Introducing our new blog

Introducing Unpacked,
Lonely Planet’s new blog

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.

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Quizzes and competitions

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.

take the quiz

Wonderings

What can you do about overtourism?

James Kay, Editor of lonelyplanet.com, pens his thoughts on overtourism and how travellers can make a positive difference by carefully considering when and where they go.

Behind the scenes

FREE mini-guides: London, Warsaw, Charleston and Norway's southern fjords

Every UK issue of Lonely Planet magazine features cut-out-and-keep guides featuring our top picks for four irresistible destinations. Fancy a sneak peek?

download your free mini-guides

In the studio with Ferran Capo, illustrator for Lonely Planet Magazine

We chatted to magazine illustrator Ferran Capo about how he turned funny anecdotes about solo travel fails from Lonely Planet staff into striking illustrations for a magazine feature.

See the sketches