Lonely Planet heads to the town of Bahir Dar in Ethiopia to experience the Kristos Samra Festival, one of the biggest religious events in the country's calendar.
From Po' Boys to gumbo, food is a big deal in the city they call the Big Easy, and its cuisine is a unique combination of Cajun, Creole and southern soul food
With 43 hills, one of the world's great bridges and a population of more than 800,000 freethinkers, inventors and oddballs, San Francisco is one of the country's most compelling cities
Kodiac Island off the south coast of Alaska is home to the world's biggest browns bears, and you can see them up close with the help of an expert guide
Residents of the Alaskan coastal town of Ninilchik go clam crazy for a few days every year as they harvest the bounty of the sea from the shore of Cook Inlet
You can see plenty of Florida's iconic alligators in and around Orlando, or head north to Blue Springs State Park to spot critically endangered manatees, or sea cows
Author John Vlahides visits Uluru (Ayers Rock), the iconic monolith in the heart of Australia; a geological wonder, cultural landmark, and sacred place
Adam Gopnik, staff writer at the New Yorker and author of the new book "Winter," defends his favorite season with Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor Robert Reid. It's a really interesting book -- taking on art, poems, absurd explorers, icebergs and the world's most beautiful sport, hockey.
76-Second Travel Show: Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor Robert Reid asks the immortal question, 'Pirates vs Vikings? Who'd win in a fight?' To find out, he contacts -- by a telephone -- tourist sites linked with both and asks.
76-Second Travel Show: Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor Robert Reid uses Billy Joel lyrics to create an itinerary of suburban Long Island, outside New York City. Taking a roadtrip with Twitter contest winners, he visits Billy's former neighbor, a bar he drank at, the Village Green, and a certain Italian restaurant that begs to ask the immortal question, 'a bottle of red, a bottle of white?'
76-Second Travel Show: Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor Robert Reid goes to East Berlin to track down the last days of the Red Elvis, or Dean Reed -- a communist American who sung Elvis songs and appeared in Italian spaghetti westerns.
76-Second Travel Show: Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor Robert Reid tracks down the best sandwich of all time: a Lebanese mujaara, served from President Chester Arthur's former bedroom in New York City.
76-Second Travel Show: Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor Robert Reid goes to the Hamptons to visit 'America's best beach,' by a certain Dr Beach anyway, and talks with locals (and the mayor) about the surprising award.
76-Second Travel Show: Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor goes to Orlando, and skips the amusement parks. Instead talking with locals about what makes Orlando Orlando? Includes a look at Jack Kerouac's house, the rising 'Milk District,' and the ViMi (Little Vietnam) area.
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