Ten images capture seven continents: their landscapes, their people, their creatures, culture and creativity. Recognised in the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards, our diverse selection of today’s top photographers describe their discoveries

Editor’s note

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THE BEST OF THIS MONTH’S NEW TRIPS

The best ticket in the Alps

Turning left on entry to a long-haul flight is an

A land less travelled

For a country that has long prided itself on international

Charleston in one hop

Proof that classic styles will always come back into fashion,

In those shoes?

Getting out on the trails of the Cinque Terre is

North Norfolk coast

With its big-sky beaches and pretty flint houses, there are

Eyes on manga

Most rooms in London’s British Museum are devoted to civilisations

Fingal, Edinburgh

In the maritime district of Leith, Edinburgh, though not among

More reasons to get out there

MEXICO’S Yucatán Peninsula stars on a new 12-night tour where

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OUR LATEST SHORT TALES FROM THE ROAD

Photo challenge: Orange

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

Animal encounters

From a face-of with a friendly macaque to a near miss with hurtling white rhinos, our staf and contributors recall run-ins with beasts, birds and bugs

The golden rules of Indian train travel

Author Monisha Rajesh on getting the most out of a travel experience like no other

Snorkelling with kids

Family travel blogger Erin Holmes on showing her globetrotting children the Great Barrier Reef

Conversation starters

Four of our local experts share their tips for overcoming the language barrier – along with the cultural divide – in the cities they call home

Exploring the DMZ, South Korea

Sof music, deserted train platforms, infiltration tunnels – welcome to the Demilitarised Zone

Try anything once: the Francesinha

Our features editor, a former vegetarian, visited Café Santiago in Porto to sample the city’s notoriously meaty signature sandwich: the francesinha

What I’ve learned... working as a palaeontologist

Steve Brusatte is a palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh, a role that sees him travel all over the world in search of dinosaur remains

FRONTIERLAND

Make your way to the remote borders of Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo to set foot in a once-forbidden mountain wilderness where, today, walkers are warmly welcomed

OUT-THERE WALKS

Walking is always worthwhile, but there are places in the world where the rewords of going the extra mile on foot ore incalculable for views, wildlife and sheer exhilaration

SECRET EUROPE

Here at Lonely Planet It s not just our writers and editors who are Into travel; we’re all passionate, from our licensing manager to our IT guy. Over the next twelve pages, discover the under-the-radar places and experiences we’re collectively excited about

Step by step

Life in Buenos Aires is defined by ritual and pageantry. From dancing tango to eating steak, we explore the ways in which locals - and their guests - come together

Of moose and men

The remote northern edge of New England is home to one of America’s most impressive mammals. Explore the state’s backwaters by canoe for a chance to get close to the mighty moose

LONELY PLANET’S UK DISTILLERY TOUR

If the inhabitants of the British Isles are regarded as

New York City on a budget

NYC is a pulsating behemoth of architecture, fashion, art and

Romantic Rome

Italy’s hot-blooded capital is one of the world’s most charismatic

Culture in Seville

Some cities have looks, other cities have personality. Sevillanos, the

Eating in Amsterdam

The Dutch capital works its spell in many ways -

The Bowler, London: Pork and beef meatballs

Jez Felwick hears a lot of chat in his meatball

Paris

There’s no world landmark that works better in miniature than

Artisan Marrakesh

Ducking through the whip-thin lanes of the souqs, as the

Moscow metro

Moscow’s metro is at once a history lesson and an

Weird museums of Europe

Be prepared to have your belief in the basic goodness

Mind the gaps

We’ve delved into the archives and pulled out this photo