Evelyn Evans learns to blend her own essential oils.

Why, wonders Tarquin Cooper, would anyone race up and down mountains in foul weather? 'It's a Zen thing,' he is told. 'You thrive on that pain. In the end, you start to love it'

Adventures abound from the Arctic to the Aegean, says Samantha Ryder

The TV presenter and comedienne, Ruby Wax, advises readers as Weekend's agony aunt