Aug 8, 2019 • 4 min read
When most people imagine summer in New York City, it’s often vignettes of the steaming Manhattan streetscape, complete with gushing fire hydrants. But…
Aug 8, 2019 • 4 min read
When most people imagine summer in New York City, it’s often vignettes of the steaming Manhattan streetscape, complete with gushing fire hydrants. But…
Aug 7, 2019 • 3 min read
The Afropunk Festival is a movement against the grain of modern pop culture, a true celebration of blackness in all its forms. For one weekend in August,…
Aug 7, 2019 • 4 min read
Do flying saucers whiz across the Nevada desert sky on the regular? Alas, probably not. But while travelers, or a rogue group of raiders, may not spy any…
Aug 6, 2019 • 4 min read
In the first of a series of posts documenting his attendance of the Hajj in 2019, Lonely Planet writer Tharik Hussain documents his experience from the…
Aug 6, 2019 • 5 min read
If you’re planning a trip to Hawaii, you’re not alone. The remote archipelago in the Pacific receives flights and ships full of tourists every day –…
Aug 6, 2019 • 5 min read
‘Bonjour-hi!’ Montréal’s breezy, unofficial greeting is a fitting welcome to a city where French and English mingle in covered markets, cobblestone…
Aug 5, 2019 • 4 min read
$125 won’t get you to the other side of the world, but here’s 10 ways you can use a relatively small amount of money to further your travel adventures.
Aug 5, 2019 • 4 min read
Few morning routines are complete without a vitalizing cup of coffee. If you’re a fan of mild, well-balanced beans, there’s a good chance the cup you’re…
Aug 4, 2019 • 7 min read
I spent 24 hours in Cork City before embarking on a road trip around County Cork. It was my first time in Ireland’s second city, though I’m not a newcomer…
Aug 3, 2019 • 5 min read
Downtown Los Angeles, much of which was once a sketchy no-go zone, is in the midst of regeneration, and neon – radiant gas sealed in hand-twisted glass…
Aug 2, 2019 • 4 min read
In a region proudly possessing world-famous sites, Howard County, northwest of Washington DC near Baltimore, gets little play. But if you give it a chance…
Aug 2, 2019 • 5 min read
The Philippines is a relatively easy travel destination by Southeast Asian standards. English is widely spoken, and the country has an endearing don't…
Aug 2, 2019 • 5 min read
From the monument and museum-filled Mitte to creative Kreuzberg and the pristine Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin has something for everyone. If you’re spending a…
Aug 1, 2019 • 5 min read
It’s impossible to see all of Rome in a mere three days, but armed with the right itinerary, you can take in the hot-tempered city’s top sights.
Aug 1, 2019 • 5 min read
Prague may be full of incredible sights, but they are also located close enough that you can take in many of them over the course of a weekend. Find out…
Aug 1, 2019 • 4 min read
Glamour, glitz, theater, comedy, body positivity, freedom of expression and striptease – what’s not to love? The art of burlesque first came onto the…
Jul 31, 2019 • 5 min read
A nod of the head and a wry smile and they're off, fiddles hopping, feet stomping and the gravelly voices belting out the tunes. Music seems to run in the…
Jul 30, 2019 • 3 min read
New Orleans is, if anything, a city of festivals, which a) makes it a hell of a lot of fun to live in; and b) it gives the casual visitor unparalleled…
Jul 30, 2019 • 4 min read
Napa, Marlborough, Bordeaux and … Yamanashi? Japan’s up-and-coming wine country might not roll off the tongue as automatically as the world’s more widely…
Jul 29, 2019 • 5 min read
Once a highly prized port within the Spanish empire, modern day Cartagena bursts with color and charisma, tempting all who visit to live a little louder…
Jul 29, 2019 • 5 min read
There’s never a bad time to explore the world, but October offers a particular wealth of experiences for those wanting to get a little closer to another…
Jul 28, 2019 • 4 min read
Barcelona – laid-back, beautiful and right on the beach – is a great city to bring the kids.