Adventure Travel

May 23, 2018 • 4 min read

Sweden's third largest and southernmost city is a hotspot of activity and attractions for lovers of Scandic design, art and architecture. A wealth of well…

May 15, 2018 • 6 min read

A first visit to one of the Great Lakes redefines ideas of what a lake can be. The deep, cold waters stretch out as far as the eye can see toward a flat…

May 15, 2018 • 16 min read

Begin your Mexican adventure in the winelands of Valle de Guadalupe, before venturing into cowboy country. Next, head to Bahía de los Ángeles to witness …

May 12, 2018 • 3 min read

It's the most famous hike in South America – perhaps the world – and a must-do, life-changing experience. Hiking the Inca Trail through the Sacred Valley…

May 9, 2018 • 8 min read

The Yukon Territory's exhilarating landscape – extreme and unfathomable – matches the wanderlust of the people who choose to come here.

May 8, 2018 • 6 min read

Qatar is well known for its towering skyscrapers, luxury hotels and impressive feats of engineering that have enabled the cosmopolitan city of Doha to…

May 8, 2018 • 4 min read

Panama City is famous for its ultramodern skyline. But architecture in Panama is much more that just skyscrapers. While popular ‘barrios’ (neighborhoods)…

May 1, 2018 • 7 min read

Botswana’s mighty Okavango Delta, which expands annually up to a size of almost 20,000 sq km, is one of Africa’s greatest and most pristine wildernesses…

Apr 25, 2018 • 5 min read

As on most of the Canary Islands, once you get away from Gran Canaria’s built-up south-coast beach resorts, you’ll find an astonishing landscape that…

Apr 24, 2018 • 6 min read

Even though the Falkland Islands – one of the UK’s southernmost overseas territories – briefly came to global prominence in 1982 after its sovereignty was…

Apr 18, 2018 • 4 min read

The tropical landscape of Panama City is home to Lonely Planet Local Martina Gili, who loves the way the metropolis surrounded by jungle offers the best…

Apr 17, 2018 • 6 min read

Blackjack tables, roulette wheels and slot machines just aren’t what they once were in Las Vegas.

Apr 17, 2018 • 4 min read

More than 200 islands lie within reach of Abu Dhabi’s coastline, scattered across the Gulf beneath cloudless blue skies. Easily accessible islands such as…

Apr 17, 2018 • 5 min read

A desert road trip just south of Abu Dhabi will transport you far from the city’s skyscrapers and malls and add a cinematic, sensory dimension to your UAE…

Apr 13, 2018 • 6 min read

A fortress of sheer stone guards Slovenia’s hidden valleys, each brimming with quiet glacial lakes, wooden shepherds’ huts, and deep gorges cut by cool,…

Apr 13, 2018 • 6 min read

A remote and still relatively undiscovered destination, Papua New Guinea is one of the few places left in the world where you can truly go off the beaten…

Apr 13, 2018 • 8 min read

When you live in a country as vast and varied as the US, it’s hard to decide where to spend that oh-so-precious family vacation. And the answer also…

Apr 12, 2018 • 5 min read

The drive from Molveno in the Brenta Dolomites to Riva del Garda on the north shore of Lake Garda takes only an hour, but the change in scenery and…

Apr 9, 2018 • 4 min read

The warmth of Portuguese people prompted Lonely Planet Local Emily McAuliffe to plant roots in Porto in 2016. In search of culture and adventure, she…

Apr 6, 2018 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local Clementine Logan moved to Nairobi for a job in journalism over five years ago and hasn’t looked back. She compares the city to the…

Apr 6, 2018 • 4 min read

Nairobi is a multifaceted African city undergoing dizzying development. It’s full of skyscrapers, crowded markets and congested roads, but is also dotted…

Mar 29, 2018 • 5 min read

You probably don’t need to be told that Hamburg has no shortage of cultural, architectural and artistic attractions, but once you’ve checked off the…