At the centre of the mountainous interior of Timor-Leste, Mt Ramelau (or Tatamailau in the local Tetun language) is not only the nation’s highest peak, but also a site of […]
Travelling with kids in the south of France
France is seriously big– more than twice the size of the UK and larger than Spain and Greece combined. With great size comes great diversity – of climate, landscape and culture. […]
A perfect day in Chicago
Writer Nelson Algren summed up Chicago best: ‘Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real.’ There’s something about this cloud-scraping […]
Essential Busan: 10 highlights of South Korea’s second city
Busan is one of the great unheralded cities in Asia. Brimming with cobalt oceans, verdant mountains and delectable fare, it’s a city full of surprises and a laid-back vibe that […]
Two-week traveller: adventures across Central Asia
Once the realm of Silk Road merchants and Great Game spies, the Heavenly Mountains and Black Sand deserts of the ‘Stans, as the five countries of Central Asia are affectionately […]
Discovering the Great Blue Hole
When Jacques Cousteau puts a dive site on his Top Ten list, then you know it must be good. That’s what I was reminding myself as I descended along a […]
Ultimate travel list: Lonely Planet’s top sights in the world (41 to 50)
The most mind-blowing sights on the planet come in a vast array of forms – from urban wonders like the colourful, cobbled streets of old Havana to epic works of […]
Ultimate travel list: Lonely Planet’s top sights in the world (31 to 40)
While many of our ultimate travel destinations inevitably draw throngs of sightseers every day, others are so vast and serene you’ll probably feel like the only person left on earth. […]
Ultimate travel list: Lonely Planet’s top sights in the world (21 to 30)
From the salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni to the chaos of Morocco’s most famous square, our definitive assortment of showstopping, jaw-dropping sights just keeps on stirring up a […]
Ultimate travel list: Lonely Planet’s top sights in the world (11 to 20)
A labyrinth of humanity, a jungle-shrouded temple, a head-spinning architectural masterpiece, and the archipelago that prompted Darwin’s theory of evolution… That’s just a sample of the cultural heavyweights and natural wonders […]