Amanda Canning

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Amanda Canning is a member of our diverse team of travel experts from around the world. Every writer brings their own firsthand knowledge, passion and expertise to help guide your journey.

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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. PHOTOSTOCK-ISRAEL / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images

Jan 8, 202612 min read

The Serengeti's Great Migration: the world's ultimate wildlife spectacle

Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine, Issue 108, December 2017, Svalbard, snow, arctic
Deserted valley seen on a snowmobile trip to Mohnbukta inlet, near Longyearbyen.

Oct 30, 202014 min read

Travel Throwback: Svalbard's call of the Arctic

Over 100,000 performers tell tale of North Korea’s history at Mass Games in Pyongyang May Day Stadium.
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Oct 22, 202013 min read

Inside North Korea with Miss Kim

Arsenal dhow passing Lamu jetty during race at Maulidi Festival.
Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine, Issue 43

Oct 3, 202013 min read

Travel Throwback to Kenya: Where the wind blows

Rusted corrugated metal at an old diggings site in Pilgrim’s Rest

Jan 31, 202014 min read

South Africa’s wild gold rush road

The iconic Avenue of the Baobabs is a reminder of how Madagascar used to be before rampant deforestation. Justin Foulkes / Lonely Planet

Apr 18, 201717 min read

Madagascar: an island unlike any other