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A curious blue tit perched on a lens hood and looking into an SLR camera lens.

Mar 2, 20227 min read

Top tips for spotting animals: a guide to watching wildlife around the world

A young woman kayaks through the backwaters of Monroe Island

Jan 25, 20227 min read

9 incredible wetlands for watching wildlife

Explore some of the newest-formed earth throughout Hawai‘i's Big Island. MNStudio / Getty Images

Dec 9, 20216 min read

10 essential experiences on Hawai‘i's Big Island

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Detail of Buddha head wall painting inside Hotel De La Paix.

Nov 18, 20215 min read

Siem Reap: 11 best things to do after you explore Angkor Wat

Richmond, Virginia, USA downtown skyline on the James River.

Oct 12, 20215 min read

How to get around in car-centric Richmond, Virginia

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona © Stephen Moehle / 500px

Sep 14, 20214 min read

The Grand Canyon nabs top spot in Lonely Planet's Ultimate United States Travel List

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Apr 2, 20216 min read

The 10 best glamping locations around US national parks

Aerial view of Dubai cityscape, United Arab Emirates

Mar 31, 20218 min read

How to get around in Dubai

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Let your kids take their own photos. Westend61 / Getty Images

Feb 2, 20215 min read

The 5 best places to see wildlife with your kids

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Amsterdam, Netherlands - August 27, 2024: BELLE the Sex Worker Commemorative Statue in the center of Amsterdam, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-12T11:49:11.000Z, User: pinkjozie64, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP (for books) , client: amsterdam 14, other: Jo-anne Riddell

Jan 12, 20212 min read

Amsterdam to ban tourists from buying cannabis in the city

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August 22, 2017: Street car in the narrow streets of Lisbon.
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Jan 4, 20216 min read

Explore 8 of the world’s most sustainable cities

Dec 23, 20206 min read

Increased prices and COVID tests - what to expect when we begin to travel in 2021

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The wild cliffs of Lundy, where puffins can be found nesting. Hanneke Luijting / Getty Images

Dec 21, 20202 min read

How you could make this tiny English island your home in 2021

Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train rolls into Whitefish, Montana, USA © Danita Delimont / Alamy Stock Photo

Nov 23, 20205 min read

Why you should take the train to Glacier National Park

Street scene from Amsterdam downtown. Yellow scooter. Tilt shift lens.
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Nov 20, 20203 min read

13 ways to reduce your carbon emissions when traveling

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Nov 2, 20201 min read

Amtrak unveils new high-speed, low-carbon trains with sleek extras

Illustration of the wildlife garden ©Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons

Nov 2, 20202 min read

'Fall in love with nature' at this new urban wildlife hub in the heart of London

Oct 9, 20205 min read

A (sustainable) Instagrammer’s guide to the Isle of Skye

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Church of the Annunciation, triple bridge and Ljubljanica river by night, Ljubjlana, Slovenia
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Oct 5, 20203 min read

There's a new way to explore Slovenia sustainably

Red Eyed Tree Frog
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Oct 1, 20206 min read

How artificial intelligence is helping these companies protect the world's wildlife

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Sep 6, 20205 min read

5 great day trips from Luang Prabang in Laos

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Sep 5, 20204 min read

How researcher's are protecting the king cobra

Chitwan has a variety of flora and fauna ©DEBA PRASAD ROY/Lonely Planet

Aug 24, 20202 min read

Manisha Koirala's top travel experiences in Nepal

Aerial view from Waikato River, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Aug 19, 20202 min read

These destinations have been selected as New Zealand's most beautiful towns and cities

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Lake Kabetogama, evening, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, USA.
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Jul 29, 20206 min read

15 unbelievably cheap private islands you can rent in the US

Bixby Bridge on the way from San Franciso to L.A.
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Jul 9, 20202 min read

A coast-to-coast US road trip in an electric car is now easier than ever

Jun 27, 20204 min read

A guide to hiking the Wave, America's most exclusive trek

Lighthouse on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Jun 25, 20207 min read

With travel ground to a halt, a writer rediscovers home

Man hiking toward Fortescue Bay along the coast.

Jun 20, 20206 min read

Why Tasmania is perfect for ecotourists

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Fish swim in the aqua pool of a waterfall in the Erawan National Park.

Jun 9, 20202 min read

Thailand might close its national parks regularly to protect wildlife

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Helmeted cyclist riding in a bike lane on a blue Citi Bike in Manhattan

Jun 2, 20207 min read

Why cycling is the future of urban transportation around the world

The blue banded bee is one of the most striking species of bees native to Australia © Karthik Photography / Getty Images

May 11, 20207 min read

How beekepers around the world are keeping colonies alive

Check how ethical an elephant sanctuary is before visiting. hangingpixels / Shutterstock

Apr 2, 20206 min read

How to travel responsibly in Chiang Mai

There are many great resources to help families explore the world from home. Teresa Short / Getty Images

Mar 10, 20206 min read

9 ways to teach your kids about the world without leaving home

The jetty at Lundy Island, where the MS Oldenburg docks. MarkCooper / Shutterstock

Mar 2, 20206 min read

Sustainability: what Lundy Island can teach us about saving the planet

Jakarta looks destined to become the first megacity rendered uninhabitable by climate change. Alvian Indonesia / Shutterstock

Feb 18, 20207 min read

What would a truly eco-friendly city look like? We ask the experts as Indonesia plans to build new capital

Since the Eurostar launched in 1994, air travel has reduced between London and Paris. Justin Foulkes / Lonely Planet

Feb 14, 20205 min read

How sustainable are planes, trains and coaches on top European routes?

An enormous MoonPie is sliced up at MoonPie Over Mobile in Alabama.

Feb 11, 20203 min read

Amtrak service will be returning to the Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina

Climbing Takao early in the morning means minimal crowds on the trails. MMpai / Shutterstock

Feb 5, 20204 min read

Self-reflection not selfies: why Tokyo’s Mt Takao trek is a perfect complement to Mt Fuji

Home to 39 % of the world's total marine mammal species and numerous other wildlife, protecting the oceans around Todos Santos are a matter of global importance. Stuart Westmorland / Getty Images

Feb 5, 20208 min read

How one eco-resort is removing plastic from Todos Santos

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The pristine North Beach on Heron Island. Bruce Hood / Getty Images

Jan 28, 20205 min read

How to have a sustainable visit to the Great Barrier Reef

Jan 27, 20201 min read

Go heli-hiking from a polar vessel with a low eco-footprint

Close-up of a bunch of wild garlic (ramsons) freshly picked and placed on mossy forest ground, next to a reusable cotton bag. Ideal image for themes of organic food, foraging and sustainability, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-09T22:31:57.000Z, User: Norma.PrauseBrewer_LonelyPlanet, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Europe 5, other: Norma Brewer

Jan 24, 20202 min read

China becomes latest country to announce ban on single-use plastics

Göreme, Turkey - 08 10 2024: Hot air balloon ride over Love Valley, Cappadocia. Breathtaking experience. Alien Anatolian landscapes., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-09T22:31:57.000Z, User: Norma.PrauseBrewer_LonelyPlanet, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Europe 5, other: Norma Brewer

Jan 21, 20201 min read

Lonely Planet Experiences are a new way to explore the world

A dip in crystal clear water is just the tonic for jetlag. sarayuth3390 / Getty Images

Jan 18, 20206 min read

A date with the ocean in Mo'orea, French Polynesia

Tourists use a new cable car system to reach Kuelap, a fortified citadel built by the Chachapoya indigenous people between the 6th and 11th centuries, from the town of Nuevo Tingo, in the Amazon region in northern Peru, on March 15, 2017. The 4.4-km ca...

Jan 16, 20202 min read

Peru launches massive reforestation programme at Machu Picchu

RIGA, LATVIA - JULY, 26. Door of the old apartment building in art Nouveau style on Alberta street on July 26, 2015. The house was built in 1905 by Konstantins Peksens in Riga, Latvia.
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Jan 5, 20202 min read

Visit two new countries by train in 2020 with a Eurail Global Pass

Cloudberries (moroshka) isolated on white. Wild northern berries. Large depth of field
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Dec 14, 20191 min read

You'll soon be able to munch on public fruits in Copenhagen

A condor flies in front of the moon at Pinnacles National Park, California. NickLustPhotography / Getty Images

Nov 24, 20195 min read

Call of nature: 9 rewilding schemes you can visit in the USA

Copenhagen, Denmark, August 16th 2023 Photo Of Elephant Gate And Tower Carlsberg, most famous landmark of the Carlsberg district in Copenhagen..the original brewery site of the Carlsberg Brewery, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-10T16:35:55.000Z, User: sevelynd12, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56500 - T&R or Kids, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Dream Trips of Europe, other: Sharon / Dortenzio

Nov 19, 20192 min read

Now there's an easier way to explore Copenhagen's neighbourhoods

Dionysos or Dionisos cave for god of wine temple inside cavern rock formations at Iero beach on Ikaria island, Greece, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-12-05T19:42:02.000Z, User: LP_YKhanna, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: LP, client: App Content, other: Yuvraj Khanna

Nov 14, 20192 min read

Faroe Islands will (temporarily) close to tourists again in 2020 but here's how you can still visit

A Woman Hiker Among Stunning Peaks and Forest. North Cascades National Park, Washington, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-09-16T17:29:21.000Z, User: meg3348277, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing-WIP, client: Lonely Planet 'USA 13', other: Megan Cassidy

Oct 25, 20192 min read

These new rules hope to reduce crowds on the Pacific Crest Trail

Aerial of Market Street in downtown San Francisco, as seen from Twin Peaks.
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Oct 23, 20192 min read

San Francisco's busiest street is set to undergo a radical transformation

Oct 18, 20192 min read

Cornwall's Eden Project to be powered by the 'hot rocks' beneath it

Most operators have cancelled cruises to Antarctica this year © David Merron Photography / Getty Images

Sep 24, 20192 min read

Airbnb is sending travellers on an all-expenses paid trip to Antarctica

Human observing Milky way at Balanced Rock, Big Bend National park, Texas USA.

Jul 16, 20196 min read

Stellar views: stargazing in the Southwest USA

Jul 7, 20193 min read

Coral reefs in the Red Sea may save reefs around the world – here's how you can help

Tucson, Arizona, downtown skyline with Sentinel Peak at dusk.

Jun 21, 20194 min read

Under the radar USA: Tucson is more than its cactus

May 17, 20197 min read

Why seeing chimpanzees in Uganda is one of the world's greatest wildlife experiences

Oct 31, 20173 min read

Take a trek to revitalize remote routes of the Great Inca Trail

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