Family Travel

Jun 20, 2012 • 6 min read

If lying elbow-to-elbow with sunbathing strangers on a French Riviera beach doesn't fit your criteria for a relaxing seaside getaway, 1) you're not alone…

Jun 17, 2012 • 3 min read

One of the most tiring elements of air travel, particularly for frequent fliers, is the ‘getting there:’ You’re landed and taxied and fresh off your 12…

Jun 14, 2012 • 2 min read

Las Vegas half-heartedly sells itself as a family vacation destination. Because the legal gambling age is 21, many casino hotels and resorts would rather…

Jun 12, 2012 • 2 min read

Heading to sunny Spain any time soon? ¡Qué suerte! (Lucky you!) This diverse country is a traveller's dream, with all the fine food and wine, architecture…

Feb 20, 2012 • 4 min read

'Are we there yet?'

Feb 11, 2012 • 4 min read

New Orleans is a city that likes to party, and Mardi Gras is its marathon party event of the year. Contrary to the drunken debauchery you see on Cops,…

Jan 25, 2012 • 4 min read

Travelling with your pet is easier than you’d think. Believe me, I know. My three-legged Turkish street dog, Zeytoon, has traveled with my wife and I from…

Nov 5, 2011 • 4 min read

Florida does two things better than just about any place in America: beaches and theme parks. If you’re traveling with kids, that can be your itinerary –…

Nov 4, 2011 • 3 min read

At first glance, it makes a strange kind of sense: when travelling with your mini-mes, where better to go than a miniature country? And happily…

Nov 3, 2011 • 3 min read

They grow their mammals and geysers big up in Yellowstone, America’s first national park and Wyoming’s flagship attraction. From shaggy grizzlies to giant…

Oct 26, 2011 • 3 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…

Oct 7, 2011 • 4 min read

When thinking about travelling with children, as adults we tend to focus on one angle: how do we have fun (and stay sane) while travelling with our kids?

Jun 29, 2011 • 2 min read

I fervently believe that travel is one of the best educations any parent can give to a child – especially during their impressionable teenage years…

Jun 28, 2011 • 3 min read

Children adore Montréal. As if running around in the snow, on the beach or in the woods all day wasn't fun enough, everywhere you turn those crafty…

May 24, 2011 • 3 min read

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

May 11, 2011 • 3 min read

Even before the Romans laid claim to Mare Nostrum ('our sea'), the eyes of the world have looked greedily at the Mediterranean in summer and swooned. This…

Apr 15, 2011 • 2 min read

It’s here! Almost. The biggest English royal wedding since, well, the last one. On Friday 29 April, 2011, billions around the world will turn their rapt…

Apr 4, 2011 • 5 min read

The world's gaze will be squarely set on the British Monarchy April 29, when the cute couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton, tie the knot. As interest…

Apr 1, 2011 • 2 min read

The USA's Pacific Northwest is known for its magnificent landscape, its cities of progressive thought and innovation, its music and its coffee. It's a…

Jan 11, 2011 • 3 min read

Winters in Beijing can be brutal, with temperatures commonly dropping to minus 10 degrees Celsius or worse. It doesn't stop the locals, though. Rather…

Jan 5, 2011 • 2 min read

Cowboys and miners, plus a few mountain men, were the first to eke out a living in Arizona after the Spanish. The Old West history remains current in…

Oct 12, 2010 • 4 min read

"Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate," complained the unemployed Craig Schwartz, the character portrayed by John Cusack in…