Connections

Jan 6, 2014 • 5 min read

The nighttime lights in Tokyo are overwhelming. Billions of bright bulbs and bulletins begging for your attention, yearning for your yen. You think: ‘With…

Dec 10, 2013 • 5 min read

The socialist dream has been officially abandoned, but it's still possible to have fun for free in Moscow. Here are our top picks for spending your time…

Oct 18, 2013 • 6 min read

Here’s a challenge for you: could you place the Comoros Islands on a map?

May 30, 2013 • 8 min read

Until recently, even seasoned travellers would have been hard pushed to pinpoint the Azores on a map. But finally the world is waking up to the allure of…

Apr 1, 2013 • 4 min read

‘Over there!’ someone shouts, pointing to the water a few boat lengths away. You hear a ‘whoosh’, see a spout of mist, and suddenly the barnacled behemoth…

Feb 11, 2013 • 5 min read

Dodging Vienna's tourist traps and making the most of the Austrian capital on a tight budget is easy when you know how. Read on to learn how to see Klimt…

Jan 11, 2013 • 3 min read

Keeping the kids entertained. Image by Meredith Winn Photography (Getty Images).

Jan 7, 2013 • 5 min read

Danish culture gives children a beautifully natural place in society. Kids are, on the whole, neither spoilt nor overly scolded, and in Danish democratic…

Jan 7, 2013 • 3 min read

Just because your child only eats cheese sandwiches at home, travelling to countries with more exotic cuisines doesn't have to cause a hunger strike…

Jan 4, 2013 • 4 min read

The first time you contemplate hitting the road as a family can feel fraught with potential disaster – you envisage being stuck without vital wet wipes,…

Jan 4, 2013 • 3 min read

Fed up with the stresses and strains of a working life in London that left little time to spend with our two boys (then aged 6 and 3), my partner and I…

Jun 15, 2012 • 4 min read

You want to go bush but don't want to damage the beautiful surrounds, or maybe you don't even want to rough it. You've come to the right place. In this…

Jun 14, 2012 • 2 min read

Las Vegas half-heartedly sells itself as a family vacation destination. Because the legal gambling age is 21, many casino hotels and resorts would rather…

May 25, 2012 • 4 min read

Hey, big spender - think a weekend in Vegas means blowing your life savings at the blackjack table? The glittering Strip may conjure up images of slick…

Apr 12, 2012 • 3 min read

I think my partner and I had both given up on getting married by the time we met. Our siblings and friends had all done it and were well on their way to…

Nov 5, 2011 • 4 min read

Florida does two things better than just about any place in America: beaches and theme parks. If you’re traveling with kids, that can be your itinerary –…

Oct 26, 2011 • 2 min read

City trips aren't just for business travellers and adults looking for a grown-up good time, in fact in many ways cities can be ideal destinations for…

Jun 28, 2011 • 3 min read

Children adore Montréal. As if running around in the snow, on the beach or in the woods all day wasn't fun enough, everywhere you turn those crafty…

May 24, 2011 • 4 min read

Granite peaks and beechwood forests, underground springs and swirling mists. Lonely Planet Magazine chooses its favourite national parks in Europe.

Mar 10, 2011 • 2 min read

Amsterdam is not just marijuana and museums. Explore the Dutch capital’s streets and waterways with this helpful guide and you’ll not only avoid the…

Jul 22, 2010 • 4 min read

It’s all very well spending much of your business trip cooped up in an air-conditioned office, with only the view from the 34th floor window to remind you…

Jul 13, 2010 • 4 min read

Hot water percolates up out of the ground from one end of Japan to the other. The Japanese word for a hot spring is onsen, and there are more than 3000 of…