From churches and castles to wonderfully weird Portmeirion: exploring Wales’s north-west coast on foot and by train
The Cambrian Line hugs the shore, offering easy access to the Wales Coast Path, the Cadfan Way pilgrimage route and glorious Cardigan Bay
May 2026
Car-free UK
Neolithic treasures and sparkling seas on Orkney – all for £2 bus fares
Sea-hugging railways and magical views: five of Europe’s best coastal train lines
The return of France’s train of marvels: from the Côte d’Azur to the Southern French Alps
The train is ‘my time machine’: a tour of Naples’ hidden ancient wonders
Readers' travel tips
‘An unforgettable train ride through deep gorges, canyons and mountain peaks’: readers’ favourite European rail journeys
Car-free UK
‘A landscape raw and wild’: by train to the heart of the Yorkshire Three Peaks
Inside Guardian Weekly
The slow lane: inside the 15 May Guardian Weekly
The slow lane
Meet the Americans who choose to live without a car in the US: ‘It takes some doing’
Car-free UK
Gateway to the South Downs: take the train to a picture-perfect village with a cracking pub
The slow lane
How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit
March 2026
Car-free UK
Wales on rails: a car-free break in Carmarthenshire
Kindness of strangers
The kindness of strangers: On an emptied train carriage, a man rubbed his hand on my thigh – then another passenger intervened
February 2026
Car-free UK
Rolling hills, rich heritage and great pubs: a car-free break in Leicestershire
Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy
December 2025
I took my kids to Lapland on the Santa Claus Express – but would the big man deliver?
If meeting Santa Claus is on your children’s wishlist, this trip on a festive sleeper train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, with reindeer and huskies thrown in, is Christmas with jingle bells on
A winter tour of Luxembourg’s fairytale chateaux – on the country’s free bus network
This tiny country is awash with atmospheric castles, many of which you can stay in, making for a magical wintry break. And it won’t cost you a cent to travel between them
We tested Europe’s luxurious new ‘business-class’ sleeper bus between Amsterdam and Zurich
A new overnight bus service in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland offers comfort and sustainability
November 2025
New sleeper service will run from Paris to Berlin next year
European Sleeper will operate the new service from March 2026, replacing the Nightjet train that is being axed next month
September 2025
Car-free UK
The Exmouth factor – exploring the south Devon beach town by bus, train and on foot
Easy to reach by rail and a seafood-lover’s paradise, Exmouth is a perfect place for decompressing, with walks and boat rides on the doorstep
