Beaches

Sep 6, 2010 • 4 min read

It may seem hard to maintain a ritual of cleansing in Phuket, Thailand’s centre of sin and decadence, but once a year it’s easy to join in with the Thais…

Aug 27, 2010 • 2 min read

It's that time of the week, where we ask our worldly Lonely Planet editors what's making travel news in their corners of the globe.

Aug 19, 2010 • 3 min read

For as long as Bermuda has been on the map it has been infamous as a land of shipwrecks. A place that makes widows out of sailors' wives and around which…

Aug 17, 2010 • 5 min read

Hong Kong is a place that provokes questions, some without answers. Those five-star hotels and soaring skyscrapers are first world, but those crumbling…

Aug 17, 2010 • 3 min read

Forget Hollywood fripperies, Madagascar is like no place else on earth. We've cherrypicked four unforgettable things to do in this truly unique place.

Aug 5, 2010 • 2 min read

Bamboozled by the breadth of European travel information out there? Let's face it, it's a massive continent that you could easily spend delicious decades…

Aug 5, 2010 • 3 min read

Mainland Great Britain has around 17,820km of coastline. That’s just over 11,000 miles of beach, bay, cove and cliff forming the wave-battered…

Aug 4, 2010 • 7 min read

Where else in America can you wallow in natural hot springs in the morning, take photos of mountains at lunch time, roll up in one of the world’s coolest…

Aug 3, 2010 • 2 min read

In this five-part series taken from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010 issue) we show you just where to step off the tourist trail and start exploring the…

Jul 21, 2010 • 3 min read

Set in southern Italy, Matera, Basilicata is a little-known glinting jewel with scenery that is more moonscape than landscape. Such is the cultural wealth…

Jul 20, 2010 • 3 min read

If thoughts of Croatian cuisine conjure up images of greasy steaks with a side of boiled potatoes and sauerkraut, think again. While it still holds firm…

Jul 19, 2010 • 3 min read

The village of Olymbos looks precarious at best, perched high on a mountaintop above the plunging rocky shoreline of the Aegean Sea. However, this tiny…

Jul 16, 2010 • 3 min read

Picture your kids running on a wide expanse of sandy beach surrounded by hills of sweeping grass. They're building sandcastles, catching hermit crabs,…

Jul 16, 2010 • 3 min read

South Africa’s Western Cape is full of famously delightful areas, such as the Winelands and Garden Route, but the West Coast is still a local secret. With…

Jul 15, 2010 • 3 min read

The sugary sand and crystalline waters of Mexico’s beaches have enticed travellers for decades, but the southern Pacific Coast is home to some of Mexico’s…

Jul 13, 2010 • 4 min read

Hot water percolates up out of the ground from one end of Japan to the other. The Japanese word for a hot spring is onsen, and there are more than 3000 of…

Jul 13, 2010 • 3 min read

If you were creating a perfect holiday haven from scratch, you’d probably come up with Cornwall. This rugged wedge of rock offers impossibly pretty…

Jul 13, 2010 • 3 min read

The Andaman Coast is the land of superlatives: the tallest karst formations, the longest beaches, the softest sands, the bluest water... Along the coast,…

Jul 12, 2010 • 3 min read

It’s said that nothing is impossible. This is wrong. It’s impossible to lay eyes on San Sebastián (Donostia in Basque) and not fall madly in love. This…

Jul 8, 2010 • 4 min read

Spain could be Europe's most exotic country. From soulful flamenco and delicious food to avant-garde architecture and cities, Spain is a beguiling mix of…

Jun 28, 2010 • 4 min read

Ensenada has a quirky, cosmopolitan mix of shops, cafes and restaurants, best experienced by wandering down Avenida López Mateos (Calle 1a); if you prefer…

Jun 18, 2010 • 3 min read

Imagine a 4km hiking trail that's built into a sheer rock face, looking out onto a forest of fantastical granite spires and a gorgeous canopy sprinkled…