Fly another day

Editor's note

This month I swam

Mirror image

GUSTAV KLIMT: LE BAISER – CULTURESPACES –

Milling around

PHOTOGRAPH: MARK READ As April turns to May,

Hybrid Hotel

Companies like Onefinestay pioneered serviced apartments –

London in bloom

It’s thought there are some eight million trees

Armchair adventures start here

A PLACE CALLED HOME Kate Baker; £12.99, Lonely

More reasons to get out there

1 SCILLY SUGGESTION The Scillonian isles of Bryher

Photo challenge: Transport

We reveal the winning images from our latest Instagram challenge, this month on the theme of ‘Transport’

Life changer

Each month, a travel writer reflects on the trips that made them think a little differently about the world. In this issue, Mike MacEacheran on Petra

‘Notting Hill Carnival is my Christmas, nothing else feels so free and fun!’

Clara Amfo presents the mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1 and has launched a podcast, This City, in which she explores London through the eyes of some of the capital’s most famous residents. Here, she gives us her own take on London and the places and experiences she holds close to her heart

What I’ve learned... as a hotel designer

Harding & Read, founded in 2008, creates interiors for small hotels around the UK. Lonely Planet talks to co-founder Nicola Harding about her style inspiration and design tips

Space secrets

Hidden away since the fall of the Soviet Union, two space shuttles lay unseen by outside eyes until a small team embarked on a risky mission to find them

Snapshot from Kenya

It was day three of our Creative Adventure

Stop, Hammock Time

Oliver Smith tries wild camping with a difference, pitching up with a hammock in the dense forests of the South Downs

The Backbone of the World

One of the USA’s most powerful landscapes, Glacier National Park has long been held sacred by the area’s Native American peoples. Explore this part of Montana to learn the stories of the tribal relationship with the land – and what lessons it offers for the future

UNDERRATED  US STATES

With its 50 states adding up to almost 3,800,000 square miles, the USA offers a multitude of road trip options beyond the crowds. Make a start with our pick from five intriguing, less familiar states

British Isle

Cast adrift in the South Atlantic, St Helena is an island long defined by its isolation – but it’s more accessible now than ever before. Experience the otherworldly landscapes, exotic wildlife and warm hospitality of a far-flung British territory

SAND HOPPING

Set sail aboard a historic Dutch clipper for a seagoing adventure across the calm waters of the Netherlands’ Wadden Sea – where half the fun is running aground

THE JOY OF WATER

Idyllic wild swimming holes, alluring lakes and dreamy coves: we pick six of the best destinations for floating away into a world of sublime aquatic experiences

on the road again

Photographer Jeremy John reflects on the months he spent cycling through Central Asia, among peoples whose traditions of hospitality can be traced to the heyday of the ancient Silk Road

Outdoors in Paris

Paris has it all: magnificent monuments, manicured

Budget Los Angeles

Los Angeles may be the world capital

Eating in Jerusalem

In Jerusalem, meals are meant to be

Best of Bucharest

Romania’s capital sometimes gets a bad rap,

Pubs in Dublin

Live music sessions take place nightly at

London

THE MOST CHOCOLATEY ONE RABOT 1745 Started

MY PERFECT DAY: Bangkok

Wittaya Vanvirun is a Bangkok city tour guide for Urban Adventures – you can browse their city tours via lonelyplanet.com/experiences

Pisco sour

By complete coincidence, Lima, capital of Peru,

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF THE MET STORE AT

Beyoğlu, Istanbul

Across the Golden Horn from the old

Mind the gaps

We’ve delved into our archives and pulled out this photo, from a story that first appeared in the April 2009 issue. You’ll find a few gaps in the description: read to the end and then see how many of the blanks you can fill in