Art

Feb 22, 2018 • 6 min read

Russia – the land of vodka, right? On first glance, the Smirnoff-swilling motherland might seem an unlikely beer destination. In fact, Russia has been…

Feb 21, 2018 • 5 min read

Watching your kids ‘ride the bull’ through whitewater for the first time, or ‘cowgirl up’ after bouncing off a horse, is the stuff of family memories. So,…

Feb 20, 2018 • 5 min read

A cool breeze rustles leaves overhead as families call out to one another through the woods, punctuated by the quiet sound of walnuts dropping to the…

Feb 19, 2018 • 4 min read

With glamorous casinos, glitzy nightlife and the prestigious Formula 1 Grand Prix tearing around its streets, Monaco has long fascinated the jet set crowd…

Feb 19, 2018 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local Amy Pay has been living in Cardiff for seven years. The high concentration of cultural venues and the close proximity to epic beaches…

Feb 16, 2018 • 6 min read

The joy of driving Israel’s north coast is all about the detours. It takes just a couple of hours to zoom directly between Tel Aviv and Israel’s…

Feb 16, 2018 • 7 min read

Wine has long been a draw for travellers the world over, and we’ve all seen the recent rise in craft-beer tourism, but now travel in search of supreme…

Feb 16, 2018 • 5 min read

A language nerd at heart, Lonely Planet Local Alexandra Bruzzese first packed her bags and set off for the Eternal City to fulfil her childhood ambition…

Feb 15, 2018 • 9 min read

Buddhist New Year is the time to see Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second city, at its most animated, from the religious processions to the water-warring,…

Feb 13, 2018 • 6 min read

Castles – whether ruined, regal or otherwise – are a feature of the Irish landscape. With 3000 or so spread across the country, there’s no shortage of…

Feb 13, 2018 • 4 min read

Among the Kremlin grandeur, tall Stalinist buildings and gorgeous onion-domed churches, it’s easy to overlook the Russian capital’s less famous sights…

Feb 12, 2018 • 5 min read

In Québec City, the capital of French Canada, winters are ridiculously long (it can snow anytime from October to May) and residents have learned to make…

Feb 10, 2018 • 4 min read

The Ukrainian capital is an amazing place to explore, with spectacular ancient churches, a booming street art scene and delectable cuisine. But if you…

Feb 9, 2018 • 5 min read

On 16 February 2018, China marks a new year in the lunar calendar: the Year of the Dog, the 11th animal in the Chinese zodiac. Otherwise known as the…

Feb 2, 2018 • 5 min read

Like many countries in South America, Chile is famously friendly to families, no doubt inspired by the great cultural importance that Chileans place on…

Feb 2, 2018 • 5 min read

A flourishing art scene might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Amman, Jordan's capital that stretches out over seven hills and…

Jan 30, 2018 • 6 min read

With its wind-whittled landscape, honeycomb tombs and silent canyons blessed by forgotten gods, the ancient city of Petra embraces human history on an…

Jan 25, 2018 • 5 min read

Dionne Warwick called Los Angeles a great big freeway, while John Lennon called the city a big parking lot. Daily gridlock remains the norm in this…

Jan 25, 2018 • 4 min read

Travel writer Anirban Mahapatra travels all around the world, but between trips, he heads home to work as Lonely Planet Local for Kolkata. Whenever he’s…

Jan 24, 2018 • 4 min read

Portland’s weather is notorious: rain, lots of it, all winter long (and by ‘winter’ we mean October through June). Grown-ups cope with the gloom by holing…

Jan 22, 2018 • 4 min read

Trucks in India do more than just carry loads. These eccentric vehicles double as mobile canvases for outrageously colourful paintings of deities, lotus…

Jan 21, 2018 • 3 min read

It's just over two hundred years since Jane Austen died, and a little more since Pride and Prejudice, her most famous (and arguably her best) novel, was…