How travel brought me closer to home
6 min read • Jun 21, 2020
Guided by a research project covering his home state of Indiana, travel writer Kevin Raub visited many of the sites he overlooked as a kid.
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- Great reads from Lonely Planet: "Land of the green sheen" by TC Boyle
9 min read • Mar 21, 2020
In our series rediscovering great travel essays, TC Boyle recounts his first time living abroad in Ireland.
- This black history museum could change the way the USA sees its past
6 min read • Feb 26, 2020
Charleston’s International African American Museum will join a growing list of museums dedicated to black history, but it’s been a long time coming.
- 10 best fitness retreats for a healthier 2020
6 min read • Jan 31, 2020
From Baja California to Thailand, here are the very best places to run, jump, swim, bend, lift, eat, and meditate your way to improved fitness in 2020.
- Ancestry travel: how to plan a genealogical trip
5 min read • Nov 27, 2019
On a quest to find out more about her ancestry, Lonely Planet writer Christina Webb took a genealogy DNA test that led her on a voyage of self-discovery.