Travel Stories

3 min read • Nov 8, 2010

If you're looking for the perfect place to salute the sun, the world is full of them. To make the choice easier, ask yourself what you want out of your…

2 min read • Nov 1, 2010

Thanksgiving is the USA's greatest holiday - laid-back, big meals, football on TV, and no guilt over bad gift choices. The four-day break has origins in…

3 min read • Sep 13, 2010

Want to add a little culture to your next holiday? Here’s historian Dan Snow’s guide to the best places to get your history fix. This advice is taken from…

2 min read • Sep 8, 2010

Maybe it's the economy, maybe it's the weather, or maybe retro travel is in vogue - whatever the reason, 2010 has been a strong year for the classic…

5 min read • Sep 7, 2010

Mexicans love a good reventón (party), and there are celebrations galore going on now through the end of the year in Mexico to commemorate the…

2 min read • Sep 2, 2010

What's new in travel this week - and tips for making the most of it:

2 min read • Aug 27, 2010

It's that time of the week, where we ask our worldly Lonely Planet editors what's making travel news in their corners of the globe.

3 min read • Aug 20, 2010

As summer winds down, state fair season ramps up in the United States. Prepare for an old-fashioned dose of root beer floats, blue-ribbon bunnies, high…

4 min read • Aug 11, 2010

Eating can be the best part of travelling. To get you inspired, here are some of the world's most mouth-watering iconic national dishes

6 min read • Aug 10, 2010

Want it modified, enhanced, drilled out, implanted or just plain alleviated? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show that…

4 min read • Aug 3, 2010

Usually people will do anything to get out of jail, but with prison tourism on the rise, folks are now paying to get in. Defunct prisons all over the…

4 min read • Jul 22, 2010

It’s all very well spending much of your business trip cooped up in an air-conditioned office, with only the view from the 34th floor window to remind you…

3 min read • Jul 22, 2010

You’re bored of boardroom sandwich platters, instant coffee, and water from crushable plastic cups. So forego the usual lunchtime doldrums on your next…

5 min read • Jul 20, 2010

Right up there with parades as one of the great simple timeless joys are fairs, state and county, little and big -- fairs where pigs are judged by girth,…

4 min read • Jul 13, 2010

Mexico is peppered with ruins from the Aztecs, Maya, Toltecs, Zapotecs and countless other ancient cultures. Besides the famous, spectacular ancient…

2 min read • Jun 22, 2010

Most people know the classic Fourth of July locales -- the inspiring fireworks show over Washington, DC; the riverside spots of New York City (which moved…

6 min read • Jun 15, 2010

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…

3 min read • Jun 2, 2010

Contrary to some opinions, the world's most-watched sporting event is actually watched by some Americans. In fact, many. If you're looking for a big…

2 min read • May 31, 2010

An ancient proverb states that eyes are the windows of the soul. Here I want to give examples of how the architectural design and use of windows can…

5 min read • May 14, 2010

He’s the ‘Chosen One’ and 'the King’ to basketball fans worldwide. But in Cleveland -- 40 miles from his hometown Akron -- NBA star forward of the…

5 min read • Apr 8, 2010

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…

4 min read • Mar 12, 2010

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…