Winter from your window: our top 20 picks
Lonely Planet’s Winter from your Window competition, where we encouraged our followers to submit pictures of what they could see from their windows via our Facebook page, closed recently. We have had a great response, with a total of 411 pictures submitted between the 16th and 31st of January. The standard of the competition was [...]
Travel Adventures competition – Terms & Conditions
Thanks for entering Lonely Planet’s Travel Adventures competition. Here’s some important stuff you should know. Who’s running the show? The promoter is Lonely Planet Publications Pty Limited (ABN 36 005 607 983) of 90 Maribyrnong Street, Footscray, Victoria 3011 Australia. Our friends at Nokia are our promotional partner. This promotion is in no way sponsored, [...]
30 travel terms that don’t exist but should
The Oxford English Dictionary contains over 600,000 unique words – surely enough to describe any situation, one would think. But as any traveler knows, the world has a way of confronting us with sights and experiences that can leave even the smartest among us at a loss for words. Sometimes we’re limited by our vocabularies, [...]
In late April, San Pellegrino announced its list of the 50 Best Restaurants of the World. The rankings had some foodies holding their breath and others rolling their eyes. Like Michelin stars and Zagat votes, San Pellegrino nods can make an eatery’s reputation. But are they worth their salt? Copenhagen’s Noma is the heir ascendant, taking [...]
Islands in literature have long been used by authors to create an aura of mystery: The Odyssey, The Tempest, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Mysterious Island. This device has been used so persistently that it has become a predictable cliché in nearly every medium: if Prince Valiant washes up on an uncharted island after getting [...]
Thorn Tree member and Chilean resident vnrose is well known in our community for providing helpful advice to travellers. We asked vnrose how Chile is faring post-earthquake, from a local viewpoint. It isn’t easy when your two claims to fame as a country are General Pinochet and a couple of the largest earthquakes on record. Although, on [...]
There’s no place like home, but there are some that come pretty close. We recently asked a simple question on the Lonely Planet Facebook page: Other than places you have actually lived, where have you traveled that has most felt like ‘home’? Any particular city, town, region, or country? People were free to interpret this [...]
The question was asked of the Lonely Planet followers on Twitter and Facebook: “What is the most beautiful lake you’ve seen?” Hundreds of answers came back. Thanks to everyone for their responses. Below is list (in no particular order) of the most popular lakes: Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Stop and admire the volcanoes from San Marcos [video]. [...]
Travelers know that one of the best ways to get to know a place is to get to know the locals. This isn’t always an easy task. Where do you find locals, in particular locals that might be interested in chatting with a total stranger? In many cities, one of the best bets is to [...]
We asked our Twitter and Facebook communities, “What is the most beautiful bridge in the world?” Over 500 people answered the call. Image by Randy Son Of Robert As to be expected there was a regional fight in America, with the Golden Gate [...]
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