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The Macarena and Alameda, Seville

Seville local Fiona Flores Watson introduces us to her favourite neighbourhood – the Macarena and Alameda, home to a lively community, bohemian cafés, traditional flea markets and some of the most striking architecture in the Spanish city

Somerset

Get behind the wheel for an autumn amble around the Somerset Levels, enjoying some of the region’s best produce as you explore

Cyprus

As memories of summer ebb away in northern climes, one of the last places in the south to stay warm is Cyprus – closer to Asia and even Africa than to mainland Europe. Come here now to enjoy a low season that still offers plenty of blue sky

University Arms, Cambridge

New life breathed into an old city stalwart

Photography Tours

Travelling with a professional photographer helps you to see your surroundings in a new way – and we don’t just mean 5am starts to catch the sunrise. If you’ve ever wanted to polish your photo skills, why not try a tour where you can learn from the best? Scenic locations are guaranteed, and with most trips promising groups of five to ten, you can also see how others approach the same subject

Revel in Mexico’s Day of the Dead

Mexico’s home-grown parallel to Halloween brings an extra splash of colour and emotion as the nights grow longer. The event has shot up in global fame recently, and inspired last year’s Disney film Coco. Hotels around some of the most photogenic festivities book out months ahead, so pencil in a trip for autumn 2019 to give yourself a chance

The Umbrella

The staple of an autumn trip, crossing the globe from China to France

Unleash Your Creative Forces

Just as we are drawn ever further into a digital world, there’s a slow but determined push in the opposite direction, with more and more of us looking for reasons to close that laptop, put down the smartphone, and learn a new and tangible skill. We’ve picked our favourite centres for urban-dwellers to flex their creative muscles and test their crafting skills

Basquiat and Schiele in Paris

Two artists whose careers were as brilliant and bold as

Stop motion sickness

Many travellers find that by targeting acupressure points in the arm, you can reduce nausea when you’re shaken about

Luggage

Streamline your travel with these bags and organisational aids

Bhutan

The Land of the Thunder Dragon does things differently. In

Social Media Slave

Do you trust your social media followers? Be led astray for a day by obeying their every command

TALES FROM THE ROAD

The Austrian capital gave the world Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt,

Double

Each month we set our Instagram followers a new challenge: submit photos on our chosen theme. Here we reveal the winning images for ‘double’

Rio Life

Rosie Ubacher presents a photographic homage to her new home in Brazil

Don’t lose hope when an airline loses your luggage

A mislaid hold bag can be a character-testing and even wardrobe-enriching event, as Oliver Smith discovers en route to Montenegro

Apple strudel

Our quest heads in search of the best version of this truly Austrian dessert in Vienna’s historic cafés, and also tests some experiments with the classic recipe

If only I had…

Whether it’s an ill-advised hotel choice, hiring an inept tour guide or trying month-old ‘freshly caught oysters’, one poor decision can ruin a great destination for you. We’ve asked Lonely Planet staff to relive their travel woes, and what they’d do differently if they went back for another go

Following Oscar Wilde through Greece

It’s never too late to try a bicycling holiday for the first time, nor to retrace Victorian-era footsteps through the original Arcadia

Malaysia

WHEN MY FRIENDS AND decided at the high point of

City of Artists

When my wife and I moved to Paris from LA,

Walking with the Emperors

Pilgrims have sought spiritual renewal on the sacred paths of Japan’s Kii Peninsula for over a millennium. Walk in their footsteps along the Kumano Kodo

Pick‘n’mix Bruges

Celebrating the joy of the mini-break, our new series offers a carefully curated shortlist of the very best a destination has to offer. Choose and book your favourites to build a bespoke trip - done your way

Autumn BOLTHOLES

The months of October and November count as a special, often-overlooked time to take short breaks – we share nine beautiful places to hole up in this season, whether you want to pull on some wellies and go leaf-kicking or settle by the fire with a good book

GREAT ESCAPE Colorado

Begin your Coloradan adventure in one of its capital’s coolest neighbourhoods, before heading south into the mountain-fringed town of Telluride. Next, descend into the mines that put this region on the map, before discovering the mysteries of the people who lived in the awe-inspiring cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde Country

EUROPE’S BEST RAIL JOURNEYS

Choose any – or all – of enjoyed casual vast wilderness commuter from the and bubble train, vignettes to of experience a luxury from bygone carriage unforgettable eras or a seat vistas, in a Dramatic is the operative word for this route, which rumbles over unsullied, mountainous landscapes from the Serbian capital to Montenegro's Adriatic coast. Like the region it serves, the railway eludes most tourists' maps. The reward for treasure-hunting travellers is an embarrassment of cultural and geographic riches at every bend

Autumn in Athens

With egual measures of grunge and grace, Greece's capital is a heady mix of history and edginess. Autumn ushers in a cooler climate that's ideal for exploring the city. Use the tips below to inform your route

Culture in Tunis

Tunisia's capital is deservedly re-emerging as a travel destination. At the confluence of Eastern and Western civilisations, Tunis is an engaging city full of hybrid ideas and layered histories, as this guide reveals

After dark in Budapest

Night time suits Hungary's capital, with restaurants, bars and entertainment venues galore. Find equal pleasure inside a grand relic of imperial times, or a 'ruinpub' housed in a semi-derelict building

Food and drink in Phnom Penh

The Royal Palace's glimmering spires, the fluttering saffron of monks' robes and the mighty Mekong River - Cambodia's capital is Asia at its most alluring. We suggest the best spots to eat, drink and sleep here