Great Escape: GREAT LAKES

This month...

…we’re venturing to places where people once feared to tread

BEHIND THE SCENES

What Team Lonely Planet has been up to this month

Postcards

WHERE YOU’VE BEEN AND WHAT YOU’VE SEEN

Globetrotter

A WORLD OF TRAVEL NEWS AND DISCOVERIES

Easy Trips

THIS MONTH... take a city break to Verona, enjoy quiet beaches in Portugal, follow Gerald Durrell to Corfu, spend a night in the British Museum, and more

In the footsteps of the Durrells

Two series of hit ITV drama The Durrells have sketched

Set the scene

As the peak season draws to a close in Romeo

Dock around the clock

The Albert Dock has seen lots of transatlantic traffc –

THATMuse

With eight million pieces held in the British Museum, how

The best beachfront eats this summer

Café Môr translates as ‘Sea Café’– and it is the

Pool party

The banks of the Bassin de la Villette have long

Ahead of the game

Admittedly, Newquay hasn’t always been the easiest sell to anyone

A walk in the park

The Parc National d’Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici has

Lodges at New House Farm

Quote ‘Lonely Planet’ when booking to stay before 30 November

Mother River

Flowing down the spine of Southeast Asia, the Mekong River has played a pivotal role in the region’s history, and nowhere more so than in the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Laos. Take a river trip through the province of Champasak, past coffee plantations, hidden temples and thunderous waterfalls all the way to the Cambodian border – and learn how the river continues to shape Laos’ past, present and future

HIDDEN France

‘La France profonde’ – deep France – is a favourite Gallic phrase that evokes villages far from the nearest TGV line, where people are fercely proud of their variety of cheese or charcuterie found only in that place. The appeal of the French countryside is ever strong, yet there are many routes to get to the heart of the country, through unexpected and lesser-known ways – even in the capital itself. Join us on a tour of 20 experiences that show off more sides to ‘l’Hexagone’

UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES

In vaulted spaces once used chiefy as storage units and

Out of the woods

On the edge of Chilean Patagonia, the Chiloé archipelago is home to a unique timber architecture, shaped by the islands’ wooded landscapes and a storied seafaring past

Summer in Cornwall

Its remote location, rugged landscape, and torrid history of magic and mayhem make this one of the UK’s most exotic destinations

Drinking in Dublin

This fair city is all about the craic – enjoying the world-famous pubs, clubs, cuisine and live music – and surviving to tell the tale

Best of Cyprus

This island of ancient ruins and turbulent history also ofers fine dining, secluded spas and beaches, and barefoot glamour

Short break in Miami

From beachfront fine dining in Art-Deco palaces to mangrove swamps, taco trucks and Cuban bars, the party never stops

What on Earth?

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