I said that it was important to push myself to take on certain anxieties at a pace I can manage. On reflection, changing our destination has made less of a difference than taking longer to prepare for our next big holiday and being a bit more mindful about following our own advice.

Box Hill is great for tourists who want to see some English countryside without having to go for a lengthy hike, or for those staying in London for only a few days who want to see some English countryside in the morning and still have time to do something else later in the day.

This is a guide to help you to decide whether to take a guided tour of the Gorges du Verdon, or Verdon Gorge.

When you know that what you're reading has been written by real people, you can have a bit more trust that we believe what we're telling you. If the cost of that is seeing some of our tragic attempts at humour that an AI might know better than to try, I hope it’s worth it.

An easy walk, the Collet Path is a great introduction to Saint Martin-Vésubie and unlikely to tire you out so much that you can’t take on a more challenging hike the next day.

I think it's worth explaining why this anxiety and travel blog has a category dedicated to cool bugs. They're a useful way to talk about resilience. Not in the sense of how much bugs can overcome, though you really should read just how much the African Midge can endure, but in the little ways we can try to build our own resilience to phobias and anxieties.