A head for heights in Switzerland

Minty Clinch tackles a new via ferrata, a mountain route of ropes, bridges and thrills

• Summer hiking in the Alps

A budget travel guide to Tuscany

A mobile home in the Tuscan hills and gourmet self-service canteens are among the family tips

• Puglia: the complete guide

Costa Rica's best national park

Dale Cardew wonders if Manuel Antonio National Park will be too crowded to enjoy the wildlife

• The 8 best eco lodges in Costa Rica

Flybe extras that broke the bank

Liz Lodwig was charged £12 to use a credit card and £80 to transport two sets of golf clubs

• The sky’s the limit for hidden airline charges

The Lake District for £7-a-night

Forget sleeping under canvas - Nick Roe on his budget barn-hopping expedition around the Lakes

• A weekend teepee in Norfolk

Five of the best food trails in England

According to Visit Britain food trails have multiplied in recent years; we've picked some of the best

• Foodie family fun

Gina Conway spa, West London

A "lifestyle salon" in Westbourne Grove that buffs trendy young professionals from head to toe

• Time Out's best 20 London spas

The Sisley Spa, Byblos Hotel, St Tropez

Relaxing with the beautiful people in Brigitte Bardot's favourite hangout in the South of France

• Five of the best spas in South of France

Bikes and bedouins in Jordan

Vincent Crump cycles 280 miles across Jordan and reveals six more epic two-wheeled adventures

Wii boxing in a New York hotel gym

All you need for a jetlag cure is a high-tech New York gym, a super-Wii and an cyber sparring partner

• Take a New York Sex and the City tour

• New York’s best walk