Travelogue

Jun 16, 2020 • 7 min read

A look back at some of the friendships made during 12 years of Lonely Planet magazine.

Jun 12, 2020 • 14 min read

Travel writer Carson Vaughan takes a cruise up the Inside Passage on the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Jun 4, 2020 • 10 min read

Traveler, Abongi Gael Bokongo, shares how fleeing a civil war with his family shaped how he travels the world.

May 9, 2020 • 5 min read

A trip to the French capital just days before lockdown had one writer thinking about city breaks past, present and future.

May 4, 2020 • 8 min read

Dog-eared and wrinkled editions of travel guidebooks have mapped new paths for travelers around the globe, but they've also changed the world in surprising…

Apr 30, 2020 • 6 min read

A writer attempts to return to Italy from Peru upon learning that his parents had passed away from COVID-19.

Apr 28, 2020 • 5 min read

“This time it will be harder to say goodbye. Parting will be difficult,” Shyamal, my father, said, as we munched on dosas in a crowded cafeteria.

Apr 24, 2020 • 9 min read

The hummingbirds are coming. A travel writer muses on being stuck at home and managing her urge to go.

Apr 24, 2020 • 15 min read

Carolyn Swindell finds out that small things really do matter in Buenos Aires.

Apr 21, 2020 • 3 min read

Travel writer Hanna Summers revisits her campervan trip in Scotland, and the beach that changed her life.

Apr 17, 2020 • 9 min read

After desperately wanting to be alone, a chance encounter in a remote town restores the writer's faith in humanity.

Apr 8, 2020 • 6 min read

Quarantined in Peru with his family still in Italy, this is Marco Ferrarese's harrowing experience of life in lockdown.

Mar 27, 2020 • 7 min read

How one writer made her home in Vietnam's most famous street.

Mar 23, 2020 • 6 min read

Sailor Brian Thompson, who has circumnavigated the world solo, shares his advice on self-isolating during the coronavirus crisis. 

Mar 21, 2020 • 9 min read

In our series rediscovering great travel essays, TC Boyle recounts his first time living abroad in Ireland.

Mar 13, 2020 • 8 min read

With more countries introducing lockdown measures to control the spread of coronavirus, we asked three people living in Italy to share their experiences.

Mar 13, 2020 • 4 min read

When funds, time, energy, or restrictions prevent you from “going places,” consider one of these travel alternatives.

Mar 10, 2020 • 7 min read

"Nothing will get you out of bed faster than seeing your first iceberg."

Mar 4, 2020 • 4 min read

Nowhere on earth is quite like the Galapagos Islands. Their raw savage beauty deeply affected Alex Beaven and changed her views on travel forever.

Feb 14, 2020 • 4 min read

Ever thought of slowing down and spending every day with your family? Evie Farrell has done it, and hasn't looked back.

Jan 30, 2020 • 4 min read

Brunost is a unique brown cheese native to Norway – and it's the perfect companion for hiking the Scandinavian countryside.

Jan 23, 2020 • 3 min read

Not to sound melodramatic, but I didn’t think I was going to make it home. India was calling, and on my back was a bag half-full of 300 hypodermic needles.