Join us in celebrating the launch of Best in Travel 2025 with 20% off your order until November 3, 2024. Use code ######## and start planning your next adventure. | Dear reader , Seeing the Best in Travel 2025 book come to life – and already in readers' hands – has been a real pleasure. There’s something particularly special about watching a project we’ve poured so much into finally make its way to you and inspire 30 fresh adventures. Amid all the excitement, I chatted with Virginia DiGaetano, who wrote the section on Genoa, a city she’s championed as one of the best to visit in 2025. Virginia has spent years uncovering the less obvious corners of Italy and designing dreamy itineraries for our guides, and I’ve always admired her deep understanding of place. In our chat, she reflected on the responsibility that comes with writing these books. “Every time we write a guidebook, we ask people to let us into their lives. People we visit to learn about their culture or business count on us to understand their vision and communicate it to the traveler. Likewise, travelers select a guide and depend on our judgment to navigate a place they don’t yet know. It’s a real responsibility, even a debt that we owe to all of those people who trust us to dig deeper and find the soul of a place. But it's also the greatest privilege imaginable, and there’s no joy quite like getting it right.” Virginia's words capture what our guidebooks are about: revealing places in a way that's meaningful, not just for the traveler but also for the people who live and work there. If you're looking to really connect with your next destination, Best in Travel 2025 is the perfect place to start. | | | I'm a Dublin-based editor who finds joy in every place I visit – and yes, I'll be raving about it for weeks afterward. Happiest on a sunlit terrace, munching on something delicious and watching the world go by. | | | Explore Nepal's Himalayan views, golden temples, hilltop villages and jungle wildlife with this ultimate companion. Find the best places to visit and understand how to navigate transportation, visa requirements, costs and more | | | Guidebook writer, freelance journalist and full-time nomad. | | | To be honest, if you asked me to point out Armenia on a map before 2019, I wouldn't have done very well. But since then I’ve spent a good chunk of time in the South Caucasus nation while researching two Lonely Planet guidebooks, and now I’m frustrated it doesn’t get more recognition. It’s the world’s oldest Christian nation, loves a good feast and has some of the most passionate people I’ve ever met. | | | Armenia is a rare country close to Europe where you can drive and immerse yourself in local culture without seeing many international visitors – for now. On mapped trails that stretch the length of the country, you can cross mountains to hidden monasteries and humble villages. The capital, Yerevan, has a rich art culture, including more than a dozen galleries, live jazz and an enchanting opera house. If countries like Albania and Georgia have been all the rage in the last couple of years, I don’t see why Armenia can’t be the next big destination. | *Offer valid until November 3, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. Limit one per customer. Exclusions apply. To redeem, enter code ######## at checkout. Cannot be stacked with other offers. | | | | Photography credits: Lonely Planet, Justin Foulkes, Mike Ilchenko, Shutterstock, Joel Balsam | This email was sent to you by: | Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. | 1101 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 | | | |
