Sports fans! In case you didn’t know, Russia is hosting the World Cup this month. To help you plan your trip, Lonely Planet has already published articles highlighting the host cities, including Rostov-on-Don and Sochi. And now you can also consult a…
Somerville, Mass – Check out the new Lonely Planet Finland guide! Whenever people ask me my favorite place to travel, I tend to name my most recent place of travel. That’s the place that is freshest in my brain. It’s…
Somerville, Mass – The NEW Lonely Planet guidebooks to Moscow and Russia are here, as is the first edition of the brand new Pocket Moscow & St Petersburg guide. This is the culmination of the first half of my summer…
So what do we do for fun when we’re not traveling? We read about traveling! And sometimes we read about traveling while we are traveling. Because let’s face it, reading offers insights and experiences that are different than (and complementary to) what…
Somerville, Massachusetts – So we’re hunkered down in the Pink House, getting ready for the holidays, watching the snow fall and dreaming of warmer climes. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a box full of books covering…
I have plenty of friends and acquaintances in international, multilingual marriages who are raising their children to speak two and even three languages. Fantastic for them. But what about the rest of us plain old English-speaking Americans, with plain old…
Rostov-on-Don, Russia – Set along its storied namesake river, Rostov-on-Don is a geographic crossroads, standing at the historical border between Asian and European cultures and acting as a modern gateway between the Northern Caucasus and the Black Sea coast. It’s…
Sochi, Russia – Prior to its 2014 debut on the world stage, Sochi was celebrated in Russia for its sunny skies and balmy temperatures, which attracted privileged Party members to seaside sanatoria. Even Comrade Stalin had a vacation home near…
Parents remain ever hopeful as we strive to introduce different food into our children’s diets. Whether your family is traveling the world, or just looking for a little variety in your home kitchen, international cuisine can be a source of…
We’ve all done it. A parent boards the airplane with a child in arms, and all the other passengers on the aircraft hold their breath, hoping that the family does not sit near them. But now that parent is you: how…