Wildlife and Nature

Nov 11, 2010 • 3 min read

There are pockets of vast forest filled with wild and wonderful creatures unique to Indonesia. It's not just the orang-utans that hide in these forests;…

Nov 9, 2010 • 3 min read

Work - exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.

Oct 24, 2010 • 3 min read

It took a team of landscape gardeners to make the beach in The Beach look like a proper island paradise. Why go to all that trouble when you can find the…

Oct 1, 2010 • 3 min read

Ah Australia, the land downunder with sun, sea and surf. There’s no denying it; Australia showcases some of the world’s best beaches. Cable Beach in…

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…

Sep 28, 2010 • 4 min read

The central steppe of Patagonia, South America’s southern frontier, sweeps eastwards for thousands of miles from the foot of the Andes Mountains.

Sep 17, 2010 • 4 min read

With just a week to spare in Lebanon, that tightly packed powerhouse of Middle Eastern history perched beside the Mediterranean, you can – with the help…

Sep 9, 2010 • 2 min read

Most people would think to avoid travelling during monsoon season, but there are some unexpected advantages to travelling in Kerala at that time. Lonely…

Aug 24, 2010 • 2 min read

Rising like a ghostly apparition above the windswept prairies of western Montana, this World Heritage Site and International Peace Park is lauded for its…

Aug 22, 2010 • 4 min read

In Canada’s Banff and Jasper National Parks, mountains, big mountains, rise above the tree line -- grey in the summer and white monoliths of stone in the…

Aug 19, 2010 • 3 min read

For as long as Bermuda has been on the map it has been infamous as a land of shipwrecks. A place that makes widows out of sailors' wives and around which…

Aug 17, 2010 • 5 min read

Hong Kong is a place that provokes questions, some without answers. Those five-star hotels and soaring skyscrapers are first world, but those crumbling…

Aug 17, 2010 • 3 min read

Forget Hollywood fripperies, Madagascar is like no place else on earth. We've cherrypicked four unforgettable things to do in this truly unique place.

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…

Aug 4, 2010 • 7 min read

Where else in America can you wallow in natural hot springs in the morning, take photos of mountains at lunch time, roll up in one of the world’s coolest…

Jul 22, 2010 • 6 min read

Rajasthan, the Land of Kings, is aptly named. It is indeed a fabulous realm of maharajas and their majestic forts and lavish palaces. The remnants of a…

Jul 21, 2010 • 3 min read

Set in southern Italy, Matera, Basilicata is a little-known glinting jewel with scenery that is more moonscape than landscape. Such is the cultural wealth…

Jul 16, 2010 • 2 min read

The French countryside has an appeal that is almost primordial in nature: beautiful land, temperate weather and fertile soil - what more could a society…

Jul 16, 2010 • 3 min read

Picture your kids running on a wide expanse of sandy beach surrounded by hills of sweeping grass. They're building sandcastles, catching hermit crabs,…

Jul 16, 2010 • 3 min read

South Africa’s Western Cape is full of famously delightful areas, such as the Winelands and Garden Route, but the West Coast is still a local secret. With…

Jul 15, 2010 • 4 min read

Though the old Las Vegas clichés might be exactly what most people come for, when you’ve had your fill of monster buffets, sipped all the 99 cent…

Jul 15, 2010 • 3 min read

The sugary sand and crystalline waters of Mexico’s beaches have enticed travellers for decades, but the southern Pacific Coast is home to some of Mexico’s…