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View from Tea estate ©Wah Lodge.jpeg

Feb 5, 20214 min read

The Lodge at Wah - where sustainability is a way of life

Feb 3, 20213 min read

Want to reduce your carbon footprint while traveling? Try switching to e-bikes

Let your kids take their own photos. Westend61 / Getty Images

Feb 2, 20215 min read

The 5 best places to see wildlife with your kids

Feb 1, 20211 min read

February: the month of celebrating sustainability

A Maori village in Rotorua, New Zealand

Jan 30, 20213 min read

How ethnic tourism can bring hope to vanishing cultures

Abandoned ferris wheel in amusement park in Pripyat, Chernobyl area
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Jan 29, 20216 min read

How to visit dark tourism destinations in an ethical way

Jan 22, 20214 min read

Ganjam, Maluti, Tadkah, Betiah - little known gems you must explore in 2021

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Jan 21, 20217 min read

Lonely Planet writers reveal their travel resolutions for 2021

Jan 18, 20213 min read

Hamlets of the hills - places to escape touristy crowds this winter

Jan 18, 20212 min read

A new electric safari car will aid conservation efforts in Kenya

Amsterdam, Netherlands - August 27, 2024: BELLE the Sex Worker Commemorative Statue in the center of Amsterdam, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-12T11:49:11.000Z, User: pinkjozie64, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP (for books) , client: amsterdam 14, other: Jo-anne Riddell

Jan 12, 20212 min read

Amsterdam to ban tourists from buying cannabis in the city

Bridge in Rainforest - Costa Rica - Monteverde

Jan 8, 20216 min read

Stroll through the treetops on the world's best forest canopy walkways

August 22, 2017: Street car in the narrow streets of Lisbon.
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Jan 4, 20216 min read

Explore 8 of the world’s most sustainable cities

Jan 1, 20213 min read

Traveling in 2021 - here's what to expect

Dec 23, 20206 min read

Increased prices and COVID tests - what to expect when we begin to travel in 2021

The wild cliffs of Lundy, where puffins can be found nesting. Hanneke Luijting / Getty Images

Dec 21, 20202 min read

How you could make this tiny English island your home in 2021

A llama with Machu Pichhu in the background © Daniel Neukirch / 500px

Dec 11, 20202 min read

How Peru plans to make Machu Picchu completely carbon neutral

The Orient Express is a classic train Journey across Europe. Here's how to do it. Pete Seaward / Lonely Planet

Dec 10, 20204 min read

Following the route of the Orient Express by sleeper train

White shower unit with potted plant

Dec 9, 20202 min read

Take a peek inside Ikea's first sustainable tiny home

Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
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Dec 3, 20204 min read

A guide to camping and cooking outdoors in Australia

High-angle view of Wellington City harbor and downtown.
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Dec 3, 20202 min read

New Zealand declares a climate emergency and pledges new emissions goals

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Street dining at Mercato del Capo.

Dec 3, 20204 min read

How to experience Italy's Slow Food movement

The tower of Christiansborg Palace is the city's best free viewpoint. william87 / Getty Images

Nov 25, 20206 min read

7 steps to being a mindful traveler

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Broome's Chinatown is close o the airport :)

Nov 23, 20202 min read

Award-winning Belgian bike trail propels cyclists above an adventure forest

Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train rolls into Whitefish, Montana, USA © Danita Delimont / Alamy Stock Photo

Nov 23, 20205 min read

Why you should take the train to Glacier National Park

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Indian Tiger from Kanha.

Nov 22, 20203 min read

Inside India’s heartland - Kanha and Satpura Tiger Reserve

Street scene from Amsterdam downtown. Yellow scooter. Tilt shift lens.
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Nov 20, 20203 min read

13 ways to reduce your carbon emissions when traveling

An aerial photo of Tunnels beach. Tunnels is located on Kauai's North Shore and is named after the tunnels that snorkelers and divers can observe when navigating the reef.
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Nov 19, 20202 min read

Help out in Hawaii and get a free hotel stay

The Ultimate Road Trip Experience: Motorbiking Mae Hong Son Loop, Northern Thailand, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-09-29T12:55:02.000Z, User: Malecia.Elamin_Lonelyplanet, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Online Editorial, client: Guide to Thailand's Mae Hong Son loop on motorbike, other: Malecia Walker

Nov 19, 20203 min read

Could this new tour in Norway become your epic adventure in 2021?

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus), a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Nov 18, 20202 min read

The world's most remote island is now the Atlantic's largest marine park

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 2: Las Ramblas on May 2, 2014 in Barcelona.Thousands of people walk daily by this popular pedestrian street.
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Nov 18, 20202 min read

The simple way Barcelona is making the city more pedestrian-friendly

Square of Saint Mary's, fountain Rio Turia and cathedral in background at dusk in Valencia, Spain.
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Nov 13, 20202 min read

This Spanish city is the first to measure tourism's carbon footprint

High angle view of crater emitting smoke at sunset

Nov 12, 20202 min read

Costa Rica is asking travelers to offset their carbon footprint

Colourful coral grouper on a healthy, vibrant tropical coral reef at Richelieu Rock, Similan Islands.
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Nov 11, 20205 min read

How to be a reef-safe traveler

A musician plays the flute outside in a leafy square in Savannah's historic district

Nov 9, 20202 min read

Explore the world on a private tour with Lonely Planet Experiences and Travel Curious

Nov 9, 20202 min read

Will this self-driving ferry in Norway revolutionise public transport?

Acela train.

Nov 2, 20201 min read

Amtrak unveils new high-speed, low-carbon trains with sleek extras

Illustration of the wildlife garden ©Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons

Nov 2, 20202 min read

'Fall in love with nature' at this new urban wildlife hub in the heart of London

A visit to Humboldt County, California, is like exploring a prehistoric landscape. Lucentius / Getty Images

Oct 22, 20205 min read

Roaming among the redwoods in California’s Humboldt County

People swim in the blue ocean that laps at the edge of a sandy beach backed by a hotel resort.

Oct 21, 20205 min read

How these Caribbean islands are supporting sustainable agriculture

Oct 9, 20205 min read

A (sustainable) Instagrammer’s guide to the Isle of Skye

Church of the Annunciation, triple bridge and Ljubljanica river by night, Ljubjlana, Slovenia
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Oct 5, 20203 min read

There's a new way to explore Slovenia sustainably

Elephants in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
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Oct 3, 20203 min read

'You forgot something' - Thailand mails trash back to tourists as it aims to protect natural wonders

Red Eyed Tree Frog
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Oct 1, 20206 min read

How artificial intelligence is helping these companies protect the world's wildlife

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Winding Coastal Road, Captain Cook Highway, Queensland, Australia

Sep 24, 20207 min read

Unforgettable road trips on Australia’s East Coast

Cala Macarella, with boats floating in the clear waters.

Sep 24, 20206 min read

How this Spanish island is doing tourism differently

Sep 19, 20202 min read

A new eco-friendly catamaran will allow guests to float around Bora Bora

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Sep 9, 20206 min read

How to choose a responsible travel operator

Sep 8, 20202 min read

Lonely Planet is connecting travelers with sustainable, local-led tours

Karst mountains, Vang Vieng, Laos

Sep 6, 20205 min read

5 great day trips from Luang Prabang in Laos

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Sep 5, 20204 min read

How researcher's are protecting the king cobra

The Masai of East Africa - Indigenous people are the cornerstone of conservation ©Aleksandar Todorovic/Shutterstock.com

Sep 1, 20205 min read

Safari Heroes : How these tourists can save the world

Sunrise at tourist camp Frey, Tonchek lagoon, Patagonia, Argentina.
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Sep 1, 20204 min read

Where to cool off with an unforgettable wild swim

Aug 28, 20202 min read

Malaysia is building a trio of sustainable biodiverse islands for people to live on

Aug 27, 20202 min read

New low-cost European train service links up three major cities

Aug 25, 20202 min read

This new eco-resort in Costa Rica has been nominated for a renowned design award

Bicycles parked on the street in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aug 24, 20202 min read

Dubai is the latest city to become a friendlier place for cyclists

Chitwan has a variety of flora and fauna ©DEBA PRASAD ROY/Lonely Planet

Aug 24, 20202 min read

Manisha Koirala's top travel experiences in Nepal

Mountain of fog rising from Echo Lake at dawn in Acadia National Park.
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Aug 21, 20205 min read

8 big adventures in the Maine backwoods

The interior of St Pancras Station.

Aug 20, 20202 min read

The European train journeys that are even faster than flying

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