Nashville may be best known as the home of country music, but this dynamic city contains multitudes – you can catch up-and-coming talent on intimate stages, eat at some of […]
Find the perfect spot in the US for your next stargazing adventure
There are few sights as awe-inspiring as the night sky, with the cloudy band of the Milky Way and the planets shining overhead. While most people travel for daytime sightseeing […]
Is it too late to get tickets to the Paris Olympics?
In this series, Lonely Planet’s team of writers and editors answers your travel problems and provides tips and hacks to help you plan a hassle-free trip. We asked our woman […]
You’ve probably never been to Cévennes National Park. Here’s why you should
Whirling eagles and vultures, sheer limestone gorges, vast steppe grasslands of raw beauty where endangered Przewalski’s horses, straight out of prehistoric cave paintings, and slinking gray shapes of wolves, take […]
9 of Maine’s best beaches for iconic lighthouses, rocky tide pools and even moose sightings
Maine has long been a getaway for travelers trying to beat the summer heat and indulge in fresh seafood like lobster rolls and raw oysters. The northeastern-most state has 3478 […]
Unmissable Maine: the 9 best things to do
When you’ve got 3500 miles of sand and granite shoreline, studded with fishing villages, forts, lighthouses, lobster shacks, islands and Acadia National Park, you gotta show it all off, right? That’s […]
Postcard from Hudson Valley – my trip to upstate New York in photos
British photographer Holly-Marie Cato has just returned from a trip to Hudson Valley in New York. Here she shares her top tips and recommendations from a destination bursting with postcard-worthy […]
10 best things to do in Cape Town
Cape Town has a long-standing reputation for outdoor activities, thanks to its chain of mountains overlooking an equally beautiful string of beaches. Over the past decade or two, this city […]
The top 10 hiking trails in Maine
There’s more to Maine than lobsters and Stephen King novels. It’s also home to some of the best hiking in the northeast US, with thousands of miles of trails. But choosing […]
Exploring India’s Western Ghats: trains, tea and terrific wildlife spotting
Straddling the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, this mountain range delivers scenic tea plantations, memorable train journeys, amazing wildlife and more. India’s lush, forest-cloaked Western Ghats are an untamed natural […]