Europe Travel Stories

Feb 10, 2012 • 6 min read

The greatest seaside escapes are usually the ones that nobody else knows about: the ones down the mile-long sandy trail, the ones at the bottom of the…

Dec 6, 2011 • 3 min read

A swimsuit might not be at the top of your packing list when travelling to a country called Iceland, but the local, naturally heated swimming pools are…

Nov 8, 2011 • 5 min read

Picture the glow of Medieval squares illuminated by thousands of sparkling lights. Imagine gingerbread-style stalls where artisans offer traditional…

Oct 26, 2011 • 2 min read

City trips aren't just for business travellers and adults looking for a grown-up good time, in fact in many ways cities can be ideal destinations for…

Sep 13, 2011 • 5 min read

Have you had a good plummet lately? No? Well, if you'd like to add an adrenaline rush and an element of danger to your next trip, we've pulled together a…

Aug 22, 2011 • 4 min read

Sometimes the really good travel stories are the ones where you feel a smidge of fear. Perhaps it’s because we all love scary stories, drawn from those…

Jul 27, 2011 • 1 min read

Do tourism slogans like 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,' make you want to visit a place any more or less? Do they change your perception of one?…

Jun 27, 2011 • 5 min read

We've all got our own motivations for traveling, so why not the 7 deadly sins? Here are our pick of the places that epitomize them the most, and a few…

May 24, 2011 • 4 min read

Granite peaks and beechwood forests, underground springs and swirling mists. Lonely Planet Magazine chooses its favourite national parks in Europe.

Feb 7, 2011 • 3 min read

I’m no objectum sexual, a person with 'pronounced emotional and often romantic desire towards particular inanimate objects', like newlywed Erika Eiffel…

Dec 10, 2010 • 6 min read

Punctuate this year with meaningful experiences. Choose from options that girdle the globe - from cricket bats and birthday parties to sobering memorials…

Nov 18, 2010 • 2 min read

When something has the Unesco pin attached to its lapel, you know it's worth seeing. You go to Paris, you see Notre Dame - rightfully awarded because it's…

Oct 29, 2010 • 6 min read

Forget keycards, how about an iPhone to access your suite? From electronic art hotels to igloos and wine barrels, these places will guarantee you a…

Aug 6, 2010 • 1 min read

Italy has always been a tourist hot spot. In this five-part extract from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010), we recommend five alternatives to big-ticket…

Aug 4, 2010 • 2 min read

In this five-part series taken from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010 issue) we show you just where to step off the tourist trail and start exploring the…

Jul 22, 2010 • 4 min read

It’s all very well spending much of your business trip cooped up in an air-conditioned office, with only the view from the 34th floor window to remind you…

Jun 30, 2010 • 3 min read

While in Donegal, Ireland a few years back, my friends and I heard from locals about some impressive cliffs near the fishing port of Killybegs going by…

Jun 15, 2010 • 6 min read

In this excerpt from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we take you to the big-city districts you might not have heard of yet, but they're the…

May 25, 2010 • 4 min read

Travel blogger, technology advocate, media scholar - add ‘sailor’ to that list. Alex Budak tells us about his floating college days with Semester at Sea.

Apr 27, 2010 • 2 min read

Whether or not you're used to getting into the driver's seat from the right, and driving on the left, Ireland's (often pot-holed) two-lane roads make up…

Jan 8, 2010 • 2 min read

The turn of a new decade leads to inevitable reflection.  So we turned to our founders, authors and travel editors to see what they thought of travel in…

Jan 5, 2010 • 6 min read

We've all read a book or watched a movie and wished the places it transported us to were real.  Some of the most enduring destinations are fictional. Well…