Beaches

Apr 18, 2018 • 4 min read

The tropical landscape of Panama City is home to Lonely Planet Local Martina Gili, who loves the way the metropolis surrounded by jungle offers the best…

Apr 18, 2018 • 5 min read

Northern Ireland’s charms draw more and more visitors each year. First timers head straight for the Giant’s Causeway, a worthy destination but only one…

Apr 17, 2018 • 4 min read

More than 200 islands lie within reach of Abu Dhabi’s coastline, scattered across the Gulf beneath cloudless blue skies. Easily accessible islands such as…

Apr 17, 2018 • 4 min read

As one of the richest cities on earth, Abu Dhabi is the king of bling and an expert at showcasing the sublime. Picture white-domed mosques, candy cane…

Apr 13, 2018 • 6 min read

A remote and still relatively undiscovered destination, Papua New Guinea is one of the few places left in the world where you can truly go off the beaten…

Apr 13, 2018 • 8 min read

When you live in a country as vast and varied as the US, it’s hard to decide where to spend that oh-so-precious family vacation. And the answer also…

Apr 12, 2018 • 5 min read

The drive from Molveno in the Brenta Dolomites to Riva del Garda on the north shore of Lake Garda takes only an hour, but the change in scenery and…

Apr 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local Elio Stamm moved to Accra three years ago. Although the humidity and sheer volume of everything were a little overwhelming to start,…

Apr 10, 2018 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet Local Diana Rita Cabrera was born and raised in Havana, and she’s positive she could not be happier anywhere else. The timeworn glamor of a…

Apr 9, 2018 • 11 min read

I’d seen pictures, even watched videos, but nothing really prepared me for my first sight of the tall ship SV Tenacious.

Mar 30, 2018 • 5 min read

Rugged coastal scenery and invigorating outdoor activities fire up your appetite along Ireland’s dramatic Wild Atlantic Way. Along the route, you'll find…

Mar 28, 2018 • 6 min read

Sitting pretty on the Iberian Peninsula’s north coast, tiny Cantabria offers a completely different vision of Spain. Still largely unknown to outsiders –…

Mar 28, 2018 • 5 min read

Just 50 miles north of Venezuela and, importantly, well south of the Caribbean hurricane belt most prone to storms, lies Bonaire, one of the Dutch 'ABC…

Mar 22, 2018 • 3 min read

Lonely Planet Local Lindsey Parry has been living in Abu Dhabi for more than five years, amongst its welcoming community and wealth of historical charms…

Mar 21, 2018 • 5 min read

While Kolkata promises some of the most cosmopolitan experiences that India has to offer, the surrounding countryside also has a few aces up its sleeve…

Mar 20, 2018 • 3 min read

Six months after Hurricane Maria hit, a new Puerto Rico is being painstakingly and lovingly carved from the rubble.

Mar 16, 2018 • 5 min read

Once only the domain of locals and snowbirds-in-the-know, Fort Myers & Sanibel is fast becoming a destination in its own right and a worthy alternative to…

Mar 14, 2018 • 7 min read

On a drive up the eastern shore of Wisconsin, the road ends in Door County, a charming 75-mile peninsula sandwiched between Lake Michigan and Green Bay…

Mar 14, 2018 • 4 min read

Ah, Hawaii ... beloved by millions as the land of sunshine and sand. Yet this tropical eden is also the land of rainbows. Breathtaking swatches of…

Mar 14, 2018 • 4 min read

For such a small island, Djerba is bursting with cultural richness. Swimming in the sea off Tunisia’s southeastern coast, it contains all the…

Mar 14, 2018 • 6 min read

Provence may have lured legendary painters like Van Gogh, Cézanne and Picasso to its rolling lavender fields, rustic hilltop villages and its transcendent…

Mar 14, 2018 • 4 min read

Big blazing skies, slivers of secluded white sand and little more noise than the faint melody of bird song, the Frisian Islands offer everything you could…