Explore stories across the world

Go with a plan. Come back with a story. Discover iconic recommendations, insights and experiences curated by Lonely Planet contributors.

Continent:

Europe Asia North America South America Australia & Pacific Africa Middle East Caribbean Central America Antarctica

Category:

Adventure Art & Culture Beaches Budget Couples Events Family Food & Drink Outdoors Road Trips Sustainable Travel Travel Advice

Results (10,024)

The harbour bath at Islands Brygge, Copenhagen ©Oliver Foerstner/Shutterstock

May 8, 20202 min read

Copenhagen unveils stunning network of floating public parks

May 8, 20202 min read

Denmark now has social distancing drive-through concerts

Monument Valley from the Hunt's Mesa. ©Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/500px

May 8, 20204 min read

'Your tears are our tears' – Irish donations pour in as Navajo Nation is devastated by COVID-19

The Na Pali Coast, Kauai ©chasefogus/500px

May 8, 20202 min read

Hawaii wants to ensure a sustainable relationship with tourism post-COVID-19

May 8, 20203 min read

Middle seat empty? This device could help with social distancing

May 8, 20202 min read

These Baltic countries are the latest region creating a "travel bubble"

Cars in the airport apron at Vilnius Drive in Movie theatre

May 8, 20202 min read

An empty European airport has turned into a drive-in movie theatre

Book direct for short-notice domestic breaks © Youproduction / Shutterstock

May 8, 20208 min read

9 car camping essentials for summer road trips

To paper origami birds perched on a tree branch with purple cosmos origami flowers on. Space for copy.
647269057
"origami, Origami, Paper, Paper craft, Art and crafts, Hand crafted, Handmade, Folded paper, Skill, Creative, Birds, Branch, Flowers, Purple, Cosmos flower, Together, Togetherness, Mother's Day, Love"

May 7, 20207 min read

7 soothing crafts from around the world to learn at home

Berlin, Germany 8/23/2020 The incredible big flea market around Boxhagener platz in Friedrichshain on Sundays, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-11-05T18:09:49.000Z, User: dorota_littlerobindesign, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Berlin 13, other: Dorota Michalec

May 7, 20204 min read

How to become a DIY treasure hunter

Brussels, Belgium - October 30, 2018: The E320 Eurostar International High Speed passengers Train waiting in the Brussels North railway station., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-01T16:30:47.000Z, User: dermothegarty77, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Western Europe 16, other: Dermot Hegarty

May 7, 20202 min read

Eurostar now requires travellers to wear face masks

People seated in a raked cinema watch a film screening.

May 7, 20205 min read

Chattanooga Film Festival launches virtual film fest due to COVID-19

Motion City History Architecture Transportation Travel Destinations Horizontal Blurred Motion Outdoors Old Ruin Roman Italy Car City Street Street Ancient Famous Place International Landmark Italian Culture Rome - Italy Coliseum Night Illuminated Traffic Color Image No People Building Exterior Photography Capital Cities
The Colosseum at night, Rome, Italy

May 6, 20202 min read

Listen to local music as you 'drive' through your favourite city with this new app

Get creative with junk modelling, or build landmarks with blocks. Cavan Images / Getty Images

May 6, 20205 min read

13 activities that will keep kids busy at home, and on your next family trip

May 6, 20202 min read

Could these dining out cubicles in the Netherlands become a trend?

Amsterdam Tulip Festival will take place in Tulip Garden Keukenhof in 2023. Inspiring gardens that will surely spark creativity in your own yard, largest garden in the world with tulips and flowers, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-12T11:40:23.000Z, User: pinkjozie64, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 65020 - Marketing or Sales - this includes sponsored articles, job: Global Publishing WIP (for books) , client: Amsterdam 14, other: Jo-anne Riddell

May 6, 20204 min read

7 beautiful botanic gardens you can tour from home

May 6, 20200 min read

WATCH: See the streets of Venice free from tourists

No one chooses the middle. Scott's Shotz Photography / Shutterstock

May 5, 20202 min read

This airline will now charge you extra to sit by an empty middle seat

Mid adult woman on phone with laptop at dining table, son using digital tablet, role model, working mother, efficiency
1149030074
home office, work from home, digital nomad, family

May 5, 20208 min read

7 tips for remote work from digital nomads around the world

May 5, 20203 min read

After the bushfires, koalas in Australia are returning to the wild

High Angle View Of Grand Prismatic Spring In Yellowstone National Park
Cold Temperature Tranquil Scene Nature Travel Destinations Horizontal Outdoors High Angle View White Color Famous Place Water Season Smoke - Physical Structure Winter Dormant Volcano Geyser Volcano Day Snow Western USA Wyoming Yellowstone National Park Scenics Geology Physical Geography Grand Prismatic Spring Color Image Hot Spring Midway Geyser Basin Thermal Pool Beauty In Nature No People Photography Non-Urban Scene Tourism Travel 2015 Tranquility

May 5, 20202 min read

Airstream brings the beauty of Yellowstone National Park to your living room

May 5, 20202 min read

Ikea has released its famous Swedish meatball recipe so you can make them at home

May 5, 20208 min read

How travel guidebooks charted and changed the world

May 4, 20204 min read

Carnival Cruise Line announces it will resume service August 1st

Frank Lloyd Wright designed living room of his Talisein West home.
Great Escape Arizona
Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine, Issue 99, March 2017, Great Escape, Arizona

May 4, 20203 min read

You can take an online tour of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States

27893-55
Eastern Europe, Europe, Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland, architecture, art, backgrounds, close-up, colour, communication, culture, design, entrance, horizontal, human representation, information sign, male likeness, no people, signs and symbols, symbol, text, travel, vibrant colour, welcome sign, welcoming, yellow
Welcoming sign at the entrance to the Goodbye Lenin Hostel, ul Joselewicza 23, Kazimierz.

May 4, 20202 min read

Missing your backpacking days? Why not adopt a hostel?

A French street in the Montmartre district with small cafes, restaurants and art galleries.

May 4, 20202 min read

The cities aiming to become bike and pedestrian-friendly after lockdown

The back of a young woman walking and walking along the pedestrian street in the evening in Bangkok, Thailand, travelers and tourists.
outdoor, asian, background, chinese, concept, hipster, holiday, khaosan, male, man, photo, rear, thai, tourists, traveler, traveling, traveller, urban, vacation, walk, walking street, woman, young

May 4, 202011 min read

5 city walking tours you can take right now on Google Maps

Two people hiking on a rocky trail through grassy hills in the Scottish highlands.
1155064177
background, beautiful, europe, highland, highlands, hiker, hikers, hiking, hill, landscape, mountain, nature, outdoor, path, scenery, scenic, scotland, scottish, tourism, trail, travel, trekking, view, walking, way, west

May 3, 202013 min read

What doomsday preppers can teach us about the end of the world

Cremona, Lombardy, Italy - October 18th 2020 - Nougat Torrone festival in covid-19 times , people wearing face mask and preview chistmas spirit, License Type: media, Download Time: 2024-12-16T18:59:12.000Z, User: comptonsheldon109, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Italian Lakes 4, other: Compton Sheldon

May 1, 20202 min read

Inside the Italian villa from Normal People that's also listed on Airbnb

May 1, 20204 min read

Virtual Vacation: Italy

Tourists on a busy beach taking shade under umbrellas and swimming in the shallow calm waters.

May 1, 20202 min read

Sicily will pay for half your flight and cover some of your hotel costs after lockdown

Several airlines have raised their baggage fees in 2020 © Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images

May 1, 20202 min read

These airlines have raised their baggage fees in 2020

Bioluminescence in San Diego
bioluminescent, San Diego Waters, San Diego, shoreline

May 1, 20202 min read

Watch dolphins swim through glowing bioluminescent waters off the California coast

A tent under a brilliant night sky full of stars in New Zealand

May 1, 20204 min read

Will ‘bubbles’ be the future of post-virus travel?

Highclere Castle, home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, and film location of the TV series Downton Abbey, in Berkshire, United Kingdom

May 1, 20202 min read

Attend a virtual cocktail hour at the real Downton Abbey

May 1, 20202 min read

This adorable dog is taking people on virtual hikes through the Swiss countryside

The world of air travel is slowly opening up again © fabio camandona via Getty Images

May 1, 20202 min read

These airlines now require travellers to wear face masks

hong kong airport.jpg

May 1, 20202 min read

Hong Kong International Airport unveils full body disinfection booths and cleaning robots

Nemophila flowers in Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan

Apr 30, 20202 min read

Enjoy these gorgeous wildflower blooms from around the world online

Arenal Volcano, with its a recognizable conical shape, is surrounded by a national park.

Apr 30, 20204 min read

Virtual Vacation: Costa Rica

Italy, Tuscany, Magliano, Bruschetta, bread, tomatoes and olive oil on table
Bread; Bruschetta; Color Image; Cooking Oil; Cruet; Cultures; Day; Focus On Foreground; Food and Drink; Freshness; Healthy Eating; Horizontal; Italy; Juicy; Landscape; Magliano; Mediterranean Food; No People; Oil; Olive Oil; Outdoors; Photography; Plate; Ready-To-Eat; Ripe; Sky; Table; Tablecloth; Tomato; Tuscany; Vegetable;

Apr 30, 20208 min read

10 cookbooks to transport you to delicious European destinations

Apr 30, 20205 min read

My mother has been my best travel companion for over 20 years

CAN CAU MARKET, SIMACAI TOWN, LAO CAI, VIETNAM - JANUARY 2016 : Can Cau is a busy market held every Saturday. There're minority Vietnamese peoples and even Chinese people from across the border. , License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-11-06T17:39:06.000Z, User: LP_YKhanna, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: LP, client: App Content, other: Yuvraj Khanna

Apr 30, 20203 min read

'The social side of Dublin is something you have to experience' - Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones

Lisbon is situated on the northern banks of the Tagus River, the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula.
599705349

Apr 30, 20205 min read

Virtual Vacation: Portugal

Couple sharing a drink and tapas at Quimet i Quimet, Barri Gotic.
Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine, Issue 40, Catalonia, Perfect trip

Apr 29, 20204 min read

Virtual Vacation: Spain

Coliemore Harbour at sunset in Dalkey Island © Lola Gavin / Getty Images

Apr 29, 20202 min read

Matt Damon is spending the COVID-19 lockdown in a pretty village in Ireland

Each session is introduced in a video by Jelani Remy and Syndee Winters © The Lion King Experience

Apr 29, 20202 min read

Disney is offering a free Lion King online theatre course for children

Isla del Espiritu Santo - La Paz, Mexico
adventure, aquarium, attraction, baja, beautiful, blue, boat, california, calm, clean, clear, cortez, diving, espiritu, famous, holiday, isla, la, landscape, lion, marina, mexico, nature, partida, paz, peaceful, power, relaxing, santo, scuba, sea, ship, sky, sunny, tour, tourism, tourist, vacation, water

Apr 29, 20207 min read

Revisiting Steinbeck’s epic expedition to the Sea of Cortez, 80 years on

Apr 29, 20207 min read

Pick your peak: discovering Nepal's best trekking regions

St. Nicholas Church and the fountain in Rotuses Square In Old Town. Vilnius.

Apr 29, 20202 min read

Lithuania’s capital is re-opening with huge open-air cafés and restaurants

1
...
138
139
140
...
168

Explore More

Explore

Attractions

Explore

Destinations

Shop

Books