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The low-down on the Tour d’Afrique – one of the longest bicycle races and expeditions in the world

The underwater explorer, extreme diver, climber, skydiver and adventurer, BBC and discovery TV presenter, speaker, author and film maker talks travel

Cuba and Croatia, Cambodia, Mozambique, Namibia, Atlanta and the Daintree rainforest win our totally unscientific poll as the main overseas tips of our writers for 2015.

Sean Conway became the first person to swim the length of Great Britain, from Land’s End to John O’Groats – via Ireland. Conway left west Cornwall on 30 June 2013. 135 days and 900 miles later, the 32 year-old reached the Caithness coast. He talks to Just About Travel about his experiences in South Africa, Spain and his aversion to sunshine

Lynn journeys to Livingstone and gets up close and personal with Namibia’s desert elephants

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Here she shares her final note from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Here she shares her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Here she shares her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers. Today: Into the desert

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers. Today: Activities in sand and sea

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers. Today: Art, culture and chalets

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers. Today: A brief lesson in culture and politics

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers.

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers. Today: Windhoek to Okahandja, the adventure begins…

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is no where like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers.

Sarah-Jane Goodall, senior sales and marketing manager for Namibia Tourism Board, chats to CD Traveller about swimming, sightseeing and the rewards of a holiday in Namibia – one of Africa’s youngest countries.

For the second year in a row, readers polled by Wanderlust magazine have named the West Highland Railway the world’s best railway journey which runs from Glasgow to Mallaig. This is how the BBC ran the results of the Wanderlust annual survey into what its readers preferred. They omitted to mention the other awards. It was, unfortunately, the only category in which a UK destination or attraction won a top award. (I don’t include best UK Airport which, obviously, had to be won by a UK entrant! Incidentally, the winner was London City)
The readers of Wanderlust are an adventurous bunch so don’t expect your average destination to featur

A team of novice and experienced explorers alike recently became the first people to walk the Skeleton Coast of Namibia – one of the most inhospitable places on earth. Jason De Carteret, one of the 14 explorers, tells us about the trip…