In this issue

This issue, re-visiting some old favourites for quick getaways just a short plane or boat ride away. Join us on the beach in Bintan
and Thailand, or explore with us as we take a fresh look on Tokyo. Beyond familiar spots, we're also delving head first into the best of nature America has to offer with our Great Escape to meet bison, bears and coyotes. We know travel isn’t cheap so we’re also revealing how you can tick places off your bucket list for less. And to welcome spring, see our list of B&Bs; to check into and hot springs to soak in this issue.

Out Backing The Australian Landscape

Journey across the outback Australian landscape the way it’s supposed to be done.

3 mins

Europe's Most Awe-inspiring National Parks

Literally translating from Norwegian as the ‘Home of the Giants’, this park is the Scandinavian wilderness at its most epic: a region of mighty glaciers, highland lakes and snow-crowned arêtes (glacial ridges) at the heart of the country.

4 mins

Bo-Kaap

If there’s any one area that best symbolises South Africa’s reinvention of itself as the Rainbow Nation, it must surely be Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap – for colour, at least, rather than ethnic diversity.

2 mins

Extraordinary Places To Stay: Spring B&Bs

Every avid traveller knows the definition of a bed and breakfast, and a night’s stay can end in two scenarios. The former being a faultless stay in the perfect room, adequate furnishings, clean beddings and friendly hosts accompanied with a wonderful breakfast spread. The latter probably least ideal - a crossroad between a shabby and derelict façade, unpleasant musky scents alongside bedding that seem to cry for a desperate wash. Whatever the price point, there should be no need to compromise on quality. Here are our round-ups of some exquisite spring bed and breakfast options.

5 mins

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A whole new world of travel experiences await in Lonely Planet Asia – learn about history, encounter new cultures, watch wildlife, sample different cuisines and more by just flicking through our pages. Through spectacular images and evocative writing, Lonely Planet Asia inspires readers to explore new destinations as well as look at familiar ones through fresh eyes. With the addition of handy travel tips from Lonely Planet’s famed guidebooks, Lonely Planet Asia aims to be a motivational and practical must-read travel publication.