There’s no place like home, but there are some that come pretty close. We recently asked a simple question on the Lonely Planet Facebook page : Other than places you have actually lived, where have you traveled that has most felt like ‘home’? Any particular city, town, region, or country?...

There’s no place like home, but there are some that come pretty close. We recently asked a simple question on the Lonely Planet Facebook page : Other than places you have actually lived, where have you traveled that has most felt like ‘home’? Any particular city, town, region, or country?...

Islands in literature have long been used by authors to create an aura of mystery: The Odyssey , The Tempest , The Island of Dr. Moreau , Mysterious Island . This device has been used so persistently that it has become a predictable cliché in nearly every medium: if Prince Valiant washes up on an uncharted...

MENTAWAI ISLAND by the water surfing organizations designated as a place that has the third best wave after Hawaii and Tahiti. Mentawai Islands is a district in West Sumatra Province of Indonesia , is located about 150 km off the Coast of Sumatra Island. The area with 601 km ² is inhabited by 64,235...

For a long time the concept of a last minute cheap cruise was to go to the pier and get a great deal or by calling the cruise line the night before the ship sailed. Since 9/11/2001 this cannot happen anymore, cruise lines must have the passenger manifest complete up to 24 to 48 hours prior to sailing....

If you participated in last week’s US National Parks photo challenge and have been awaiting the results, we won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Here are the answers with attribution and links to the 10 beautiful photographs we used for the challenge: 1. Petrified Forest National Park...