| | Our blog has had a facelift!
You'll now find even more travel tips, behind-the-scenes content, tales and opinion pieces from our community, staff and Pathfinders, as well as competitions, quizzes, social media highlights and new features. Take a look at some of the most popular posts below. | | |
| | | |  | | Travel quiz: July edition | | Do you know who New York’s Idlewild Airport was renamed after? Or which country has the peacock as its national bird? Test your knowledge of travel trivia with our monthly travel quiz. | | | | | |
 | | What can you do about overtourism? | | James Kay, Editor of lonelyplanet.com, pens his thoughts on overtourism and how travelers can make a positive difference by carefully considering when and where they go. | | | | | |
| |  | | Just back from: Bahrain | | Tom Stainer, Destination Editor for the Iberian Peninsula and Turkey, shares his tips from his recent trip to Bahrain. | | | | | |
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| | To celebrate this year’s Best in Asia, we’re giving you the chance to win one of three fantastic prizes.
The top prize is a trip for two to Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city and our #1 Asian destination to explore this year – home to sandy, sun-soaked beaches, majestic Buddhist temples, hot springs, fish markets, designer cafes and lots more.
For the second and third prizes, we’ve teamed up with DJI – the world’s leader in easy-to-fly drones and aerial imaging technology – to give away two Mavic Air drone packages: the Standard and the Fly More Combo.
For your chance to win, simply tell us why you’d like to visit Busan. | | |
| | NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN. This is a global competition open to those who are 18 years of age or older and is void where prohibited. Must have a valid passport needed for travel. Competition closes at 23:59 AEST 14 August 2018. Special conditions and blackout dates will apply. Please read the official rules which govern this giveaway. | |
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| | Our travel experts have combed the beaches, temples and cities of the Asian continent to find the most exciting destinations to visit over the next 12 months. | | |
| |  | | Southeast Asia on a Shoestring travel guide | | BUY NOW | | | | | | | | |
| |  | | Just back from: Uzbekistan | | Lonely Planet's Megan Eaves is just back from a journey around Uzbekistan, where she traveled across epic landscapes by rail, stayed in a desert camp with Uzbek nomads, and explored Silk Road landmarks including Bukhara's striking Kalon Minaret. | | | | | |
 | | Adventures in the forest | | From crooked trees in Poland to the incredible jungles of Borneo, we've gone to every green corner of the world to handpick these fascinating forests. | | | | |  | | Sponsored by | | Black Forest | | | | | |
 | | 7 reasons why now is the time to return to Tunisia | | Lonely Planet returned to Tunisia for the first time in nearly a decade, and we were astounded by what we found. From empty Mediterranean beaches to lonely Roman ruins, Tunisia is well and truly back on the travel radar. | | | | | |
| | | |  | | Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel | | BUY NOW | | | |  | | Lonely Planet's Where to Go When | | BUY NOW | | | |
|  | | Discover: Meteora beyond the monasteries | | Meteora, with its extraordinary monasteries atop smooth rock pinnacles, has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. Get away from the crowds with these unique ways to explore Greece's most spectacular region. | | | | | |
| |  | | Eight scenic days in the Slovenian Alps | | Dominating the landscape and local psyche, Slovenia’s mountains hide glacial lakes, wooden shepherds’ huts and magnificent gorges that are ripe for exploration. | | | | | |
 | | Exploring the Small Cyclades | | In search of a Greek escape without the crowds? We’ll let you in on a secret: the Small Cyclades, possibly the most picturesque Greek islands you’ve never heard of. | | | | | |
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