Food and Drink

Jan 31, 2013 • 4 min read

Where can you go where the skies are so blue and cloudless that they look permanently polarized? Where you’ll find a breezy, laid-back ambience as…

Jan 7, 2013 • 3 min read

Just because your child only eats cheese sandwiches at home, travelling to countries with more exotic cuisines doesn't have to cause a hunger strike…

Nov 1, 2012 • 4 min read

For many first-time visitors to New York, New York equals Manhattan. But just a couple of subway stops across the river lies a whole other delicious world…

Sep 4, 2012 • 3 min read

If you think that Ottawa is all beige government buildings and staid traditional restaurants, think again. From 'Cold War Movie Night' in a vintage 1960s…

Aug 28, 2012 • 6 min read

Olympic debates may keep piazzas across Italy buzzing most summer nights, but only until the pizza arrives. Silence falls as diners rip into the hot crust…

Aug 8, 2012 • 3 min read

Canada’s southernmost point is an unassuming, excessively green little island in the shallow waters of Lake Erie. At first sight, Pelee Island appears to…

Jul 29, 2012 • 6 min read

Galicia gives travellers an alternative Spanish experience. With its strong Celtic connections, wild beaches and arguably the best seafood in Europe, this…

Jul 15, 2012 • 4 min read

One of the world's great towns for beer, weirdness, cheap food, funky neighborhoods, forest hikes and much more, Portland is the kind of city you visit…

Jul 3, 2012 • 6 min read

Rule number one, and the only rule worth remembering if you don’t have time to read the rest of this article, is don’t judge a restaurant in Italy by its…

Jun 10, 2012 • 4 min read

Head to the heel of Italy's boot and discover a region with reasons to celebrate local food all year round. Gourmet heaven, thy name is Puglia!

May 25, 2012 • 6 min read

Where to eat and drink in Greece? Perhaps the question should be: ‘Where not?’ Greeks live to eat and drink – they dream about it and talk about it at all…

Apr 18, 2012 • 4 min read

Paris has more recognisable monuments than any other city in the world, but its tree-shaded boulevards, romantic bridges illuminated by wrought-iron lamps…

Mar 22, 2012 • 4 min read

The day starts early and evocatively in Turkey’s biggest city. At dawn, the amplified strains of the call to prayer issue from tapering minarets in every…

Feb 2, 2012 • 6 min read

What's the first thing you think of when you think of Hawaii? The foaming-white sea lapping at a golden-sand beach surrounded by palm trees swaying in the…

Jan 19, 2012 • 4 min read

A huge part of the travel experience is getting to know local traditions, history and culture. Happily, you can get in touch with all three aspects of a…

Sep 11, 2011 • 4 min read

Though it was probably no picnic for the residents that endured it, Siena's centuries-long economic downturn during Medici rule can now be appreciated as…

Jun 21, 2011 • 5 min read

Puerto Rico is the fodder of many a Caribbean daydream for good reason: this natural jewel box can satisfy the lethargic beach bum, the sunrise rainforest…

Mar 21, 2011 • 4 min read

Summertime in Amsterdam – if you’re blessed with the requisite dose of Dutch sun – makes for the perfect combination of canals, coffee, cocktails, and a…

Mar 10, 2011 • 2 min read

Amsterdam is not just marijuana and museums. Explore the Dutch capital’s streets and waterways with this helpful guide and you’ll not only avoid the…

Feb 1, 2011 • 4 min read

The very mention of Barbados makes you mentally float away to the sounds of gentle waves and clinking glasses, right? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet…

Dec 9, 2010 • 5 min read

Baroque palaces, cobbled squares and a round-the-clock pilsner moustache – it’s tempting to go with the flow in Prague, but swim against the tourist tide…

Dec 2, 2010 • 3 min read

Beneath the mantle of glitz and glamour, Dubai's subtle and seductive charms could easily be overlooked. But lift the cloak of this glittering diamond…