Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet rediscovers Colombia’s capital Bogota. From the historical colonial centre of La Candelaria, to modern museums, universities and hilltop look-out, Cerro de Montserrat, Bogota has emerged over the last ten years as one of the worlds most dangerous capital cities to one of the most exciting. As the tourism folks like to say: the most dangerous thing about Colombia these days is you might not want to leave. Produced by Lonely Planet TV
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Experience Alaska with Lonely Planet author Greg Benchwick. You’ll see more than 80 straight days of 24 hours of sunlight giving you plenty of time to admire the icy white landscapes of the Arctic ocean that’s been home to the Inupiat people for thousands of years. Special note from Greg: Oops, I called the sealskin boat an ‘upiak’, but actually it’s an ‘umiak’, 24 hours of sunlight can really mess with your head! Produced by Lonely Planet TV
Lonely Planet author George Dunford sums up Edinburgh. More Europe than Britain probably because of the month-long Edinburgh Arts Festival every August, the city is sophisticated Scotland. Pub culture is the backbone of society, making it easy to meet the locals. Try scotch or hand-made Real Ale but steer clear of football in conversation until you find out which team they go for! Produced by Lonely Planet TV
A Lonely Planet author guide to Krakow, the medieval city of art, left-over Communism and bread rings, where people truly care about their culture. Travel with Lonely Planet. Produced by Lonely Planet TV
Lonely Planet author Erin Richards lived, worked and even got married in Amsterdam. It’s a lot more than the lure of the red light district and the business hub. Relax like a local, spend hours by the canal, cycle around and head off for a night at a brown café. Why are they brown again? Produced by Lonely Planet TV
In the jungle-clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Colombia, we visited a cocaine lab run by a coca farmer. How do you make cocaine? Take some coca leaves, a number of nasty substances, add some bullets, some scary para-military soldiers, a dash of guerrillas, some corrupt cops and a pinch of coca farmer, and you’ve got one of the world’s deadliest drug cocktails. Produced by Wanderlusts for LonelyPlanet.tv.
A surfer’s paradise and a beach lover’s bliss, Hawaii attracts millions of visitors a year and why wouldn’t it when even the name conjures up dreamy images of picture perfect tropical islands. Produced by Lonely Planet TV
Lonely Planet author Sally O’Brien has worn out shoes walking through Copenhagen, the bridge between Europe and Scandanavia. By the way, in case you’re trying to learn Danish, they all speak English better than you do. Produced by Lonely Planet TV