Europe Travel Stories

Jun 30, 2010 • 3 min read

While in Donegal, Ireland a few years back, my friends and I heard from locals about some impressive cliffs near the fishing port of Killybegs going by…

Jun 15, 2010 • 6 min read

In this excerpt from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we take you to the big-city districts you might not have heard of yet, but they're the…

Jun 11, 2010 • 3 min read

Most European countries offer the cultural thrill of unusual ways to expand your waistline, but Belgium elevates this often unexpected part of a…

May 25, 2010 • 4 min read

Travel blogger, technology advocate, media scholar - add ‘sailor’ to that list. Alex Budak tells us about his floating college days with Semester at Sea.

Apr 27, 2010 • 2 min read

Whether or not you're used to getting into the driver's seat from the right, and driving on the left, Ireland's (often pot-holed) two-lane roads make up…

Apr 22, 2010 • 3 min read

What would you do if you were trying to reunite with your pregnant wife in Madrid but a continent-sized cloud of volcanic ash stranded you in Stockholm?

Apr 8, 2010 • 5 min read

Ahh, your own place in the sun. In this excerpt from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show how to make like a beach bum and head for the…

Mar 12, 2010 • 4 min read

It's a tough life but someone's gotta do it: flitting between exotic destinations, schmoozing in glam casinos and disposing of baddies without a backwards…

Jan 28, 2010 • 4 min read

Part of travel is coming up against local foods that might raise your eyebrows. Here we take a global trip to those 'wha?!' plates, but remember, as…

Jan 8, 2010 • 2 min read

The turn of a new decade leads to inevitable reflection.  So we turned to our founders, authors and travel editors to see what they thought of travel in…

Jan 5, 2010 • 6 min read

We've all read a book or watched a movie and wished the places it transported us to were real.  Some of the most enduring destinations are fictional. Well…

Dec 16, 2009 • 2 min read

Widely acknowledged as one of the world's premier classical violinists, Joshua Bell is a Grammy-winning artist with a penchant for bringing art into our…

Nov 20, 2009 • 1 min read

Dominic Bonuccelli travelled to Spain on assignment for Lonely Planet. You can follow his adventures on Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled, screening…

Oct 29, 2009 • 3 min read

With Halloween and Day of the Dead fast approaching, it's only natural that our thoughts turn to subjects spooky and supernatural. Kids running around in…

Sep 24, 2009 • 3 min read

The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), a 160km loop hike through Switzerland, Italy and France, is almost too good to be true. Where else can you spend 10 days…

Sep 8, 2009 • 9 min read

Travellers learn to grab forty winks in some pretty taxing situations: overnight bus trips, hostel rooms of 15 snorers, humid places with no air-con. But…

Aug 31, 2009 • 2 min read

Yep it looks like a train set and it runs like a cuckoo clock, but there are still some things you should know about Switzerland before you go.

Jul 31, 2009 • 2 min read

You think Sweden you think snow, right? Think again. When the warmer weather comes - and it can be surprisingly warm - this country's packed with outdoor…

Jul 23, 2009 • 1 min read

It takes more than hard times to keep a healthy wanderlust down, and our travel community is full of canny advice to keep you on the road for less - even…

Jun 12, 2009 • 3 min read

Summer can spell trouble for the traveller in Europe. The weather may be gorgeous, but queues for popular attractions start to stretch.