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Tanzania announces Kilimanjaro cable car plan

May 21, 20192 min read

Controversial plan in the works for cable cars on Kilimanjaro

An immersive experience and exhibition will open to the public in London.

May 21, 20192 min read

A Good Omens-themed secret experience will open in London

Travel News - Artists Turn Useless Venezuelan Currency Into Handicrafts

May 21, 20191 min read

Artists are making beautiful crafts from Venezuela’s devalued currency

A naked couple stands facing the sea on the beach in front of a crashing wave; the gentleman has his left arm around the woman's shoulder, and looks out to sea, while she looks right towards him with sunglasses on; in the foreground (framing the couple from above) is a bikini top and swimsuit bottoms haning from a tree branch

May 21, 20195 min read

7 best nude beaches to get naked in public for the first time

Travel News - What New York Could Have Looked Like 2

May 20, 20192 min read

How NYC could have looked if some proposals went ahead

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Ilha de Paqueta, Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro

May 20, 20194 min read

Ilha da Paquetá: a guide to exploring Rio’s island escape

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May 20, 20199 min read

Where to eat in Estonia's capital: Tallinn you all about it

Tokyo summer - Fireworks explode over the Sumida river at night

May 20, 20195 min read

Tokyo in summer: the best things to see and do

Kensington Avenue and Kensington market in Toronto, Canada.

May 20, 20193 min read

Toronto’s Kensington Market: a loveable hodgepodge

Travel News - Kythira

May 20, 20192 min read

The lesser-known Greek islands gaining popularity this summer

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May 20, 20199 min read

Top 15 free things to do in Tel Aviv

The white cubic structure of the museum grows out of an island with a boat in the forefront

May 17, 20193 min read

Where to see I.M. Pei architecture

A massage table in a candlelit room.

May 17, 20191 min read

A 'scratching salon' has opened in Zagreb

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May 17, 20195 min read

Honduras road trip to Copán Ruins

Above a blur of waving hands from gathered crowds is the open-topped carriage carrying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle; Harry in uniform looks forward while Meghan has her head turned towards to crowd and camera, with a bright smile and wave; a blurred British flag flies in the background against a forested backdrop © DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / Contributor / Getty Images

May 17, 20195 min read

Where Harry wed Meghan: royal wedding venues you can visit

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May 17, 20197 min read

5 carry-on backpacks for every kind of trip

Europe music festival - people pose in and on a honeycomb sculpture in front of a mountain backdrop at Meadows in the Mountains, Bulgaria © Meadows in the Mountains / Aron Klein

May 17, 20196 min read

10 of Europe's best music festivals in amazing locations

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May 17, 20193 min read

Where to find Game of Thrones tours and attractions after the finale

Woman in sunglasses drinking wine

May 17, 20191 min read

Get paid $10k to drink rosé in France on a free holiday

May 17, 20190 min read

I.M. Pei: 10 of his most iconic structures in pictures

A mature male chimpanzee sits in dense green foliage atop a large rock with its legs tucked up and its forearms hanging over its knees - it is looking pensively up to the trees above© Bella Falk

May 17, 20196 min read

Why seeing chimpanzees in Uganda is one of the world's greatest wildlife experiences

Travel News - Young tourist enjoying ice cream as she walks down Shinsekai Street

May 17, 20192 min read

Why this Japanese city is asking tourists not to eat while walking

The Great Sand Dunes National Park at night.

May 16, 20191 min read

Colorado is home to the latest International Dark Sky Park

A large overland truck looks much like a piece of lego as it sits on the red Namibian soil surrounded by massive, bulbous rock monoliths at Spitzkoppe @ Sarah Reid / Lonely Planet

May 16, 20195 min read

Africa: what to expect on an overland tour

Travel News - machu picchu airport

May 16, 20193 min read

Could Machu Picchu's new airport threaten sustainable tourism at the ancient Inca site?

The Atlético Madrid badge on the pitch in the Wanda Metropolitano stadium

May 16, 20194 min read

Champions League Final: a guide to Madrid for football fans

The coast of red-roofed Dubrovnik next to azure waters.

May 16, 20196 min read

6 Game of Thrones filming locations you can actually visit

The Ascher mountain restaurant in Switzerland.

May 15, 20191 min read

Switzerland’s iconic cliffhanging restaurant has reopened

Waterfront buildings in The Hague illuminated at night..
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May 15, 20195 min read

Take a culture trip through The Hague

Colourful autumn leaves on the trees in Majors Hill Park in Ottawa form a frame around the National Gallery of Canada building in the distance.

May 15, 20194 min read

Canada’s can’t-miss capital: how to spend 24 hours in Ottawa

Features - Saunders Farm maze

May 15, 20194 min read

Ottawa with kids: top attractions for tykes in Canada's capital city

A coffee with a swan drawn in milk perches on a table overlooking Ho Chi Minh City from 50 stories high

May 15, 20195 min read

Ho Chi Minh City’s quirkiest cafes

A geo-dome house in a desert next to a Joshua Tree

May 14, 20193 min read

Glamping in California: 5 spots to sleep comfortably under the stars

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May 14, 20197 min read

Best hikes of central Mexico

A huge crowd of concertgoers are seen behind a white haired man playing on stage

May 14, 20193 min read

Rock and rose at Portland's best summer festivals

The Black Monarch Hotel in Victor, Colorado.

May 14, 20192 min read

Stay in a serial killer-themed room at Colorado’s ‘horror hotel'

A man pulls a pint behind the bar at Brouwerij Martinus. There are craft brews on tap and large silver stills tucked next to the bar © Sara van Geloven/Lonely Planet

May 14, 20195 min read

Where to wet your whistle in Groningen: the 10 best bars and cafes

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May 14, 20192 min read

This idyllic Italian island will fine tourists €500 for bringing single-use plastic

Cars and taxis pass by the facade of a museum as people congregate on the steps

May 13, 20194 min read

20 sometimes-free New York City attractions

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May 13, 20195 min read

7 of the best rooftop bars in Tel Aviv

May 13, 20190 min read

Cappadocia's famous hot air balloons

Kendall Jenner poses in a dress on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival in 2018

May 13, 20193 min read

Cannes Film Festival 2019: why the city’s new makeover will steal the show

Travel News - Inauguration Of Lorenzo Quinn's Building Bridges Sculpture During Venice Biennale 2019

May 13, 20191 min read

An incredible sculpture of human hands has been unveiled in Venice

The traditional Miao village of Zhaoxing © Megan Eaves / Lonely Planet

May 13, 20196 min read

Highlights of Guizhou, China’s secret southwest province

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May 13, 20196 min read

Uncovering Lithuania’s little-known Muslim heritage

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May 10, 20192 min read

Best things to do in Rio in May

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May 10, 20191 min read

Can you guess the most searched for destinations around the world?

Travel News - eco friendly jeepney

May 10, 20192 min read

Philippines' colourful jeepneys are going green

Travel News - Nanjing Honeycomb Hotel

May 9, 20191 min read

Inside China’s incredible new honeycomb hotel

Features - Boat rental center on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin

May 9, 20195 min read

Make a great escape to Wisconsin’s Geneva Lake

Features - Arak & Nuts

May 9, 20196 min read

Adventurous spirits: the best places to sample the world’s most unusual alcohols

Travel News - Andy Warhol

May 9, 20191 min read

Rare Andy Warhol art coming to London for 2020

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May 9, 20196 min read

Escape to South Africa's Northern Cape

May 9, 20191 min read

This 158-year-old Italian palazzo has been turned into a hotel

Travel News - Depo food mall

May 9, 20191 min read

Moscow's largest food market serves up world cuisine and traditional Russian delicacies

Tufts of pink and blue cotten candy poke out of an ice cream cone held in front of the CN tower in Toronto

May 8, 20194 min read

Toronto ice cream: 10 best scoop shops

Travel News - Couch Connections

May 8, 20193 min read

The filmmaker who couchsurfed his way around North America and Asia

A man on the side of a cliff, crossing a via ferrata.

May 8, 201913 min read

Explorers wanted: a great escape to Colorado

Travel News - Sun shining on Machu Picchu

May 8, 20191 min read

Get to Machu Picchu faster with a new train service from Cuzco

Travel News - Al Capone 2

May 7, 20192 min read

See inside Al Capone's prison cell at this new Philadelphia exhibition

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