Aug 10, 2019 • 3 min read
"I recently took my 6 month old baby on a long haul flight. She was mainly very good but did cry a couple of times and I got some dirty looks from other…
Aug 9, 2019 • 5 min read
In the second instalment in Lonely Planet writer Tharik Hussain’s Hajj diaries, he guides us through his family’s experience as they leave England for…
Aug 9, 2019 • 5 min read
We had been on the road for 12 hours when we arrived in Sedona, Arizona, and had never even stopped to eat. A mistake in the itinerary had taken us far…
Aug 9, 2019 • 4 min read
We live in a time of drag! Drag cabaret, drag karaoke, drag pole dancing, even drag aerobics classes, are popping up across London. But nothing can…
Aug 8, 2019 • 5 min read
Charming yet chaotic, hectic and holistic, Thailand's capital offers a clash of contrasting experiences that make it mesmerising. In a city that caters…
Aug 8, 2019 • 5 min read
Footie fanatic Matt Walker gave up his office job in June 2017 to embark on an almighty challenge: to watch a top-division football match in all 55 UEFA…
Aug 8, 2019 • 5 min read
Amman is considered the most expensive city in the Arab world. Thankfully, it’s also home to affordable street eats (hello, fresh falafel for under one…
Aug 8, 2019 • 4 min read
When most people imagine summer in New York City, it’s often vignettes of the steaming Manhattan streetscape, complete with gushing fire hydrants. But…
Aug 7, 2019 • 3 min read
The Afropunk Festival is a movement against the grain of modern pop culture, a true celebration of blackness in all its forms. For one weekend in August,…
Aug 7, 2019 • 4 min read
Do flying saucers whiz across the Nevada desert sky on the regular? Alas, probably not. But while travelers, or a rogue group of raiders, may not spy any…
Aug 6, 2019 • 4 min read
In the first of a series of posts documenting his attendance of the Hajj in 2019, Lonely Planet writer Tharik Hussain documents his experience from the…
Aug 6, 2019 • 4 min read
A land of sunshine, grapevine-covered hills and more wineries than you could ever dream of, California Wine Country beckons wine lovers from all over the…
Aug 6, 2019 • 5 min read
If you’re planning a trip to Hawaii, you’re not alone. The remote archipelago in the Pacific receives flights and ships full of tourists every day –…
Aug 6, 2019 • 5 min read
‘Bonjour-hi!’ Montréal’s breezy, unofficial greeting is a fitting welcome to a city where French and English mingle in covered markets, cobblestone…
Aug 5, 2019 • 4 min read
$125 won’t get you to the other side of the world, but here’s 10 ways you can use a relatively small amount of money to further your travel adventures.
Aug 5, 2019 • 4 min read
Few morning routines are complete without a vitalizing cup of coffee. If you’re a fan of mild, well-balanced beans, there’s a good chance the cup you’re…
Aug 5, 2019 • 5 min read
For many a day at the beach wouldn’t be the same without a sun lounger and parasol; the ice cream stalls, volleyball courts and the steady stream of…
Aug 5, 2019 • 5 min read
There are plenty of summer days left on the horizon, and whether you’re traipsing to South Beach or lounging in Ibiza, our beach gear picks will help you…
Aug 4, 2019 • 5 min read
Ischia is a small, but highly populated, volcanic island that is either one hour from Naples if you get the ferry, or 40 minutes if you get the hydrofoil.
Aug 4, 2019 • 7 min read
I spent 24 hours in Cork City before embarking on a road trip around County Cork. It was my first time in Ireland’s second city, though I’m not a newcomer…
Aug 3, 2019 • 5 min read
Downtown Los Angeles, much of which was once a sketchy no-go zone, is in the midst of regeneration, and neon – radiant gas sealed in hand-twisted glass…
Aug 2, 2019 • 5 min read
Arguably the biggest anxiety for the first-time traveller is the thought of being lonely â visions of cold evenings curled around a flickering bedside…