The Cime de la Palu hike in Saint Martin-Vésubie is a must for anyone keen to go walking – not climbing – in the Alps. Experienced, ultra fit hikers can complete it comfortably in a few hours and probably still have the energy to go socialise in one of the little bars in the village after.

This sloth lives in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Chickening out of our holiday plans cost me the chance to see them in person, and now it's cost me £3 to buy their handsome portrait too We’re going on holiday again this week, but we won’t be going to the place we’d originally planned. No Panama for us: no sloths, no red frogs, and no first chance to sample how Central America does vegetarian food. Panama, as with all our best ideas, was a Liz suggestion. She’d put together a typic