Scotland represents Britain at its most rugged. We pick 10 great ways to explore its islands, glens and lochs – from vintage campers to bikes, kayaks and barges
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Swiss Alps: old huts to chic chalets
Surrounded by Alpine peaks and wild flowers, once abandoned farming huts have been converted into cool, ultramodern holiday cabins
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Walking Spain’s most spectacular coastline
Galicia’s new Lighthouse Way connects fishermen’s ways and farm tracks – and is a more meditative walk than the busy Camino de Santiago
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Hong Kong – city walking guide: Wan Chai district
Traditional buildings and bold skyscrapers, open-air markets and hip design stores all sit shoulder to shoulder in one of Hong Kong’s oldest districts
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Hong Kong – city walking guide: Victoria Peak to Admiralty
Descend from Hong Kong’s highest point into lush greenery, before exploring grand buildings, urban parks … and perhaps even a swish hotel or two
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‘Life on the edge of civilisation’: hiking in Croatia’s mountains
Its Adriatic coast is so dazzling that few venture into Croatia’s mountains but a short way inland are walks amid gorges and peaks that are just as spectacular – and characters with stories to tell
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Top of the lago: a saunter around the Italian lakes
Hiking high above Lake Maggiore, through forests and hills alive with Grand Tour romance, is a great way to build an appetite for Piedmont’s epic cuisine
