Aug 28, 2018 • 6 min read
It is a truth universally acknowledged that, despite countless hours of research, sometimes even the most eagerly anticipated trips can go spectacularly…
Aug 28, 2018 • 6 min read
It is a truth universally acknowledged that, despite countless hours of research, sometimes even the most eagerly anticipated trips can go spectacularly…
Aug 24, 2018 • 5 min read
The outside perception of Houston might be all concrete jungle and corporate headquarters. But if that’s all you think it is, the artistic side of Texas’…
Aug 9, 2018 • 5 min read
It’s 2am on a Saturday night in Seoul and the local watering hole is a packed house. You can hardly find a seat but eats are cheap and drinks are even…
Aug 7, 2018 • 5 min read
Warsaw is lively and Kraków is beautiful, but Poland’s third-largest city remains a mystery to many travellers. However, Łódź, pronounced 'Woodge', has…
Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Summer in New York City can be brutal – and one of the best ways to escape its sweltering clutches is by heading to Central Park. Once all areas of the…
Jun 11, 2018 • 5 min read
Helsinki is not cheap, but since the advent of Restaurant Day – a festival organised four times a year when ordinary citizens can open their own food…
May 2, 2018 • 6 min read
Historically, paradise on earth has cost the earth: Persian emperors constructed opulent private gardens (pairidaēza – from which the word ‘paradise’…
Apr 23, 2018 • 8 min read
Wouldn’t it be great to gaze upon your hometown with the wide-eyed wonder of a child? Where the city is not a collection of office blocks and car parks,…
Apr 23, 2018 • 8 min read
Our relationships with our hometowns are often turbulent. Yes, you have a lot of history together, but it’s easy to grow complacent, denounce it as dull…
Apr 17, 2018 • 6 min read
Blackjack tables, roulette wheels and slot machines just aren’t what they once were in Las Vegas.
Apr 12, 2018 • 5 min read
The ‘Big Trip’ has long been a rite of passage, but for many budding travellers – even those blessed with the bravado of youth – the thought of months on…
Apr 6, 2018 • 5 min read
Lonely Planet Local Heather Mason moved to Johannesburg in 2010. Enchanted, she soon fell in love with Melville – the quirky, tree-lined suburb where she…
Mar 29, 2018 • 6 min read
Lithuania’s capital city has been quietly charming tourists for years, drawing in visitors with the largest baroque Old Town in eastern Europe, then…
Mar 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Lonely Planet Local Amy Hornsby has lived in Kraków for two years, where she spends her time soaking up the old world charm of eastern Europe and…
Mar 1, 2018 • 6 min read
You finally settle on a destination for your next US vacation, and just minutes into planning, it hits: sticker shock. The bubble of excitement can easily…
Feb 22, 2018 • 4 min read
If you've never tried comida corrida, you're in for a treat. You might be asking, what is comida corrida? Well, it's an affordable lunchtime option served…
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…
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…
Nov 30, 2017 • 5 min read
Whether it be whispered pillow talk in darkened dorms or frenetic story swapping in communal kitchens, hostels are an essential port of call for the solo…
Nov 30, 2017 • 7 min read
Wrong buses, misplaced luggage, shelling out for that tie-dye vest: travel inevitably goes wrong sometimes. But rather than leaving lifelong emotional…
Oct 11, 2017 • 7 min read
Creaky bunk beds, busy showers and an impressive variety of noises at 3am – no one said hostel living would easy. Fortunately there are many simple hacks…
Oct 10, 2017 • 6 min read
From touring Hong Kong on a double-decker tram to sailing alongside the skyline of Manhattan, navigating cities using popular forms of transport can be a…