Lifestyle

There's nothing quite like immersing yourself in nature's swimming holes. As the cool, clear water envelops your body, you feel a wave of peace and contentment.

Torbjørn ‘Thor’ Pedersen has spent nearly a decade traveling to every country in the world — without flying. Find out what he learned on that journey here.

Thanks to social media many of us are now of the mindset that if we don’t take pictures of ourselves having fun, then did it really happen?

Uncover the key techniques and exercises that can enhance your surfing skills even outside the water.

Find out how practicing yoga after a long flight can alleviate physical and mental stress, promoting relaxation and well-being.

Slow travel is a modern movement, spun off from the slow food movement, in which the journey is considered worthier than the goal and traditional tourism is rejected. Advocates of slow travel are eschewing planes in favour of trains, ships, bicycles, donkeys, their own two feet and mindfulness.

The Fair Cottage proudly hosts Land & Leute Reisen, a Berlin-based travel platform that promotes local providers of sustainable tourism in rural areas of Spain and Morocco. In this post Alvaro walks us through the Pyrenees experience, reviewing a journey of intricate history and breathtaking sights.

Most of us wouldn’t engage in an activity that involves risk to our personal health without first making some sort of rudimentary plan. But what about the risks our daily consumption of plastic pose for the health of the environment? Don’t they deserve consideration too?

At TFC's recent clean up of Kreuzberg's Floating University, it took six people as many hours to rid the site of plastic waste. The difference we made was quite remarkable. It just goes to show how accustomed to plastic litter we are, when we only realise its ubiquitousness in the absence of it.

Perhaps the one tangible benefit of fast fashion is the savings for consumers. However, even this idea is undermined when you think how long such low quality clothing tends to last. If you’re ready to go slow, but not sure where to begin, then let my top tips guide point you in the right direction.