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The towering Guan Yin statue at Wat Huay Pla Kang on the outskirts of Chiang Rai. Lemaret Pierrick/Shutterstock

Apr 22, 202611 min read

The 9 best things to do in Chiang Rai, Thailand

A surfer walking along the beach in Malibu.

Apr 22, 20266 min read

The best free things to do in Malibu

A stone cathedral is behind a row of brightly colored houses.

Apr 22, 20265 min read

9 dos and don’ts when traveling in Ireland

Steep rice terraces at the edge of a range of hills.

Apr 21, 202610 min read

The ultimate 10-days in Luzon, the Philippines

Pedestrians, cabs and cyclists at the intersection of Fifth Ave and 18th St in NYC.

Apr 21, 202612 min read

How to get around New York City

A family hiking along a trail towards a mountain in Alaska.

Apr 21, 20265 min read

The best things to do in Alaska with kids

Colorful row houses with a towering cathedral in the background in the port town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland.

Apr 21, 20268 min read

The ultimate weekend in East Cork, Ireland

Interior of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), an art museum, Midtown Manhattan, New York. It was established on November 7, 1929

Apr 21, 20267 min read

New York City's 11 best museums

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Apr 21, 202610 min read

10 of London's best museums

A waterfall cascades into a turquoise pool surrounded by green trees.

Apr 21, 20267 min read

Belize vs Costa Rica? How to choose the perfect Central American getaway

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Apr 21, 20269 min read

The 20 best free things to do in New York City

Brighton view of seaside from the pier.

Apr 21, 20268 min read

6 of the best weekend breaks within two hours of London by train

A large creature with antlers grazes in grassland beside a lake with mountains and a city skyline in the distance.

Apr 21, 20269 min read

10 things to know before visiting Anchorage, Alaska

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Cafe Babalú, quirky cafe in Reykjavík

Apr 21, 20269 min read

12 tips for visiting Reykjavík on a budget

A wide view of a road leading past white apartment buildings in a green hillside.

Apr 21, 20267 min read

All the ways to get around Reykjavík

A person kayaks through a canyon of reddish rock.

Apr 21, 202611 min read

The 11 best lakes in the USA for your vacation

Telluride, Colorado in Spring.

Apr 21, 202610 min read

A guide to Telluride, Colorado

A passenger ferry on the Alaska Marine Highway sailing past snow-capped mountains.

Apr 21, 202610 min read

How to navigate the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system

A boy and a girl walk among a group of wild deer in a park.

Apr 21, 20266 min read

The best things to do in Dublin with kids

A White Pass & Yukon Route Railway train en route to Skagway, Alaska. Justin Foulkes for Lonely Planet

Apr 21, 20268 min read

4 Alaska trip itineraries that are made for spectacular summer adventures

A group of hikers pause on the trail to listen to a guide tell a story about their route.

Apr 20, 20266 min read

The people who made my trip to northern Spain unforgettable

Northern Spain with LP Journeys, March 2026
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An evening buggy tour through Bardenas Reales Nature Reserve.

Apr 20, 202610 min read

Northern Spain: an 11-day road trip with Lonely Planet Journeys

Lindisfarne Castle on the Northumberland coast, England. Michael Conrad/Shutterstock

Apr 20, 20266 min read

9 islands you can reach on foot

A car on an empty road drives into mountains with patches of snow.

Apr 20, 202610 min read

A 7-day itinerary on Iceland's Ring Road

A domed building on a hill at the edge of a small harbor city covered in winter snow.

Apr 20, 20266 min read

7 of the best museums in Reykjavík

Two men prepare coffee drinks behind the counter of a cafe.

Apr 20, 20266 min read

9 things to know before visiting Reykjavík

A historic street of a city with a church spire under the array of colors in the sky at sunset.

Apr 20, 20265 min read

The best time to visit Charleston, South Carolina

A large brick building at the edge of a green lawn

Apr 20, 20268 min read

Get to know Dublin through the city's 8 best museums

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Elephant bathes in Sri Lanka lake with Sigiriya rock in background.

Apr 20, 202612 min read

13 top places to visit in Sri Lanka

Cars on the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, with the cliffs lit up at sunset, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Apr 20, 202610 min read

How to get around Los Angeles

People walk down a sandy coastal path towards a beach with several rock stacks and arches.

Apr 19, 20266 min read

The best time to visit Los Angeles

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Reynisfjara Beach

Apr 19, 20265 min read

The best beaches in Iceland

Quiet morning at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California.

Apr 18, 20268 min read

A guide to Venice Beach, Los Angeles

Dinosaur skeletons locked in combat at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Apr 17, 202613 min read

The 9 best museums in Los Angeles

Blue icebergs in a lagoon under cloudy skies, with a snow-covered glacier on the far shore.

Apr 17, 202611 min read

The 9 best things to do around Vík and Iceland’s southeast coast

The ruins of Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire. Dave Head/Shutterstock

Apr 17, 202611 min read

11 of the best places to visit in the UK

Jazz band playing to the crowd of people on a street at the day of "Culture Night" of Reykjavík

Apr 17, 20266 min read

The best time to visit Iceland

Traditional houses and bridges in Amsterdam.

Apr 17, 202610 min read

Amsterdam's 8 best neighborhoods: find your perfect base

Medieval half-timber houses and Stour river in Canterbury Old Town, Kent, England

Apr 17, 202612 min read

The 10 best day trips from London

Sunset at Regents Park, London.

Apr 17, 20269 min read

The 8 best parks in London

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Dyrhólaey Nature Preserve

Apr 17, 20267 min read

The best things to do in Iceland with kids

A powerful waterfall. People walk on the cliffs above to view it.

Apr 17, 202611 min read

A guide to driving Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle

A low-rise city with a large modern church spire.

Apr 17, 20267 min read

The 14 best things to do in Reykjavík and around the city

People sit at outdoor cafes on a street with rainbow stripes painted down the middle.

Apr 17, 20265 min read

The best neighborhoods to visit in Reykjavík

London's V&A Museum houses a treasure trove of gorgeous objects in 140 galleries. pio3/Shutterstock

Apr 17, 202610 min read

The Lonely Planet guide to London's V&A Museum

A view across Tjörnin, the lake in the middle of Reykjavík, Iceland.

Apr 17, 202613 min read

A guide to Reykjavík, Iceland

An overview of a brightly painted, architecturally elaborate mansion in a village.

Apr 17, 202610 min read

A guide to Chettinad, India

Photos by photographer Dos Más En La Mesa via Melissa Killian at Laconda Rossa in Capalbio, Tuscany
The ultimate wedding and honeymoon in Italy
Credit: Dos Más En La Mesa

Apr 17, 20266 min read

The ultimate wedding and honeymoon in Italy: Umbria, Tuscany, Sardinia and Sicily

Elysian park and the view towards Los Angeles downtown, USA, with a palm tree alley, in the morning sun.

Apr 17, 20267 min read

Top 10 city parks in Los Angeles, California

Newgrange Megalithic Passage Tomb with gray skies above

Apr 16, 20267 min read

4 of the best day trips from Dublin

Scenes from Iceland Ring Road, Northern Iceland

Apr 16, 20266 min read

The 4 best day trips from Reykjavík, Iceland

Experience the best of Iceland's Westfjords with this guide. Getty Images

Apr 16, 202611 min read

15 of the best things to do in Iceland's Westfjords

Boats docked along a beautiful port in Siglufjörður, Iceland

Apr 16, 20268 min read

12 of the best places to visit in Iceland

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Apr 16, 202610 min read

A guide to NYC's East Village and Lower East Side

People soak in a heated outdoor pool cut into rock and overlooking the sea.

Apr 16, 20266 min read

The 9 best places to swim in Reykjavík

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St. Paul's cathedral and street with old historic building in City of London, UK

Apr 16, 20267 min read

How to spend the ultimate long weekend in London

A curved building with a rooftop terrace and a rectangular swimming pool at the edge of a vast grassland at sunset.

Apr 15, 202611 min read

6 of the best hostels in Tanzania and Kenya for a budget-friendly safari

A large, steel public sculpture that resembles a long ship on a shore. People stand nearby taking photos.

Apr 15, 20267 min read

The best things to do in Reykjavík with kids

Colorful shopfronts on Victoria St in Edinburgh's Old Town.

Apr 15, 20268 min read

The ultimate weekend in Edinburgh

Oheka Castle, one of the famed Gilded Age mansions on Long Island's Gold Coast, New York, USA.

Apr 15, 202611 min read

The 7 best day trips from New York City

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