The very model of the modern urban sushi restaurant, Haru Sushi, the Boston outpost of the New York City- based chain, manages to craft both quality sushi standards and interesting designer rolls. The lobster mango ceviche ($16) appetizer is an elegant presentation and a novel way to try one of New...

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?...

Last Saturday many cities around the world marked Earth Hour by turning out their lights. This got us thinking about the difference a little light and shade can make when experiencing a place. Many cities are splendid during the day or night and cultures of cool things to do and see spring up around...

Trip Advisor is one of the top web sites in the world when it comes to travel tips and advice. It is a big community of people from all over the world who love travel. One of the things I like about them is that I get to read reviews by “real” travelers from different countries. This month, they...

In 1983 New York City’s Hudson River got a ‘Riverkeeper,’ someone to keep an eye on the health of the river. They make sure companies don’t dump stuff into it, builders don’t shove up ugly and inappropriate buildings beside it and that the river is looked after for everybody...