Lara Dunston

A travel and food writer who has experienced over 70 countries and written for The Guardian, Australian Gourmet Traveller, Feast, Delicious, National Geographic Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller, Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia, DestinAsian, TIME, CNN, The Independent, The Telegraph, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, AFAR, Wanderlust, International Traveller, Get Lost, Four Seasons Magazine, Fah Thai, Sawasdee, and more, as well as authored more than 40 guidebooks for Lonely Planet, DK, Footprint, Rough Guides, Fodors, Thomas Cook, and AA Guides.

Truth Love and Clean Cutlery Giveaway – Win the New Guide to Good Restaurants

Our Truth Love and Clean Cutlery Giveaway will see two winners receive copies of this gorgeous new guidebook to the world’s truly exemplary, organic, sustainable, and ethical restaurants. To win: tell us how you decide where to eat and whether a restaurant is ‘good’ or not impacts your decision. I’m so excited about this Truth Love and … Read more

Things to Do in Chinatown New York, Starting With Eating Dumplings and Drinking Tea

Things to Do in Chinatown New York. Rice and Gold, 50 Bowery Hotel, Chinatown, New York.

Some of the best things to do in Chinatown New York include checking into chic Chinatown digs, exploring the compelling Museum of Chinese in America, eating dumplings and drinking tea to your heart’s content, and kicking back in Columbus Park (with dumplings). Chinatown in New York is one of my favourite Manhattan neighbourhoods – a … Read more

One Day in Abu Dhabi – Where to Stay, Shop, Explore and Eat in the UAE Capital

One Day in Abu Dhabi – Where to Stay, Sightsee, Shop, Explore, and Eat. Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

With only one day in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates capital, we recommend you soak up the history of Abu Dhabi and its traditional Emirati heritage and culture, as well as get a taste of its art, architecture and cuisine, and remodelled historic sights and contemporary museums that have brought a new breed of … Read more

Best Sunsets in Australia – The Most Breathtaking Spots to Watch the Sun Go Down

Best Sunsets in Australia – Most Breathtaking Spots to Watch the Sun Go Down. Sunset camel ride, Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia.

The best sunsets in Australia are easily the best sunsets in the world, thanks to a combination of spectacular beaches, bays and harbours, stupendous landscapes, and stunning spots from which to savour them. These are some of our favourites. I recently shared a shot of sunrise at Angkor Wat on social media, inspiring some Facebook … Read more

End of Monsoon in Northern Southeast Asia Means Time for Travel Planning

End of Monsoon in Northern Southeast Asia Means Time for Travel; The Slate, Phuket, Thailand

End of monsoon in northern Southeast Asia means time to do some travel planning. When rainy season ends, the low season also finishes, and the dry season, which is also the tourist high season, begins. If you want to snag a travel bargain for a Southeast Asia dry season trip you need to do it … Read more