| This week: See yourself in Fiji. | | | Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, I'm a Brooklyn transplant and editor who can't get enough of trips that involve life-altering meals, trains, hiking boots and loads of opportunities to break out my camera. | | | Your South Pacific wishlist | Trips that make you go "oooh" | | | Bora Bora beyond the beaches | You may be surprised to learn that it's possible to work up a sweat with a vigorous hike on this gem of French Polynesia. Given Bora Bora's small size and mountainous, jungle-covered interior, you don't have to venture far. | | | Fiji or the Cook Islands: which to visit? | We're certainly not qualified to weigh the merits of one versus the other - which is why we've asked two expert travel writers to make the case for their archipelagic nation of choice. | | | Tahiti and French Polynesia for less | | | Beyond hot spots like Bali, Indonesia is largely unexplored by the majority of travelers. Example: the island of Sumatra is bigger than Japan and almost a world in itself, yet many travelers still ask if Indonesia is worth visiting! Our answer is: "Yes, of course!"
If you're planning a trip to Indonesia, don't stress about using your mobile device. Check out the eSIM service, Saily, to get a reliable, affordable and secure internet connection when traveling. | | | Reader question: I'm planning a multicity trip to Italy, and I want to do it completely by train. Is that possible? LP recommendation: Lucky for you (and everyone else), Italy is one of the most rail-friendly countries in the world. Here's everything you need to know. | | | | Photography by: Chris Chen for Lonely Planet, Didier Maqrti/Getty Images, Cedric Serni/Shutterstock, Alipate Laveti for Lonely Planet, Mlenny/Getty Images, Mathias Berlin/Shutterstock, Camille Farrah Lenain/Lonely Planet, Nigel Killeen/Getty Images, Sylwia Bartyzel, Blake Horn/Lonely Planet | This email was sent to you by: | Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. | 1101 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 | | | |
