Food and Drink

Oct 26, 2018 • 4 min read

Most visitors to New Zealand schedule their trip during the nation’s balmy summer months, but wintertime heralds a whole new set of attractions across…

Oct 25, 2018 • 5 min read

Ambitious environmental initiatives are making the French capital cleaner and greener than ever. Visitors to Paris today will encounter riverbank parks…

Oct 24, 2018 • 4 min read

From shipping hub to creative quarter, the ever-changing Amsterdam Noord neighbourhood has cemented itself as one of the Dutch capital’s coolest spots…

Oct 22, 2018 • 5 min read

Food travel is a trend that’s only getting hotter, as everyone from gourmands to social-media junkies pack their bags, armed with a list of must-try…

Oct 19, 2018 • 4 min read

Holidaymakers have long flocked to Madeira for the island’s laidback lifestyle, plentiful resorts and grand craggy cliffs. But perhaps the most unsung…

Oct 19, 2018 • 7 min read

Tunisia, ribboned by a thousand kilometres of prime Mediterranean coastline and blessed with a sun-drenched interior, might not be the first place that…

Oct 19, 2018 • 6 min read

Serbia may be landlocked, but it boasts one of the most spectacular stretches of the Danube – which clocks up 588km here on its way to the Black Sea –…

Oct 18, 2018 • 5 min read

While the current perception may be that the island of Hawaiʻi was reduced to a lump of cooling lava in the Pacific Ocean, this is simply not the case…

Oct 18, 2018 • 5 min read

Home to buzzing seafood markets, food-centric highland villages and sun-drenched vineyards, Chile offers a dazzling array of culinary temptations. The…

Oct 12, 2018 • 5 min read

Yes, the food and drink scene in New Orleans is unparalleled, but if you come to the city and consume beignets and Bourbon St (or Sazeracs and Galatoire’s…

Oct 11, 2018 • 4 min read

When the seemingly endless sunny days finally come to an end, locals take to the Havana streets. Nightlife in Cuba’s capital is best enjoyed under the…

Oct 8, 2018 • 6 min read

After spending a carefree summer getting to know Egypt back in 2010, Lonely Planet Local Leah Bremer returned in 2017 to find dusty, ancient Cairo forever…

Oct 5, 2018 • 3 min read

Lonely Planet Local Ni’Kesia Pannell has been living in Atlanta for more than five years. Although her writing career brought her to the Peach State from…

Oct 5, 2018 • 4 min read

One of the joys of travel is tasting the cuisine of a new land, and Australian food offers a cornucopia of superb ingredients deftly handled by a foodie…

Oct 4, 2018 • 6 min read

First out of the door, it’s often thought the early riser gets the most out of their trip – exploring a destination in full effect. As the old saying goes…

Oct 3, 2018 • 4 min read

While in Spain breakfast typically means a hair-raising coffee and sugary pastry, brunch is when the day’s eating really begins. In Valencia almuerzo is…

Sep 28, 2018 • 8 min read

There’s nothing quite like going to source: sipping that perfectly crisp Chardonnay amidst the rustic, rolling landscapes that brought it into being.

Sep 28, 2018 • 7 min read

Wine lovers will be no strangers to Australia and New Zealand’s top terroirs, from the Margaret River’s velvety Chardonnays to the aromatic Sauvignon…

Sep 26, 2018 • 6 min read

U-pick fruit farms and super-stylish homegoods stores, vertiginous dunes and high-gravity beers: this is Harbor Country, a strand of eight charming towns…

Sep 19, 2018 • 6 min read

Singapore may look small, and geographically speaking it is, but this tiny island city-state is jam packed with a myriad of things to do, see, buy and…

Sep 18, 2018 • 3 min read

Lonely Planet Local Michael Butler has been living in Philadelphia for more than eight years. Though he originally moved for the professional…

Sep 18, 2018 • 6 min read

Ireland's four liveliest cities – the culture-packed hubs of Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast – teem with fascinating museums and galleries, fabulous food…