Food and Drink

Dec 23, 2010 • 4 min read

Once upon a time, a pre-dinner drink in Italy meant a swiftly served aperitif with a bowl of nuts or potato chips and some fat green olives.

Dec 20, 2010 • 3 min read

Nothing makes a drink taste better than sitting in an alien's lap while you have it, right? Come with us on a global tour of the world's trippiest bars.

Dec 20, 2010 • 5 min read

If Boston is lovely to look at from afar, she is even more intriguing up close. These narrow streets recall a history of revolution and transformation:…

Dec 14, 2010 • 1 min read

In this extract from Lonely Planet Magazine, Lindsay Brown (author of Lonely Planet's Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra guide) shares some vital etiquette tips for…

Dec 9, 2010 • 4 min read

Baroque palaces, cobbled squares and a round-the-clock pilsner moustache – it’s tempting to go with the flow in Prague, but swim against the tourist tide…

Dec 8, 2010 • 3 min read

Yoko Ono once said that New York City never changed John Lennon. He was born a New Yorker.

Dec 8, 2010 • 5 min read

Nothing gives you an insight into local shopping like a loud and sprawling market. Come with us on a global tour of some of the world's greatest markets -…

Dec 1, 2010 • 3 min read

Lonely Planet's authors are constantly travelling the globe, doing research to update our guidebooks. Each month Lonely Planet magazine asks them to…

Nov 25, 2010 • 4 min read

The city of Miami thrives on attention, from its much-photographed Art Deco architecture to its celebrated beaches, glitzy clubs and hotels where the…

Nov 24, 2010 • 6 min read

When you're engaged in a perpetual battle for the bums of some of the world's richest people on your seats you've got to pull out all the stops. So when…

Nov 24, 2010 • 3 min read

Pie is turning up all over the US, having reinvented itself from a dowdy church supper ware to a stylish dessert served in 'flights' in some places. Each…

Nov 23, 2010 • 5 min read

Foods hot enough to repel elephants and make chefs wear gas masks? That's right. If you think you've got the guts for it, grab a spoon and tuck into these…

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…

Nov 8, 2010 • 3 min read

Ask Istanbullus what makes their city special, and the answer usually comes straight from their stomachs. The local cuisine has a fan club as numerous as…

Nov 1, 2010 • 6 min read

Toss aside your preconceptions, and come with us on a tour of the greatest comeback cities in the world, with this excerpt from Lonely Planet's Best in…

Oct 27, 2010 • 3 min read

Whether you want to go hunting for prized black truffles or to enjoy the gourmet fungus in risottos, pastas and omelettes, the perfect place to do it is…

Oct 20, 2010 • 4 min read

To say that the tourist trail through Western Europe is well-travelled is an understatement. In fact it’s so well-travelled it’s not a mere trail, but a…

Oct 11, 2010 • 9 min read

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Oct 10, 2010 • 4 min read

South Africa's Mother City, with its cloud-draped Table Mountain, golden beaches and bountiful vineyards, captures people's hearts.

Oct 5, 2010 • 3 min read

To eat and drink in Italy often verges on the sublime, and at any time of year there are markets, shops and restaurants groaning with fresh seasonal…

Oct 4, 2010 • 3 min read

Strike up a conversation with an Australian abroad and you’ll inevitably uncover a national quirk: the obsessive quest for a 'decent' coffee. It will…

Oct 1, 2010 • 2 min read

Snow, ice, water, rock, sky. The stark surroundings of Antarctica and the enormity of its ice shelves and mountain ranges make for an elemental beauty…