Visit the Sussex Downs
The Brighton and Lewes Downs have become the first place in the UK to be declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve in nearly half a century.
Photo © Murray Ballard
A hitchhiking holiday
During six months of hitchhiking around Europe, Jamie Bowlby-Whiting puts his trust in the inherent goodness of the world, and it delivers.
Photo © Jamie Bowlby-Whiting
Star gazing in Exmoor
Naomi Tolley reports from Europe’s first Dark Skies Reserve.
Photo © Flickr Member Christian Reusch
Unplug and reconnect: a break away from technology
With social media and email waiting to fill our every spare moment, many have become dependent on connecting via technology. So what happens when you take a digital detox, reconnecting with new experiences, other people and the land instead?
Photo © Nichola Downs
Discover the joys of fair share travel
Jasmine Irving spent three months in France, discovering a meaningful and cost-effective way to see the world by exchanging work for food and board.
Photo © Rob Gunn
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Get on board the super-fast Paris-Barcelona train
For a responsible family holiday to the Catalan coast, Alice Grahame took the Paris-Barcelona train, which opened in July 2014.
Photo © Robert S. Donovan
Explore the legacy of John Muir
John Muir is a household name in the US, but few in Britain are aware of the Scotsman’s legacy. With The John Muir Way long-distance footpath now open in Scotland, Aaron Millar looks at the life of the man who changed the way we interact with nature.
Photo © Visit Scotland
Find peace, the wild way
One trip in Snowdonia National Park combines walking and wild camping with mindfulness meditation. Jini Reddy straps on her boots and finds her hiking Zen.
Photo © Sholto Radford
Use your imagination
What would you do if you could do anything? Jamie Bowlby-Whiting asked himself the same question and ended up traveling as a pirate on the river Danube.
Photo © Great Big Scary World
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