Keep calm and sort your carry-on
A lot of the budget airlines are no longer "budget" when they hit me hard with a surcharge for check-in luggage.
All glitter and grit
Fortified with the local drop, Steve McKenna tackles the twisting stairways and troubled history of a bona fide beauty.
A hacienda, a horse and me
Julie Miller climbs into the saddle to explore the sights, sounds and flavours of the countryside around a 400-year-old colonial village.
The world's most romantic places
Come over weak-kneed and misty-eyed at the planet's best places to fall in love. From Lonely Planet's new book, 1000 Ultimate Sights, out now.
Where there's nothing to do except take off your clothes
A place where there is, quite literally, nothing to do. Except take your clothes off and frolic.
Mexico ... where rain can't dampen wonder
THE setting was spellbinding.
Where passion ran riot
Julie Miller traces the story of a nation's most famous lovers through their family homes and revered artworks.
Mexico ... for a sting in the tail
Mexico a land of paradise for some but when you least expect it a surprise sting.
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This vast, complex country feels more old than new. Uncharacteristically Western mega-resorts strap beautiful white-sand beaches in Yucatan while surf capital Baja California remains sparsely unpopulated and wildly intriguing. Head to chaotic cities for architectural overload, where pastel-coloured colonial buildings surround shady plazas, and sample delicious tacos from street vendors. Viva Mexico!
