TURNING TIDES

Dig a little deeper and you’ll find the Indian Ocean’s pin-up paradise archipelago is far more than lazy, diamond-dust beaches and technicolour reefs. A new generation of dynamic Seychellois are changing the record, creating adventure tours, embracing crafts, reviving Creole culture and taking conservation to the next level

FAMILY GOING FOR GOLD

Have the Olympics inspired you to get active? Here’s how the whole family can embrace their inner athlete

NORTHERN LIGHTS

The Sperrin Mountains are as off-grid as Northern Ireland gets — an ancient, storied landscape of stone circles, dark skies and literary trails rising from the emerald pastures between Derry and Belfast. A meandering road trip through this lesser-visited swathe of mid-Ulster offers the ultimate rural escape — and myriad ways to connect with the land

PORTO

With an extravagant new wine-themed attraction and a galaxy of top-quality restaurants, Portugal’s second city is sending out a siren call to food enthusiasts far and wide

THE NEW Deep South

Home to dazzling landscapes, unforgettable food and legendary music cities, the Deep South occupies a special place in the popular imagination. But in reality, it’s a region in flux — ever-evolving, innovating and reckoning with its past to serve up the best of Southern hospitality. We journey through Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina — a region bounded by diverse geography but full of surprises

ULTRAMARATHONS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING

Love endurance running? Hate roughing it? A new event in Scotland brings a touch of luxury to the gruelling world of the ultramarathon

A TASTE OF NORTH WALES

With a landscape defined by Snowdonia’s peaks and the waters of the Menai Strait, North Wales is home to world-class produce — something a new crop of farmers, fishermen, chefs and entrepreneurs are keen to share with the world

FINE DINING

Five Welsh restaurants hold a Michelin star. And they’ve transformed locally sourced ingredients into menus of dazzling ingenuity

CAWL

With a history dating back centuries, if not millennia, cawl is a Welsh favourite that’s both easy to define and hard to pin down

GARETH STEVENSON

At Palé Hall Hotel in Gwynedd, head chef Gareth Stevenson has gained acclaim both for his imaginative use of local ingredients and for his environmental credentials

PERFECT PAIRINGS

Whether it’s a citrussy chardonnay paired with a gooey brie or a pint of rich stout with a plate of plump oysters, Welsh food is at its best combined with a top local tipple

WELSH CHEESE

From crumbly caerphilly to a new wave of cheddar, Welsh cheese offers up the flavours of the land

WELSH CLASSICS

Whether it’s Welsh laverbread or Carmarthen ham, seek out a traditional speciality for a true taste of Wales

PORTLAND BAKERIES

Many of the best bakeries in Portland, Oregon, are Asian-owned, including some that have been in business for decades, serving as community hubs where people come to eat, drink and socialise. Others, meanwhile, are more recent success stories, drawing crowds with their Japanese milk bread, Filipino pandesal or eye-catching pastries.

MY LIFE IN FOOD ANTONI POROWSKI

The Queer Eye presenter talks about his Polish heritage, his new cookbook and dining in Japan.

CITY BREAK SINGAPORE

A melting pot of global cuisines, this city state is home to Michelin-starred restaurants, UNESCO-recognised street food and creative cocktail bars

TRY IT NOW Yakitori

JAPAN’S FLAVOURSOME GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS ARE BEING CELEBRATED BY TWO NEW LONDON RESTAURANTS

Down to earth

Western Australia’s Southern Forests region is home to a bountiful natural larder, including truffles that grow in such abundance they’ve turned the region into the Southern Hemisphere’s truffle capital

ON THE TRAIL

Dreaming about your first big trip in what seems like forever? As Europe slowly begins to open up, now’s the time to start making plans. And, as a food-lover, make sure you pick a destination that can cater to your desires. Whether you’re taking a chocolate-themed train trip through Switzerland, following the Cider Route in Normandy or traversing the olive groves of the Peloponnese, here are 18 of the continent’s best gourmet trails — each one a feast for all the senses

IMAD'S SYRIAN KITCHEN

HAVING LOST HIS RESTAURANT EMPIRE TO THE WAR IN SYRIA, IMAD ALARNAB HAS BEGUN REBUILDING IT IN THE UK, WITH PLENTY OF FLAIR AND FLAVOUR

DECONSTRUCT LASAGNE

Sloppy or sturdy? Meaty or veggie? Cheesy or cheese-free? Lasagne has an official definition, but there are countless variations across Italy and beyond

ANA ROŠ THE PIONEER

SELF-TAUGHT CHEF ANA ROŠ’S HIŠA FRANKO HAS EARNED TWO MICHELIN STARS — HER COOKING COMBINES THE INGREDIENTS OF SLOVENIA’S SOČA VALLEY IN FASCINATING NEW WAYS.

Stay At Home - Weardale

Long walks and industrial heritage await in this area of County Durham

72 hours in Sheki

A waypoint on the Old Silk Road, Sheki, in northwest Azerbaijan, is a place of boisterous spice markets, handicraft workshops and heritage architecture.

KRIS TOMPKINS

We talk to the business mogul-turned-environmental leader who’s established 13 national parks and numerous rewilding projects across Chile and Argentina

CHAMPIONS of the WILD

Behind the scenes in Uganda’s national parks, an army of conservationists works tirelessly to defend the country’s natural treasures from the threat from oil pipelines, hydro dams and poaching. With elephant numbers stabilising and lion tracking programmes in place, tourism numbers are returning, not least to the dense, misty forests that shroud the south of the country, home to more than half the world’s mountain gorillas

EAT - KENT

At the northeastern edge of the county, the Isle of Thanet is attracting a wave of creative chefs whose fresh ideas have transformed the peninsula into one of the UK’s most dynamic dining destinations.

PORTUGAL

A return visit to the surf-battered Costa Vicentina throws up memories of a formative solo journey on foot, when freedom was more easily found

PARKS & RECREATION

SEVENTY YEARS SINCE THE UK’S FIRST NATIONAL PARKS WERE CREATED, THEY’RE RECEIVING MORE VISITORS THAN EVER. BUT WITH RISING TOURIST FOOTFALL AND DECLINING BIODIVERSITY, HANDS-ON HELP TO PRESERVE OUR PARKS IS VITAL. VOLUNTEERING, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING THESE WILD LANDSCAPES, OFFERS A UNIQUE AND REWARDING WAY TO EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

SLEEP - BRISBANE

With mammoth regeneration projects underway, change is afoot in Queensland’s capital — and a stylish crop of new hotels, restaurants and cultural spaces means it’s never looked better.