Connections

2 min read • Jul 16, 2010

The French countryside has an appeal that is almost primordial in nature: beautiful land, temperate weather and fertile soil - what more could a society…

3 min read • Jul 16, 2010

Picture your kids running on a wide expanse of sandy beach surrounded by hills of sweeping grass. They're building sandcastles, catching hermit crabs,…

4 min read • Jul 13, 2010

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…

3 min read • Jul 5, 2010

Named for the eucalyptus fumes that tint the air from a distance, the Blue Mountains have long been a hill sanctuary for stressed-out Sydneysiders. With a…

1 min read • Jan 27, 2010

In 2009, the travel world was rocked by swine flu and 'staycations', but what about 2010? In an extract from Lonely Planet Magazine’s January 2010 edition…

1 min read • Jan 22, 2010

In 2009, the travel world was rocked by swine flu and ’staycations’, but what about 2010? In an extract from Lonely Planet Magazine’s January 2010 edition…

1 min read • Jan 19, 2010

In 2009, the travel world was rocked by swine flu and ’staycations’, but what about 2010? In an extract from Lonely Planet Magazine’s January 2010 edition…

3 min read • Dec 11, 2009

Macau is an island of superlatives.

2 min read • Sep 22, 2009

Australia's largest state, to describe Western Australia as vast is an understatement.  Much of its 2.5 million square kilometres is rough and dry, rich…

6 min read • Sep 17, 2009

Memphis, home of stars. Graceland? Tick. Peabody Hotel? Move over with your blue suede shoes, King - the web feet are hitting the red carpet. The Peabody…

2 min read • Aug 31, 2009

Yep it looks like a train set and it runs like a cuckoo clock, but there are still some things you should know about Switzerland before you go.

3 min read • Aug 10, 2009

During the lean years of the 1990s, the Cubans were ecologists by necessity. But as times changed, so did the public zeitgeist. As the country faces the…

1 min read • Aug 4, 2009

A long checklist of castles, churches and natural wonders will lure you to Germany's largest state, just as sure as the food, the people and the intrinsic…

2 min read • Aug 3, 2009

Steak, soccer, tango and…toddlers? Surprisingly, Buenos Aires is a great city for kids – there are activities galore, child-friendly eateries and lots of…

2 min read • Aug 3, 2009

Glittery Cannes film festival, the celeb-filled resorts of St-Tropez and Antibes-Juan-les-Pins...when you think of Provence & the Côte d'Azur, you hardly…

2 min read • Jul 31, 2009

Sure, you can come to Africa and spot the Big Five, but here's a reserve hosting other beasties  who came to visit and just never left.

2 min read • Jul 31, 2009

One of the best ways to experience Costa Rica is to volunteer. Not only is volunteering a great way to help foster local economies in a sustainable way,…

1 min read • Jul 23, 2009

It takes more than hard times to keep a healthy wanderlust down, and our travel community is full of canny advice to keep you on the road for less - even…

1 min read • Jul 23, 2009

Not so long ago, Madrid was the second-cheapest capital city in Europe. Post-euro, not so much; but with these tips and you (and your wallet) will make it…

2 min read • Jul 23, 2009

Nepal is the budget travellers’ paradise. Sleep cheap, trek independently, take the bus and eat daal bhaat twice daily, and you can get by on less than US…

2 min read • Jul 17, 2009

Known more for its history and architecture than its child-friendly attractions, Istanbul might not seem the obvious place to bring the kids. Yet this…

2 min read • Jul 17, 2009

The Great Barrier Reef, the Sunshine Coast, the Daintree rainforest...find out why Queensland is a great place to take kids, whatever their age.