A dive into the cultural and historical icon known as Griffith Observatory. (Lonely Planet)

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For their final issue, Lonely Planet Traveller asked writers, photographers and industry experts to share stories of the one special place they dream of returning to. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

For one week every year, a city rises out of the desolate Nevada desert to host the greatest party the planet has ever produced: Burning Man. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

92 per cent of Fijian islanders say they’re ‘happy’ or ‘very happy’ with their lives, making their home the most content country on Earth. I travel to the Pacific island chain to find out what their secret is. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

We visit the Austrian capital’s beer gardens and wine taverns in search of the best spots to soak up summer in the city. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

2020 marks 55 years since the world was transported to an Austrian meadow to hear Julie Andrews sing ‘The Sound of Music’. In Salzburg the magic of the musical vies with the true history of the von Trapps. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

The heroes, monsters and cartoon characters all have stories to tell. (Lonely Planet) Continue reading →

Musso & Frank marked its 100th birthday this year with an appearance in Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. (Lonely Planet) Continue reading →

Dining out on green ants and a witchetty grub in Kakadu National Park. (Lonely Planet) Continue reading →

A magnet for creatives, possessed of a wild nightlife, the Serbian capital has been dubbed ‘the new Berlin’ – but dive deeper and you’ll discover the once war-torn city has a personality all its own. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Explore the Spanish capital and you’ll find a city vigorously reinventing itself. Highways have turned into inviting parks, abattoirs are becoming art spaces, and once-neglected cinemas now host restaurants and bars. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Welcome to diverse Dakar, capital of Senegal, where reggae resounds around former slave quarters, downtown nightclubs throb with world beats and homegrown pop, and the sounds of the djembe drum and kora are as vital as ever. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Reflecting on the highs and lows in a year of travels. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

I took my two left feet to Madrid’s Teatro Flamenco, where I attempted to master the basics of this sultry Spanish dance. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Use the Mississippi as your guide as you set off on a road trip close to its banks in search of the music and literature that shaped America. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

As the sun sets, Barcelona comes alive. Explore from dusk ’til dawn to encounter the places and people at their brightest during the city’s darkest hours. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

In Elvis Presley’s long-time home of Memphis, Tennessee, we head to some of the city’s most charismatic eateries – hungry for finger-lickin’ soul food fit for The King. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Since its 1600s Golden Age, Amsterdam has been filled with as many bright ideas as it has bikes and canals. Meet 10 modern creatives who are changing the way we eat, live… and cycle. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

On the islands of Malta and Gozo, months of preparation climax in one weekend of creativity and chaos. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

There are two sides to every story in Hong Kong. Twenty years after the former British colony was returned to Chinese control, exploring this territory reveals a place that is at once ancient and modern, an urban metropolis with a sprawling rural hinterland. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Begin your Mexican adventure in winelands before venturing into cowboy country. Witness ‘the world’s aquarium’, explore colonial towns and take to azure waters. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Experiencing the colourful and vibrant carnival in Valletta, visiting Saint John’s Co-Cathedral and seeing the Azure Window just weeks before heavy storms knocked it down. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

At home with Frank Lloyd Wright in Phoenix and Scottsdale, sizing up the Grand Canyon and connecting with the land in the Navajo Nation. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Over 100 years since pioneers struck it rich in Canada’s Yukon the remote territory remains home to those who answer the call of the wild. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →