To the Ends of the Earth 'Apparently I am afraid of heights': The Peruvian hotel with a terrifying check-inSuspended 365m above Peru's Sacred Valley, Skylodge's transparent sleeping pods offer extraordinary views – but getting there requires nerves of steel.See moreNo cars, no phone signal: Canada's ghost island where guests still check inOnce the thriving heart of Labrador's fishing industry, Battle Harbour has found new life as an island retreat with barely a trace of modern life.The remote Pakistani valley where people still consult fairiesI took a 650km motorcycle ride to this traveller's hostel, where activities include lazing with sheep, enjoying Pakistani hospitality and visiting shamans who can learn your fate.MoreA four-hour horse ride to stay with Mongolia’s reindeer herdersDeep in Mongolia's taiga, reaching the Tsaatan takes multiple days by road, 4x4 and horse – but the reward is two nights immersed in one of the country's most remote communities.The tiny Arctic island where travellers have found refuge since 1897For centuries, this tiny Norwegian island sheltered fishermen from violent seas. Now one woman is using tourism to revive it – and offer travellers refuge from modern life.What it's like to sleep at 4,554m in Europe's highest mountain stayYou can sleep over at this historic mountain refuge straddling the Italy-Switzerland border – but only if you're willing to undertake a days-long, high-altitude icy mountain trek.Inside Bhutan's long-secluded 'hidden paradise'A rare look inside Haa Valley – one of the Himalayas' best-kept secrets.Sleeping in a rainforest reborn by butterfliesIn a remote corner of Costa Rica, a former cattle pasture has been restored as a lush rainforest, thanks to one family and thousands of butterflies.Canada's adrenaline-fuelled heli-hiking adventureIn the remote valleys of British Columbia's Purcell Mountains, hiking comes with a shot of adrenaline.
