Travel Stories

Mar 13, 2018 • 6 min read

For the last few years, Kosovo, which celebrates a decade of independence in 2018, has hovered at the radar’s edge for in-the-know explorers. By many…

Mar 9, 2018 • 5 min read

For a city with such a storied reputation, Beirut is geographically quite small. You can walk across it in about an hour, traversing districts of many…

Mar 8, 2018 • 6 min read

It’s hard to tear yourself away from Jerusalem’s divine selection of sights and its heady Old City, but great escapes are just a short hop away for when…

Mar 7, 2018 • 5 min read

Montana’s Old West history, majestic mountain ranges and sprawling landscapes corral a collection of modern cities. They’re each filled with different…

Mar 6, 2018 • 10 min read

Picture the scene: tropical sunshine, swaying palm trees, lapping waves. And row after row of elegantly geometric Art Deco apartments. It would be easy to…

Mar 6, 2018 • 4 min read

With more than five million visitors in 2017 alone, Athens is one of the most popular destinations worldwide, and as a result one of the best covered in…

Mar 6, 2018 • 4 min read

Like its towering media and literary traditions, Egyptian art dominates the Arab world. Flush buyers from the Gulf flock to Cairo to nab new creations so…

Mar 5, 2018 • 3 min read

Lonely Planet Local Chris Griffiths has been photographing Morocco for more than four years and has now settled in Marrakesh, drawn in by the historic…

Mar 3, 2018 • 5 min read

Epic desert landscapes, hospitable people and ancient ruins are Jordan’s most obvious drawcards, but a closer look reveals that, despite its arid…

Mar 1, 2018 • 6 min read

As the famous launching off point for many trips to Machu Picchu, Cuzco often serves as a convenient stop for travelers as they acclimate to Peru’s high…

Mar 1, 2018 • 7 min read

From detoxifying buddha bowls to artfully-layered, deconstructed burritos, bowl foods have come along way since soups and stews were the stock options…

Mar 1, 2018 • 6 min read

You finally settle on a destination for your next US vacation, and just minutes into planning, it hits: sticker shock. The bubble of excitement can easily…

Feb 28, 2018 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Stephanie Ong ended up in Milan like so many foreigners do – by falling for an Italian. Five years later the city feels like home. For…

Feb 27, 2018 • 4 min read

It should come as no surprise that the top wellness spots in Latin America have ancient roots. Renowned civilizations such as the Maya and Inca have long…

Feb 27, 2018 • 6 min read

Situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 400km northwest of Madagascar and over 1000km from the East African coast, the Seychelles is an ancient…

Feb 27, 2018 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local Barbara Noe Kennedy has been living in Washington, DC, for more than 20 years. She’s watched the cityscape transform from a staid…

Feb 27, 2018 • 5 min read

Hamburg’s culinary scene is ready for prime time and not only because it’s basking in more Michelin stars than ever before. The true soul of this city isn…

Feb 27, 2018 • 6 min read

Sharing time with mountain gorillas in the wilds of Africa’s rainforests is utterly magical: nothing prepares you for their sheer beauty and brawn, those…

Feb 26, 2018 • 6 min read

Although many travellers to Jordan have their sights set on the architectural marvels of Petra and the magical martian landscapes of Wadi Rum, the capital…

Feb 26, 2018 • 11 min read

The light is bronze, shadows long, and beside Sydney’s most famous building a throng of people is drinking at the Opera Bar. From here, they are close…

Feb 26, 2018 • 7 min read

Country music’s not everyone’s cup of sweet tea. And while it would be hard to avoid that particular chicken pickin’ sound while in town (it’ll greet you…

Feb 23, 2018 • 5 min read

Cairo’s iconic sights are among the world’s most famous, but this city has more than Giza’s Pyramids and the cache of pharaonic riches inside the Egyptian…