Traveling to ski is one of life’s greatest pleasures and a truly unique way to experience a foreign culture. Despite our international differences, anywhere with snow and some mountains speaks the ...

I spent April and May this year travelling across Nepal – prime trekking season and often billed as the "best time to visit".

1. Obergurgl, Austria If you're going to ski in Europe in February, Austria is surely the spot, specifically Obergurgl. Just 90 minutes from the Innsbruck airport, it's not too out of the way for ...

4. Bansko, Bulgaria Best for après-lovers Set high in the Pirin Mountains in southwest Bulgaria, Bansko boasts a lot of terrain above 5,250ft, meaning it rarely struggles for natural snow.

A has a little circle above it in Norwegian, and the village’s name is pronounced “awe”, which is what you’ll feel most of ...