Jim Eagles delights in life on the edge of a Himalayan precipice and gets the cold shoulder from a couple of locals.

Above the Arctic Circle, in Svalbard, Sarah McElrea has a magical encounter with some endangered inhabitants.

Walking through the ancient Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia in Brazil is like taking a pilgrimage through a living version of a Gothic cathedral.

At 4566m, Mt Meru ranks as the fifth-highest mountain in Africa, but is climbed by only a few hundred, rather than a few thousand, people a year.

The cover of my grandfather's photo album creaks when you open it, like an arthritic joint, worn after 70 years of reminiscing.