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The beaches of Les Sables d’Olonne in the Vendée bask in plenty of sunshine year-round © Getty Images

Nov 9, 20256 min read

Under-the-radar France: visit the sun-kissed Vendée coast

Dray Nur and Dray Sap waterfalls. Tieu Bao Truong/Getty Images

Nov 7, 20256 min read

Discover where locals travel in Vietnam

Kasbah Amridil in Skoura, Morocco. M. Vinuesa/Shutterstock

Nov 6, 20258 min read

3 routes for exploring Morocco's beaches, cities and mountains

Aerial view of village along a coastline with hills to the left and the ocean beyond.

Oct 22, 20259 min read

A guide to discovering the Azores islands

A perfect slice of beach in New Calcedonia. Quinta/Shutterstock

Oct 22, 20256 min read

How to decide which South Pacific island is best for you

Cotopaxi Volcano National Park. SL-Photography/Shutterstock

Oct 22, 20258 min read

Top 10 things to do in Ecuador

An idyllic slice of beach in Sardinia. Alessio Orru/Shutterstock

Oct 22, 20258 min read

The 8 best things to do in Sardinia

Vietnamese fishing boats on a tropical Con Dao Island. View from the pier in the direction of a beach with white sand. Aleksander Kaczmarek / Getty Images

Oct 20, 20258 min read

The top 5 day trips from Ho Chi Minh City

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Oct 15, 20254 min read

Auckland's best beaches for families, surfers or walkers

Cape May Point

Oct 1, 20259 min read

15 unmissable things to do in New Jersey

Ang Thong National Marine Park in Surat Thani, Thailand. Philipp Meier

Sep 28, 202511 min read

Guide to southern Thailand

A woman stands on a surfboard with the tip of a crashing wave behind her.

Sep 27, 20259 min read

Riding the Aloha State: The 8 best places for surfing in Hawaiʻi

Get to know New Zealand's very best beaches with this guide. Justin Foulkes for Lonely Planet

Sep 12, 202513 min read

The 12 best beaches in New Zealand

A dhow sailing near Diani Beach, Kenya. Anski21/Shutterstock

Sep 4, 20259 min read

10 of the best things to do in Kenya for an unforgettable travel experience

The beach at Sandy Ground, Anguilla. Marquicio Pagola/Getty Images

Sep 4, 20256 min read

8 of the best things to do on the island of Anguilla

Vouliagmeni Beach in Athens. Getty Images

Sep 3, 20256 min read

10 of the best beaches in Athens

White buildings with colorful roofs along a paved road that hugs a blue-watered coast

Aug 31, 202510 min read

A guide to Tangier

Block Island. Jackie Doyle/Shutterstock

Aug 29, 202514 min read

The 19 best things to do in Rhode Island

Destination Editor James Pham at Chichén Itzá with his sister. James Pham/Lonely Planet

Aug 29, 20259 min read

The trips that got us hooked on travel

An aerial view of a red car driving on a road along a coastal road. A town is seen in the distance.

Aug 29, 202513 min read

The 12 best things to do in Alghero, Sardinia

Hainan is famous for its beaches, minority communities and tropical climate. Iurii Dzivinskyi/Shutterstock

Aug 29, 202513 min read

The 14 top things to do in Hainan, China

Candombe drummers. Getty Images

Aug 28, 20256 min read

The 7 best things to do in Montevideo, Uruguay

Ocean rock with hole near Pura Batu Bolong temple, Bali, Indonesia

Aug 26, 20259 min read

A guide to Bali

Rolling hills covered in woodland at sunrise

Aug 26, 20257 min read

The top 13 things to do in Virginia

See the best of Croatia with our week-long itinerary. DaLiu/Shutterstock

Aug 26, 20259 min read

See the best of Croatia with our 7-day itinerary

People walking on the streets in Havana, with vendors selling fruits in carts

Aug 26, 20257 min read

The best places to visit in Cuba

Vieste in Puglia, Italy. leonori/Shutterstock

Aug 25, 20257 min read

The 8 best things to do in Puglia, Italy

Two hot-air balloons rising above wildebeest.

Aug 22, 20258 min read

The best places to visit in Kenya

Laguna Beach. James Kirkikis/Shutterstock

Aug 19, 20256 min read

The best beach towns in California

From moorland to maritime culture, Devon is a fascinating corner of England to experience. Gordon Bell/Shutterstock

Aug 18, 202517 min read

The 19 best things to do in Devon, England

Highway A1A near Jacksonville, Florida. Frame Craft 8/Shutterstock

Aug 18, 202510 min read

Discover northeast Florida with this 8-day itinerary

Brighton Pier is one of the city's most iconic attractions. William Perugini/Shutterstock

Aug 17, 20258 min read

15 of the best things to do in Brighton

Crossing over these small wooden bridges is one of the most enjoyable stretches of the Samaria Gorge hike. proslgn/Shutterstock

Aug 13, 20255 min read

How to hike Crete’s Samaria Gorge

Aerial shot of two women in clear ocean water surrounded by large rocks.

Aug 10, 20256 min read

The 9 best things to do in Bermuda between beach days

Gustavia, the capital of the Caribbean island Saint Barthélemy, at sunset. Melissa Yeager/Lonely Planet

Aug 10, 20258 min read

Guide to Saint Barthélemy

Capo Testa. Majonit/Shutterstock

Aug 8, 202510 min read

A guide to Gallura, Sardinia’s historic northeast coast

Tourists on a tour of Arikok National Park in Aruba, following dirt paths in four-wheel-drive buggies

Aug 7, 20257 min read

The 12 best things to do in Aruba

An overhead view of a long causeway crossing shallow water in many hues of blue and green.

Aug 6, 202511 min read

The ultimate 10-day itinerary through South Florida

Praia do Camilo in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal. DaLiu/Shutterstock

Aug 5, 20256 min read

The 8 best places to visit in the Algarve

Cleaning sargassum on Playa del Carmen, Mexico. daniromphoto/Shutterstock

Aug 4, 20255 min read

A guide to sargassum in the Caribbean

The House of Halach Uinic and the castle within the ruins of Tulum. AcropolypsePhotography/Shutterstock

Aug 4, 20258 min read

The 10 best things to do in Cancún

Malibu beach. Sinuswelle/Shutterstock

Aug 3, 20257 min read

The 13 best things to do in Malibu, from surfing to wine tasting

From Pen-y-Fan to Anglesey, Wales is a land of landscapes and legends. Helen Hotson/Shutterstock

Aug 1, 202515 min read

A first-time guide to Wales

Portland Head Lighthouse in Portland, Maine. Raymond Forbes/Stocksy

Aug 1, 20256 min read

9 last-minute Labor Day weekend getaways for 2025

Dog walkers on Manzanita beach, Oregon. Rigucci/Shutterstock

Jul 31, 202511 min read

10 of the best beaches along Oregon's Pacific Coast

Which Portland is best? Left: Enrico Della Pietra/Shutterstock. Right: Wasim Muklashy/Shutterstock

Jul 31, 20258 min read

Portland, Maine vs Portland, Oregon: which Portland is best?

See the yachts of the rich and famous moored at Port de Nice from atop Colline du Château. Pocholo Calapre/500px

Jul 30, 20259 min read

The 11 best free things to do in Nice, France

Sunset over Salina in Sicily's Aeolian archipelago. Adrienne Pitts/Lonely Planet

Jul 29, 20258 min read

Explore the 7 islands of Sicily’s idyllic Aeolian archipelago

Ko Phi Phi Lee, an island in the Andaman Sea off the southwest coast of Thailand. Anna Yordanova/Shutterstock

Jul 29, 202511 min read

Thailand itineraries: 5 incredible routes to explore the country

Make the most of your 20s by seeing the world, perhaps beginning here in Greece. Georgios Kritsotakis/Shutterstock

Jul 29, 202510 min read

The 10 best places to travel in your 20s

Soufrière Bay and the Pitons, St Lucia. Simon Dannhauer/Getty Images

Jul 28, 202512 min read

10 of the best things to do in the Caribbean

Copacabana and Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Fabio Lamanna/Shutterstock

Jul 28, 20257 min read

The 9 best lakes in the world

Beachgoers and surfers along Portugal's coast

Jul 28, 20257 min read

How to spend a weekend in Ericeira, Portugal's laid-back beach town

Waterfalls in the highlands of Bali, or the flat beaches of Waya Island, Fiji? Left: iStock. Right: Chris Chen for Lonely Planet

Jul 27, 20258 min read

Fiji or Bali: which should you pick to chase your island dreams?

Catch the best waves in Central America's surf hot spots with this guide. Shutterstock

Jul 26, 20259 min read

The 8 best places to surf in Central America

Cruise boat in the clear water near coral reef.
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Jul 24, 202511 min read

10 of the best things to do on Egypt’s Red Sea coast

Two sailboats with another boat on a lake with green trees and mountains in the background round

Jul 23, 202513 min read

9 of the best stops on a Nile River cruise in Egypt

Parliament Hill Lido, London. Yui Mok/PA Images/Getty Images

Jul 19, 20259 min read

The 10 best outdoors swimming spots in London

Barcelona or Madrid? Left, Getty Images. Right, stoyanh/Shutterstock

Jul 19, 20259 min read

Barcelona vs Madrid: Which Spanish city should you visit?

Playa de la Caleta urban beach in Cádiz. Unai Huizi Photography/Shutterstock

Jul 16, 20258 min read

Why you should explore Cádiz, Andalucía's ancient coastal city

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