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Sep 19, 20193 min read

Get the best of Seattle without leaving the waterfront

Sep 19, 20197 min read

St Helena: a storied history told through the world’s most remote distillery

A couple wades through waist-high ocean water completely nude, though the man is wearing shades and the lady is wearing a baseball caps and sunglasses. There is a large schooner boat in the distance.

Sep 18, 20195 min read

This nude cruise redefines fun in the sun: pack extra sunscreen

Aerial of beach front structures on Alor Island with crystal clear water in the morning.

Sep 18, 20196 min read

Top experiences in East Nusa Tenggara

A view of Ducal Palace in Urbino at sunset; the sky is blue and purple and the palace is lit from below. Urbino, Le Marche, Italy.

Sep 18, 20194 min read

Top experiences in Italy's Le Marche

An old-school electronic keyboard hangs from a wall that is also adorned with old gig posters; a looped electric cable also hangs from the battered wall.

Sep 18, 20198 min read

Dakar: Senegal's city of rhythm

Sep 18, 20192 min read

Get ready to stay in the first underwater rooms on the Great Barrier Reef

Aerial of Palacio Bellas Artes in Mexico City © Maria Sward

Sep 18, 20196 min read

Safe places to visit in Mexico now

Sep 17, 20194 min read

England's top eight Coast Path highlights

Sep 17, 20196 min read

How to get off the beaten path in Porto

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Sep 17, 20192 min read

This underwater library makes vacation reading a breeze

Sep 16, 20192 min read

A Swedish island with spectacular sunsets could be yours

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Sep 13, 20191 min read

Rent this new private coral island located off the coast of Belize

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Sep 13, 20192 min read

This fall, the seventh-annual Curaçao Pride celebration is coming to the Caribbean

A fork and knife sit on opposite sides of a white plate filled with vegan spaghetti and meatballs; vegan restaurants Miami

Sep 12, 20194 min read

Eat your veggies: the 7 best vegan restaurants in Miami

Colourful fishing boats, sitting side by side, bob in the marina in the foreground, while the vibrant pink and yellow buildings stand in the background.

Sep 12, 20196 min read

Forget Capri: the undiscovered island of Procida awaits

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Sep 12, 20192 min read

This interactive map puts climate change into perspective

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Sep 11, 20192 min read

This island in the Canaries is next best thing to visiting Mars

Looking over the stone buildings and slate rooftops of St Ives, which curves round a harbour onto a grassy headland, with the bright blue Atlantic Ocean beyond.

Sep 9, 20193 min read

How to spend a perfect day in St Ives

Sep 5, 20195 min read

Christmas Island: is this Australia’s best kept travel secret?

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Sep 4, 20192 min read

US Virgin Islands bans sunscreen containing these three ingredients

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Sep 3, 20196 min read

Sights and sweets along the California coast

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Sep 3, 20191 min read

Go off-the-grid with these English seaside huts

Features - Caribbean, Barbados, Bridgetown, Carlisle Bay, Pebbles Beach at sunset

Sep 2, 20195 min read

Where to go in November for culture

White arches and domes decorated with gold in front of an empty tiled square. Two minarets of the mosque can be seen

Sep 2, 20194 min read

Where to go in November for relaxation

Aug 30, 20195 min read

Hit O‘ahu’s highlights on a day trip from Waikiki

Aug 30, 20192 min read

Great Barrier Reef's outlook downgraded to 'very poor'

Aug 30, 20192 min read

What travellers need to know as Hurricane Dorian intensifies

A surfer, with board under his right arm, walks alone along a beach at Robertsport; the beach is backed by verdant forest, while rolling waves crash on the beach

Aug 29, 20196 min read

A guide to Liberia – West Africa's least explored state

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Aug 29, 20191 min read

This 16th-century Mallorca estate has been transformed into a new boutique hotel

Aug 28, 20192 min read

New Zealand bans swimming with dolphins in Bay of Islands

Aug 27, 20195 min read

Tallinn by the seasons: a year-round guide to Estonia’s capital

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Aug 27, 20195 min read

My search for silence on Greenland's Arctic Circle Trail

Aug 27, 20195 min read

Is Vancouver the world’s greenest city?

Aug 26, 20195 min read

Best beaches in The Gambia for your next coastal retreat

Aug 25, 20194 min read

Top experiences in Croatia's Kvarner Gulf

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Aug 22, 20191 min read

These Florida beaches are now accessible to people in wheelchairs

Aug 21, 20192 min read

French tourists could face six years in prison for taking sand from a Sardinian beach

Aug 21, 20191 min read

You can own part of the world’s first crowdfunded private island

Aug 20, 20194 min read

Stunning getaways for stand up paddle boarding

Aug 16, 20194 min read

Explore the sustainable paradise of Lord Howe Island

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Aug 16, 20197 min read

Headed to Dubai? Don't go before you catch up with these top tips

A view over Sestri Levante's Baia del Silenzio, with flowering bushes in the foreground and about 30 small white boats on the turquoise water. The bay is almost a perfect semi-circle, behind the thin strip of white sand there are buildings painted in warm colours and vibrantly green trees.

Aug 16, 20196 min read

Alternative Cinque Terre: five beautiful and unspoiled Italian Riviera villages

Mexico, Yucatan, Mérida, City Hall (Palacio Municipal)

Aug 15, 20194 min read

Alternative Yucatán adventures away from the crowds

Aug 15, 20196 min read

Alternative destinations to escape the crowds in Western Europe

Aerial view of umbrellas, palms on the sandy beach of Indian Ocean at sunset in Zanzibar

Aug 15, 20195 min read

Beaches and beyond: the best reasons to visit Zanzibar

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Aug 14, 20194 min read

Why Long Island should be your next Bahamas vacation

An orange parachute carries a paraglider through a blue sky above the grape vines at a vineyard in San Luis Obispo County, Calfifornia

Aug 13, 20194 min read

Adventures in California’s San Luis Obispo County

Brad Falchuk & Gwyneth Paltrow in Paris

Aug 11, 20196 min read

Inside the luxury locations of this year's celebrity honeymoons

No swimming sign with flag at beach

Aug 8, 20192 min read

How to find out if your US beach is safe for swimming

A square sifter sits on the sand by the ocean with lots of small pieces of plastic stuck in its net

Aug 6, 20195 min read

How to visit Hawaii without totally destroying it

Butterfly Island: a crescent of beach with a single canoe moored on the sand, two more canoes are in the sea approaching the beach. Behind the beach is dense jungle.

Aug 5, 20195 min read

The world's best wild beaches and how to reach them

A woman erects a tent on a beach while a shirtless man poses with a cooler

Aug 5, 20195 min read

Beach gear we love: everything you need for a perfect day in the sand

Several small boats moored along the coast of Ischia. There are restaurants and hotels in the background, nestled among hills and mediterranean foliage.

Aug 4, 20195 min read

I survived the hydrofoil to Ischia to tell the tale

An aerial shot of El Nido, Palawan Province, Philippines. The small islands have very high rocky cliffs and lots of dense greenery. There are some white sandy beaches and a few boats moored near the islands.

Aug 2, 20195 min read

The Philippines for beginners: 7 first-timer fails to avoid on your trip

Aerial photograph of the beach, which comes out in a spit of land from the peninsula.

Jul 31, 20191 min read

Your travel tips: Share your favourite beaches with Lonely Planet

Sunset over the rooftops of the old town in Cartagena

Jul 29, 20195 min read

How to spend a perfect weekend in Cartagena

White chalk cliffs and aerial view of Lighthouse Beachy Head. Shutterstock

Jul 29, 20193 min read

How to do a day trip to Beachy Head

Travel News - Puerto De La Cruz Tenerife November 2018

Jul 29, 20191 min read

Why Tenerife is saying adios to Instagram-friendly stone towers

Features - Te Hoho Rock On Cathedral Cove Against Sky

Jul 29, 20195 min read

Where to go in October for relaxation

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