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Welcome to the Neighbourhood: a local’s look at Seoul’s buzzing Hongdae district
Seoul local Hahna Yoon shows us around her favourite neighbourhood, a creative district at the heart of youth culture in the South Korean capital
Well Spent: using €250 wisely in Berlin, and other wallet-based travel strategies
The very best way to spend €250 euros in a single day
Is this Spain’s most beautiful town?
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Road Trip: summer along the Cornish coast
Summer’s calling, which means now is a great time to get behind the wheel and head to Cornwall for a weekend break full of sea air and rugged coastlines
A new street food hub in London’s far east
There’s a new place to eat, drink and be merry in London
Touring southern Iceland’s wild landscapes
Have a desperate need to cram in as many typically
How to: use Japan’s onsen baths, and more
Master the challenge of getting great photos of wildlife in a natural setting
Try Something New: long-distance trails
Of all the means on offer to explore this planet,
Meet the Maker: behind the scenes at a printer’s workshop in Nashville, Tennessee
In 139 years of uninterrupted operation, Hatch Show Print has become synonymous with Nashville’s entertainment history. Meet the person who’s keeping that tradition alive
The Secret History of: the Scottish kilt
With the exception of the Loch Ness monster, no other Scottish icon is as enigmatic and contentious as the kilt. Read on to discover why
Three of Britain’s best self-catering stays
Brighter days call for your own self-catering house in the country with winning design
Paris for first-timers or old hands
The plan to demolish the Eiffel Tower after the 1889
Remote sleeps on Ireland’s Blasket Islands
If you wish to flee the madding crowds this spring, the Blasket Islands in Ireland are just the ticket
Supersize your bank holiday
Re-think familiar habits on overseas breaks this month, and buy new gear to bring more joy to your flying time
JOURNAL
Photo Challenge: curve
Each month we set our Instagram followers a new and ?endish challenge– to submit photos on a theme of our choosing. Here we reveal the winning images for ‘curve’
High in the Himalayas
The challenge of cycling in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas is rewarded with more memorable local encounters than can be had sat on a bus
IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT Clam Chowder
From colonial fishing ships to presidential inaugurations, we trace the origins of Boston’s signature dish and go on a quest for a bowl of the city’s best
Chefchaouen, Morocco’s blue city
Photographer Adrienne Pitts travelled with friends to the ‘blue town’ of Chefchaouen in Morocco for a few days of exploration
Our writers’ solo travel fails (and rescues)
When you’re alone in a foreign land, your happy journey of discovery can turn sour alarmingly fast, as Lonely Planet staff have found – but with a bit of luck the moment can become a golden one
Unplanned: the Tenerife you never knew
I SWORE I’D NEVER GO BACK to Tenerife: three times
Sketchbook: Thailand’s Phuket on paper
Moscow-based artist Gleb Solntsev on his recent trip to Phuket in Thailand
GREAT ESCAPE
GREAT ESCAPE: Northeast Aegean
The Greek islands in the northeast of the Aegean Sea are larger and less clustered than most of their neighbours in the Cyclades and Dodecanese to the south. A trip stepping ashore on three of them – Lesvos, Chios and Ikaria – introduces olive farmers and wild honey, hidden villages and untouched beaches, and perhaps the secret to long life
FEATURES
Meet Amsterdam’s new breed of creative thinkers bringing their magic touch to food trends, high-tech bikes and much more
Since its 1600s Golden Age, Amsterdam has been ?lled 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
Across Patagonia
Follow centuries of intrepid travellers to wild and woolly Patagonia in southern Chile, and discover a land ripe for new adventures
Discover some of the world’s most dazzling buildings from the 20th and 21st centuries
Discover our pick of the most brilliant architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries – you can find sublime and surreal buildings not just in modern mega-cities but also in the midst of nature
TOP PICKS
Outdoors on the Isle of Skye
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Venice: three ways
Choose one of three sightseeing strategies for Italy's city of gondolas, from fresh-off-the-boat to honorary Venetian. Whether you're after standout sights or backstreet bars, you'll find equal windows into city life
New dining in Copenhagen
The Danish capital has become one of the 21st-century’s most surprising gastronomic hotspots. Is the New Nordic wave about to crest? Try these recently opened eateries to see what’s next to come out of the kitchen
Canada’s Rocky Mountains
Though the highest point in the Rockies is in the US, Canada’s half of the range arguably steals the show. From the gateway city of Calgary, take a summer trip to these mighty peaks in Alberta and British Columbia
TRAVEL QUIZ
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BEST ROAD TRIPS
THROUGH THE PICOS DE EUROPA
The food is the big attraction on this exhilarating drive through northern Spain. No, the scenery; or maybe the people. Ah, the drink! No, it’s the food. I think
THE MAGIC CIRCLE
Discover haunting lava fields, wild coastline, powerful waterfalls and majestic ice caps on an elemental journey around Iceland’s Ring Road
THE CÔTE D’AZUR’S THREE CORNICHES
Roll down the roof, slip on the shades and enjoy France’s most cinematic drive, from Belle Époque Nice all the way to the Italian border – and back again
ROVING THE BALTIC: ESTONIA TO LATVIA
Take a drive through the crossroads of two mighty European powers: Estonia and Latvia twist their own brand of Northern culture with a history steeped in millennia
CROATIA’S ADRIATIC HIGHWAY
The Adriatic Highway stretches nearly 400 miles (643km) along Croatia’s coast and provides a front-row seat for 1,185 islands, an embarrassment of cultural riches and slow-food prowess
THE WINDSWEPT WILD ATLANTIC WAY
Untamed and utterly divine, Ireland’s west coast is a dramatic procession of deserted beaches and towering cliffs where traditional music and ancient castles abound
IN PURSUIT OF THE TARGA FLORIO, SICILY
Motor racing started on public roads before moving to specialised racing tracks and none of those early road circuits conjures up the magic better than Italy’s ultimate test
REACHING THE ISLE OF SKYE
From Portree on the Isle of Skye to the coastal township of Applecross on the mainland, here is a breathtaking journey around and up the Scottish Highlands
WINDING UP ON NORWAY’S WEST COAST
Norway may not be the cheapest country for a drive, but the upside is you will mostly have its majestic beauty and prize-winning roads to yourself
BLACK FOREST HIGHS
Layered with mountains and rippled with mysterious woods, the Black Forest High Road is a drive with altitude, serious curves and scenery straight from a Grimm’s fairy tale
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