Travel Stories

May 8, 2018 • 4 min read

Panama City is famous for its ultramodern skyline. But architecture in Panama is much more that just skyscrapers. While popular ‘barrios’ (neighborhoods)…

May 8, 2018 • 5 min read

Latvia's capital is not only incredibly charming, but also highly affordable. With a wealth of history and culture to explore, Rīga is an ideal option for…

May 4, 2018 • 6 min read

A fiddle scratches out a sweet wail in a sweatbox dance hall. The wheeze of a button accordion adds a waltzing rhythm. These are the beginning bars of…

May 2, 2018 • 4 min read

Word is officially out: Medellín has wholly transcended its unfavorable reputation and undergone a veritable renaissance. Yet somehow, it's failing to…

May 2, 2018 • 6 min read

Historically, paradise on earth has cost the earth: Persian emperors constructed opulent private gardens (pairidaēza – from which the word ‘paradise’…

May 1, 2018 • 7 min read

Botswana’s mighty Okavango Delta, which expands annually up to a size of almost 20,000 sq km, is one of Africa’s greatest and most pristine wildernesses…

Apr 30, 2018 • 5 min read

In a land where wildflowers blossom underfoot, moose wander nonchalantly across your path, grain elevators stand guard like soldiers of the past, and…

Apr 30, 2018 • 5 min read

The ‘Peg is a fabulous destination in its own right

Apr 30, 2018 • 4 min read

Philadelphia pride comes in many forms – food, sports (wobegone or victorious), quality of life compared to the city-that-shall-not-be-named to the north …

Apr 30, 2018 • 4 min read

For food, fun and festivals, Port of Spain, the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago, is your ideal Caribbean location. The country's complicated history…

Apr 27, 2018 • 5 min read

There can be few places on earth changing faster than Doha right now – in true Gulf style, the cityscape of Qatar’s capital is rising as steadily as a…

Apr 26, 2018 • 5 min read

One of the best things about Bogotá is its central location – you don’t need to travel too far to find pretty pueblos, high páramo wetlands and real…

Apr 25, 2018 • 6 min read

At the heart of Japan lies Wakayama-ken, a prefecture rich in spirit, history and natural beauty. Here, lesser-tread paths lead to rugged hiking trails,…

Apr 25, 2018 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local Yoana Hristova has had her share of roaming around the world, but she has returned to her home in Sofia only to fall in love with the…

Apr 25, 2018 • 5 min read

As on most of the Canary Islands, once you get away from Gran Canaria’s built-up south-coast beach resorts, you’ll find an astonishing landscape that…

Apr 24, 2018 • 6 min read

Even though the Falkland Islands – one of the UK’s southernmost overseas territories – briefly came to global prominence in 1982 after its sovereignty was…

Apr 24, 2018 • 5 min read

If the hipster craft revival movement had a capital, it might look something like Arequipa, a southern Andean city anchored by knitters, bakers and…

Apr 24, 2018 • 5 min read

A honeymoon may be the perfect get-out-of-jail-free card with your boss that lets you take a longer vacation than usual, but sometimes life gets in the…

Apr 23, 2018 • 7 min read

Wouldn’t it be great to gaze upon your hometown with the wide-eyed wonder of a child? Where the city is not a collection of office blocks and car parks,…

Apr 23, 2018 • 8 min read

Our relationships with our hometowns are often turbulent. Yes, you have a lot of history together, but it’s easy to grow complacent, denounce it as dull…

Apr 20, 2018 • 6 min read

Genteel, peaceful Auvers-sur-Oise, just 34 kilometres from Paris, already had pedigree as an artists’ village when Vincent van Gogh arrived in the spring…

Apr 19, 2018 • 6 min read

Who says watching a ton of TV and movies makes you a couch potato? Sure, it can – but your viewing habits can also be a source of inspiration for…