Beach please 🏖️

Grab your flip flops – we’re headed to the beach [View in browser]( [facebook]( [instagram]( [TikTok]( [Friday Around the Planet - Your source for all things travel news](www.lonelyplanet.com) Friday Around the Planet May 19, 2023   This week: Grab your flip flops – we’re headed to the beach 🩴 [Woman in fresh water wringing out hair]( Water you waiting for? Perhaps it is the warming temps here in the northern hemisphere, but beaches – both the saltwater and freshwater kind – are on my brain. I’m about to head out on a much-anticipated trip to Ecuador (including a hop out to the Galápagos) and in the midst of figuring out how I can make it to see Lake Tahoe’s tranquil waters ([the clearest in decades](. If you’re ready to pack your beach towel and flip flops, we’ve got plenty of inspiration to help you plan where to go. Consider the lakes of [Michigan]( the chilly sea in [Maine]( sunny shorelines in [Portugal]( or the sparkling (and increasingly accessible) [beaches of Greece](. If you’re not ready to plan a beach vacay yet, just save these to [your Lonely Planet profile]( for later! - Melissa Yeager, Senior Editor [Get more beach inspiration]( Experiences to plan Why you’ll see greenstone pendants everywhere in New Zealand Greenstone pendants are popular souvenirs for sale in New Zealand, and it’s almost de rigueur for visitors to buy one. Here’s the story behind what makes each one unique. [Read more]( [Man holding out tongue wearing greenstone necklace](   See India’s Western Ghats India’s lush, forest-cloaked [Western Ghats]( mountain range delivers trains, tea and terrific wildlife spotting – all the building blocks for a memorable journey. [Read more]( [waves of greenery going up a hillside](   This detour is worth the extra kilometers Thinking of doing the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago? The Variante Espiritual may add days to your route, but writer Joe Sills tells us why you’ll be grateful for the extra kilometers of solitude. [Read more]( [Two people looking at each other in front of cathedral in Santiago de Compostela](   More hot travel news - [Check out the waterfront villages and walkable towns that make up Hudson Valley]( - [Marilyn Monroe, Elton John and Cher’s outfits are the stars at this London exhibit]( - [Experience Spain's best music festivals for summer 2023]( - [Get into Parisian hip-hop and rap]( Trending destination Edinburgh Writer Katie Goh describes her hometown of Edinburgh as a village: in 10 minutes you can walk from the bustling shop-lined Princes St down cobblestone alleyways and be in the woods. Here are her top recommendations for the city. [Read Katie's recs](     Love travel inspiration in your inbox? Share with a fellow travel lover by forwarding to a friend. Did someone share this email with you? Subscribe by clicking [here](.   This email was sent to you by: Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. | 1101 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 © 2023 Lonely Planet [Unsubscribe]( Policy](