festivals and events
Spotlight on: Christmas in San DiegoNov 30, 2018 • 2 min read
There’s an abundance of sun on display in San Diego year round, and although temperatures are a bit crisper than usual, winter is no exception. Festivals,…
Festivals and Events
festivals and eventsSpotlight on: winter’s festive season in KyivNov 30, 2018 • 2 min read
Kyiv may not be the first city that comes to mind for Christmas travel. However, visiting the Ukrainian capital during the festive season may change your…
foodKolkata in festivals: a calendar of celebrationsNov 16, 2018 • 4 min read
There’s a saying in Bengali that goes, baro mashe tero parbon, literally ‘13 festivals in 12 months’, neatly summing up the importance — and yearlong…
artTop tips for an authentic Shabbat experience in JerusalemNov 1, 2018 • 5 min read
The electric atmosphere makes the air sizzle in the hours leading up to Shabbat in Jerusalem. Before the western side of the city shuts down for a full 24…
wildlife and natureSix can’t-miss winter activities in New ZealandOct 26, 2018 • 4 min read
Most visitors to New Zealand schedule their trip during the nation’s balmy summer months, but wintertime heralds a whole new set of attractions across…
artWhitby – how a Yorkshire seaside town became the UK’s gothic capitalOct 25, 2018 • 5 min read
On a stormy night the schooner Demeter is blown into Whitby harbour. An immense black dog jumps ashore and disappears into the darkness. On board, lashed…
artNoord: a guide to Amsterdam's coolest neighbourhoodOct 24, 2018 • 4 min read
From shipping hub to creative quarter, the ever-changing Amsterdam Noord neighbourhood has cemented itself as one of the Dutch capital’s coolest spots…
festivals and eventsSpotlight on: Festival of Sufi Culture in Fez, MoroccoOct 24, 2018 • 3 min read
As Fez is the spiritual capital of Morocco, it’s only fitting that the annual Festival of Sufi Culture should take place here each October. Sufism, the…
festivals and eventsBalkan art and beyond: Belgrade’s cultural reawakeningOct 19, 2018 • 6 min read
When visitors speak of Belgrade, they often think of its famous nightlife scene. But the Serbian capital has a culturally engaged population, a rich…
foodWhy now is a good time to visit the island of HawaiʻiOct 18, 2018 • 5 min read
While the current perception may be that the island of Hawaiʻi was reduced to a lump of cooling lava in the Pacific Ocean, this is simply not the case…
beachesWorld-class waves and ancient culture on Indonesia's SumbaOct 12, 2018 • 5 min read
Just a 50-minute flight from Bali’s sleek beach clubs, juice bars and yoga studios, Sumba provides a satisfying contrast. An island of raw, natural beauty…
festivals and eventsUzbekistan's Stihia Festival: riding sound waves in the vanished Aral SeaSep 18, 2018 • 4 min read
It was probably the biggest thing to have happened in Moynaq since the waters of the Aral Sea started to recede in the 1960s. Hundreds of curious locals…
road tripsBest places for a second go at life’s firstsSep 6, 2018 • 7 min read
Some of the most memorable moments in life are our ‘firsts’: our first time getting behind the wheel, going to a gig or kissing someone. But often the…
beachesSecrets of Jekyll Island: the storied past of a Golden IsleAug 28, 2018 • 6 min read
Few people have heard of Jekyll Island, Georgia. But huge, world-changing things once happened in this tiny spot – one of four barrier islands known as…
festivals and eventsSix lesser-known reasons to visit Japan's Oita PrefectureAug 28, 2018 • 5 min read
Oita, a prefecture on Japan's southern-most island of Kyūshū, is world-famous for its incredible hot springs. Towns like Beppu host bathers from around…
foodSights, sounds and salt: top 10 things to do in ZadarAug 24, 2018 • 5 min read
Set atop a pretty promontory that extends into the Adriatic sea, Zadar has a compact and attractive old town of golden-hued churches and Roman ruins that…
foodHow to live like a Local in BarcelonaJul 30, 2018 • 4 min read
Lonely Planet Local Esme Fox first fell in love with Barcelona over 10 years ago on a rail trip around Spain, and nowadays she's lucky enough to call the…
beachesRolling like the Wrights: getting airborne in North CarolinaJul 25, 2018 • 6 min read
The world’s first modern flight wasn’t pretty. On a windy December morning in 1903, Orville Wright released the wire that tethered his wood-and-fabric…
festivals and eventsChasing Boban: Guča's Trumpet FestivalJul 23, 2018 • 6 min read
The annual Trumpet Festival (held this year from 9 to 12 August) in Guča, Serbia, combines old European heritage with world-class competition – contagious…
festivals and eventsSecret shows abound at Quebec’s FME festivalJul 20, 2018 • 5 min read
The FME music festival in Quebec, Canada, just might be the most eclectic music festival in North America, with up to 70 live performers in a variety of…
foodCelebrate the plate: food festivals worth travelling forJul 11, 2018 • 5 min read
Food means festivity in every culture. Not only is eating usually essential to celebration, but many of the world’s great festivals owe their very…
festivals and eventsBritain's most bizarre events – a year of eccentric funJul 5, 2018 • 6 min read
Blame it on the dreary weather, the self-deprecating humour of the Brits, or their outlandish love of wacky races, but when it comes to bizarre events,…