Connections

Apr 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Bookworm? Architecture buff? Indie rocker? No matter how you roll, Chicago’s got a festival for you. Each festival season – which stretches roughly from…

Apr 10, 2018 • 4 min read

One of the country's premiere urban bike/pedestrian paths, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail connects five downtown cultural districts and is accented by…

Apr 10, 2018 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Diana Rita Cabrera was born and raised in Havana, and she’s positive she could not be happier anywhere else. The timeworn glamor of a…

Apr 6, 2018 • 4 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…

Apr 4, 2018 • 3 min read

In the early 1900s, the western area around the Meatpacking District and Chelsea was the largest industrial section of Manhattan, and a set of elevated…

Mar 29, 2018 • 6 min read

The 470km-long Lebanon Mountain Trail traverses the full length of this tiny Middle Eastern country, passing through ancient cedar forests and olive…

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 28, 2018 • 5 min read

Just 50 miles north of Venezuela and, importantly, well south of the Caribbean hurricane belt most prone to storms, lies Bonaire, one of the Dutch 'ABC…

Mar 26, 2018 • 3 min read

It doesn’t take much time to realize that Havana has almost no tranquil open-air areas – the city vibrates with children’s improvised pelota (baseball)…

Mar 26, 2018 • 6 min read

The London Marathon is fast approaching (22 April to be exact) and if you’re one of those in training for it, good luck. But if, like thousands of others,…

Mar 22, 2018 • 3 min read

Lonely Planet Local Lindsey Parry has been living in Abu Dhabi for more than five years, amongst its welcoming community and wealth of historical charms…

Mar 22, 2018 • 4 min read

Having lived all over the world, Lonely Planet Local Analia Glogowski struggled to plant her roots until she reached Brussels, a place she finally feels…

Mar 21, 2018 • 5 min read

Queensland's Gold Coast could be called the ultimate big kids' playground: reliable summery weather, world-famous beaches, and Australia’s best theme…

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 16, 2018 • 5 min read

Once only the domain of locals and snowbirds-in-the-know, Fort Myers & Sanibel is fast becoming a destination in its own right and a worthy alternative to…

Mar 16, 2018 • 4 min read

Visiting Augusta, Georgia, has long been the holy grail for golf fanatics, thanks to the world-famous Masters Tournament that kicked off here in 1934. But…

Mar 15, 2018 • 7 min read

‘Up there – can you see them?’ Scanning the evening sky above the jungle, they were alarmingly easy to spot: hundreds of Pteropus vampyrus – or flying foxes –…

Mar 14, 2018 • 7 min read

On a drive up the eastern shore of Wisconsin, the road ends in Door County, a charming 75-mile peninsula sandwiched between Lake Michigan and Green Bay…

Mar 14, 2018 • 4 min read

Ah, Hawaii ... beloved by millions as the land of sunshine and sand. Yet this tropical eden is also the land of rainbows. Breathtaking swatches of…

Mar 14, 2018 • 5 min read

You might imagine the Trans-Siberian as a lonely, melancholic train journey through a snowy plain. But it’s better visualised as a chain of really cool…

Mar 13, 2018 • 6 min read

Kids love water parks. Adults do too. But after another ride down yet another plastic tube you might find yourself longing for something a little more…

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…