Travel

India’s known for being colourful and chaotic, but Lee Atkinson discovers it is possible to chill out in meditation hotspot Pune.

5am starts, chanting, karma yoga and silence days are all part of the teaching methods used to turn yoga students into yoga teachers.

From mettle-testing mountain climbs to Ayurvedic massages, Lord Howe Island offers something to suit all tastes. It may even hold the secret to longevity, according to one visitor.

It is entirely possibly to canoe across Canada, albeit in a rather circuitous manner, according to one adventurer.

Cycling in Vietnam is a gentle, fun and intimate way to experience the landscape, the people and daily life of a country that encourages a slow approach.

The ancient practice of well dressing has links to the time of the plague and brings together pagan and Christian beliefs. Today, it allows the modern traveller in England direct participation in a centuries-old tradition.

The vast north of Western Australia holds many environmental treasures. However, as the world economy continues to grow, previously untouched areas are finding themselves at the frontline of an accelerating grab for mineral and fuel resources.

Swimming with minke whales proved to be a spiritual experience for our writer as she took to the waters of the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns.

Thailand offers unique experiences for the traveller seeking a healing spa or health retreat holiday. Recently two Australian therapists have been swapping ideas and treatments with a Thai health resort.

Luminously colourful and wildly exotic, Rajasthan is India at its most vivid; a rugged, rarefied moonscape embellished with dazzling people, sumptuous palaces and imposing fortresses.

Whether called dreaming tracks, ley lines or dragon lines, there are areas throughout the planet that are regarded as places of great healing. So what is it that gives these places such strong spiritual energy?

Carbon offsets claim to make flying a more environmentally friendly way of travelling, but is it all a load of hot air?