https://www.active-traveller.com/tag/news-interviews Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:00:30 +0000 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb https://www.active-traveller.com/gear-reviews/patagonia-looking-sideways-podcast https://www.active-traveller.com/gear-reviews/patagonia-looking-sideways-podcast “The Announcement” asks what Yvon Chouinard’s big decision means for the future of the company, and the outdoor industry.

]]> Gear Reviews Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:33:05 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/gear-reviews/keep-up-to-date-with-these-innovations-in-hiking-gear https://www.active-traveller.com/gear-reviews/keep-up-to-date-with-these-innovations-in-hiking-gear From an origami camp chair to a battery-powered midge repeller, here are six innovative and eyecatching bits of travel kit.

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]]> Advice Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:26:57 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/explore-whats-new-in-the-world-of-adventure https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/explore-whats-new-in-the-world-of-adventure A brief guide to some of this year’s cultural adventure highlights from festivals to must-read books. 

]]> Travel Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:55:26 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/tourism-ukraine https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/tourism-ukraine Opinion: There’s so much more to Ukraine than Russia’s war, and the country will welcome tourists as soon as the guns fall silent, says Richard Cashman 

]]> Travel Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:58:41 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/mountain-refuge-chamonix-the-high-life https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/mountain-refuge-chamonix-the-high-life What's it like living in an old mountain refuge high above Chamonix Valley then? ]]> Travel Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:52:52 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/advice/inside-track-elsey-whyman-davis-guide-to-the-lake-district https://www.active-traveller.com/advice/inside-track-elsey-whyman-davis-guide-to-the-lake-district We ask outdoor athletes to share the secrets of their favourite spots.

]]> Advice Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:57:09 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/time-traveller-fred-ellis-founds-the-uks-oldest-chain-of-outdoor-stores https://www.active-traveller.com/travel/time-traveller-fred-ellis-founds-the-uks-oldest-chain-of-outdoor-stores For any British outdoor enthusiast, Ellis Brigham is an institution. This year is the shops’ 90th birthday, so we asked Director (and Fred’s grandson) Mark Brigham to tell us the story so far… 

]]> Travel Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:51:08 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/advice/inside-track-get-to-know-explorer-and-survivalist-ed-stafford https://www.active-traveller.com/advice/inside-track-get-to-know-explorer-and-survivalist-ed-stafford We ask leading adventurers what they’ve learned down the years. This time is the turn of TV presenter, explorer and survivalist, Ed Stafford.

]]> Advice Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:43:07 +0000 https://www.active-traveller.com/gear-reviews/is-this-the-future-of-city-cycling https://www.active-traveller.com/gear-reviews/is-this-the-future-of-city-cycling This intriguing new e-bike from decathlon’s in-house brand b'twin offers amazing twists on conventional city pedalling.

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