Art

Jan 15, 2018 • 5 min read

Stretching from the edge of the Red Sea to the highest point in Egypt, the Sinai Trail leads trekkers across scorched desert landscapes, past biblical…

Jan 12, 2018 • 5 min read

No visitor to St Petersburg should miss its world-famous historic and cultural highlights, such as the Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress and Mariinsky…

Jan 11, 2018 • 7 min read

There’s a buzz in Nashville. Achieving a perfect harmony of howdy ma’am Southern character and a hip, urban flair, Nashville exudes a personality all its…

Jan 10, 2018 • 4 min read

Central Helsinki contains a concentration of shops presenting the best of Finnish design in the capital, from kitchenware to jewellery and from textiles…

Jan 9, 2018 • 5 min read

Dublin is known more for its great literature than its cinematic epics but the movies do offer a way of getting under the city’s cultural skin without…

Jan 5, 2018 • 6 min read

So you did your sightseeing, dining and partying in Belgrade. What next? Consider taking a day trip from the Serbian capital to hike the nearby gentle…

Jan 5, 2018 • 7 min read

Japan’s ‘deep north’, the largely rural Tōhoku region is home to craft traditions that have been handed down over generations. A trip to this little…

Jan 4, 2018 • 5 min read

Quieted away, around the corner from one of South Korea's grandest hotels is a great food secret: Gwanghwamun Jip. Its worn-out blue sign gives away the…

Jan 3, 2018 • 5 min read

Berlin is a city of subtle seduction; somewhere expression was born out of oppression. A diverse Mecca for artists, here kunst (art) is an experience not…

Jan 3, 2018 • 6 min read

Nothing in classic Russian literature captures the idea of paradise lost better than Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. The M2 highway going directly…

Jan 1, 2018 • 5 min read

Surprising, artistic, experimental and cosmopolitan, the Danish capital overflows with cafes, culture and history. Here are 10 reasons to love the city.

Dec 22, 2017 • 4 min read

Veteran Lonely Planet writer Anirban Mahapatra has been living in Dhaka for the last three years, and spends much of his time pottering around the quaint…

Dec 22, 2017 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Puneetinder Kaur Sidhu divides her time and affection between Delhi and her home in Chandigarh. During the winter months she spends as…

Dec 20, 2017 • 5 min read

You might have come to see exactly how big the Palace of Parliament is or to admire Bucharest’s rise to belle époque fame, but the Romanian capital isn’t…

Dec 19, 2017 • 6 min read

Cities abound with sights, tours and activities for travellers to enjoy. But not all of them deliver an authentic experience, affording a real insight…

Dec 14, 2017 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local James Pham has lived in Ho Chi Minh City for six years. Born in Vietnam but raised in the West, James ostensibly returned to HCMC (aka…

Dec 12, 2017 • 5 min read

Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaidō is best known for two things: winter sports and Sapporo beer. But the little-known eastern side of the island is a…

Dec 11, 2017 • 6 min read

We all know that lodging can make a break or vacation, but staying somewhere truly unique – a tipi, say, or a giant bird's nest, or even spending the…

Dec 8, 2017 • 5 min read

If you’re looking for a way to break free of the tourists milling about downtown Philadelphia, check out Queen Village. This walkable maze of narrow…

Dec 8, 2017 • 4 min read

A cluster of urban villages surrounds the heart of Perth city. Each has its own distinctive personality, whether hipster, grungy, multicultural or trendy,…

Dec 8, 2017 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Hahna Yoon talks about her favorite hidden bars and hole-in-the-wall local restaurants in Seoul.

Dec 8, 2017 • 6 min read

The humble Yorkshire pudding may be its greatest culinary claim to fame, but England’s largest county is becoming increasingly sophisticated and…