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Well World

Group of people sitting on logs around a fire in the woods (Credit: Birling Estate)

The surprising new role of farms in modern life

By Keridwen Cornelius

Drone shot looking down on a female about to hit a tennis serve on a two-toned blue and green tennis court (Credit: Getty Images)

Why everyone's travelling to hit a ball

By Anna Fiorentino

People with pink tow floats swimming in the ocean in Croatia for UltraSwim 33.3 (Credit: Vedran-Janic/ UltraSwim 33.3)

Why endurance sport is the new escape

By Lizzie Enfield

Coffin with flowers and a sign in front of it reading "Eventually you can bring nothing" (Credit: Alamy)

The Bangkok 'death cafe' that changed my life

By Tyla Fergusson-Platt

A man sits on a bed reading a book in a cabin which has views out to green hills (Credit: Adam Firman)

The unstoppable rise of digital detox retreats

By Laura Hall

Woman looking up at stars at Bliss & Stars retreat (Credit: Teagan Cunniffe)

Star bathing: The next big thing in travel

By Magali Robathan

Wooden red cabin in Sweden and snow at sunset (Credit: Getty Images)

The nation that wants you to come and sleep

By Lizzie Enfield

Balinese Performing a Melukat Purification Ritual (Credit: Getty Images)

A purification ceremony to cleanse body and soul

By Claire Turrell

Group of people hiking (Credit: Getty Images)

Adventure & Experience

The retreats that want to improve mental health

By Keridwen Cornelius

Sign saying Welcome to Mineral Wells, Home of Crazy (Credit: Visit Mineral Wells)

The state where 'America drinks its way to health'

By Teja Lele

Blue Cliff Meditation Hall (Credit: Kate Schoenbach)

The 2024 wellness trend to help you switch off

By Kate Schoenbach

Thermal Valley at Beitou, Taiwan (Credit: Charukesi Ramadurai)

Asia's less-crowded alternative to Japan's onsen

By Charukesi Ramadurai

Two people soaking in beer baths with a beer tap in between (Credit: WeWantMore/Bath&Barley)

The surprising wellness trend based on beer

By Norman Miller

Sauna-goers beat their bodies with bundles of branches to slough off dead skin and stimulate blood circulation (Credit: Getty Images)

Estonia's naked tradition thought to cure all ills

By Hillary Millán

Labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral nave

An ancient activity that could help ease anxiety

By Norman Miller

Man sitting on a boat pier at Konigssee lake, Bavaria, Germany

Why biophilia should be part of your next holiday

By Amy Thomas