Duncan Craig

6 days ago | runnersworld.com | Duncan Craig

Picking out the defining moment of Sifan Hassan’s career is an infuriating exercise. The challenge is not in finding a contender, of course – it’s in settling on the preeminent one. The charismatic distance runner with the monopolistic tendencies has achieved more titles, medals and records to date (she’s still only 32) than half a dozen elite athletes might hope to collectively flaunt in their dotage.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Duncan Craig

8 hours agoThe minimalist, low-profile sneaker is an excellent warm-weather shoe. As far as we're concerned, a low-profile, down-to-earth sneaker is the ideal summer shoe. It's cool, but understated. It's easy to wear with lots of stuff and won't make your ankles sweat. Hell, if you work in a casual office, …

3 weeks ago | nationalgeographic.com | Duncan Craig

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). At the turn of the century, a range of micro and macro factors, from whittled-down transport links to the availability of cheap foreign holidays, combined to lay waste to Britain’s seaside towns. Precious few were to escape the ruinous effects of this retreat of the economic tide. Fast forward to 2025, however, and it’s a very different picture.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kerry Walker |Duncan Craig

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Greece is home to some of the world’s most extraordinary heritage sites. These range from ancient buildings — such as the extraordinary monasteries of Meteora, perched high on sandstone pinnacles, and the Parthenon temple in Athens — to the pretty, pastel-hued villages that line the coast.

4 weeks ago | nationalgeographic.com | Duncan Craig |Francesco Lastrucci

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Greeks don’t hike. You’ll hear this everywhere you go in Greece — usually from the locals themselves. They can’t see the point, apparently; uses up too much beach time. If that’s the case then no one told Anna Diamantopoulou and her jovial group of trekking pole-wielding beginners. I encounter them on the steep stone path that snakes down into Vikos Gorge from the village of Monodendri.