Sports

• sports

• activities

6 min read • May 16, 2014

Whether it’s for the exercise, a cooling dip as temperatures soar, or just the sheer fun of splashing around, the following selection of public pools…

• food

• food and drink

6 min read • Apr 11, 2014

When it comes to French cities, there are a few that stand out as traveller favourites: Nice, Bordeaux, Lyon and, of course, Paris. Toulouse is all too…

• festivals and events

• art and culture

6 min read • Apr 10, 2014

Gearing up for your once-in-a-lifetime visit to Brazil this summer? Got your greedy hands on 2014 World Cup tickets? Already booked somewhere to stay?…

• festivals and events

• art and culture

7 min read • Feb 21, 2014

Life and how to live it, according to Brazilians: Football.

• food

• food and drink

6 min read • Feb 17, 2014

Looking at Umeå, it’s easy to see why this likeable town, the capital of Västerbotten County and part of Norrland – Sweden’s northernmost province – has…

• road trips

• destination practicalities

7 min read • Oct 28, 2013

For those who like their trips to thrill, here’s our pick of the best places to feel pumped in 2014.

• food

• food and drink

8 min read • Oct 28, 2013

These 10 countries are destined for an epic year, whether they’re hosting festivals, cutting the ribbon on new attractions or simply raising their game…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Mar 18, 2013

Strutting down the pavement, the remnants of that classic disco beat by the Bee Gees stuck in your head, you’re walking down the same street as John…

• sports

• activities

5 min read • Jan 2, 2013

The sweet smell of wet grass. The unmistakable thwack of a clean hit. That last glimpse of a ball as it soars long and straight down the fairway. Golf can…

• sports

• activities

4 min read • Jul 31, 2012

Has Olympic fatigue set in already? Whether you’re travelling to the UK for Olympic season or giving sports fans a wide berth, you’ll find plenty of weird…

• sports

• activities

7 min read • Jul 31, 2012

Football (soccer) is Europe's unofficial religion. And when summer turns to autumn, all over the continent cathedrals to the beautiful game are packed…

• beaches

• activities

3 min read • Jul 23, 2012

Bangladesh is a crash of crowds and the deafening roar of millions of individual pursuits churning together into a frenzy of collective activity. It is a…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Jul 19, 2012

Every trip does not have to be about ticking off a sightseeing list. Some of the best destinations are seen by getting under its skin to experience it…

• hiking

• activities

3 min read • Jun 25, 2012

After a hard day’s work, most people can’t wait to get home and relax. But in Vancouver, the day is just beginning as everyone from office workers to kids…

• beaches

• activities

2 min read • Jun 12, 2012

Heading to sunny Spain any time soon? ¡Qué suerte! (Lucky you!) This diverse country is a traveller's dream, with all the fine food and wine, architecture…

• sports

• activities

3 min read • Jun 10, 2012

Take a guide, take an ice axe and take the exhilarating challenge of skiing the legendary Haute Route.

• food

• food and drink

4 min read • May 22, 2012

More than a year after the devastating Christchurch earthquake of February 2011, the return of two Canterbury icons is again reinforcing the city as a New…

• sports

• activities

4 min read • Mar 29, 2012

“Golf is a good walk spoiled,” Mark Twain once said. But those who have teed off in Scotland, the undisputed home of the sport, may beg to differ.

• festivals and events

• art and culture

4 min read • Aug 26, 2011

Lonely Planet editorial intern Soumya Rao hails from Hyderabad, India. So we asked her to write an article about how travellers can get to the heart of…

• food

• food and drink

10 min read • Aug 10, 2011

If you do much travel in the USA, particularly by road, you WILL at some point make it through central Oklahoma, where I grew up and went to college. I…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Jun 21, 2011

Puerto Rico is the fodder of many a Caribbean daydream for good reason: this natural jewel box can satisfy the lethargic beach bum, the sunrise rainforest…

• food

• food and drink

3 min read • Jun 19, 2011

Mark Twain famously said the coldest winter he ever spent was summer in San Francisco. Well, with summer here in the northern part of the world, maybe…