Lonely Planet’s day of local adventures
You don't have to travel far to embark on an adventure © Martin Puddy / Getty Images
To celebrate the launch of Lonely Planet’s Everyday Adventures we challenged our staff to get out and explore their local areas and inject a dose of excitement into their everyday routines.
From lunchtime art classes to wild swims in Wales, here’s a selection of the microadventures Lonely Planet staff and contributors embarked upon.
LondonOur London office was spoilt for choice when it came to potential adventures, with historical walks, experimental art classes and an evening yoga session at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Take a minute to notice the small things #EverydayAdventures @lonelyplanetUK pic.twitter.com/dgRuEGQ4kO
— Lottie (@LottieHBell) June 28, 2018
Blind drawings, continuous line drawings, timed drawings... Lots of fun running an experimental art class @Tate Modern today for @lonelyplanet ✏🎨 #everydayadventures pic.twitter.com/bvkeYIhUjp
— Joe Davis (@joedavis_) June 28, 2018
Feeling zen and energised after some outdoor yoga thanks to @lonelyplanet ‘s #everydayadventures #explorerveryday pic.twitter.com/2O8DmeR1oz
— Niamh O'Brien (@niamhtroody) June 28, 2018
Hunger for small-scale adventure not completely fulfilled, North Asia Destination Editor Megan Eaves took a tube to the end of the line to uncover the joys of Cockfosters while Deputy Online Editor Emma Sparks participated in a lunchtime yoga class 135m off the ground.
Ok an epic thread: I’m going to Cockfosters. @lonelyplanet is launching a new book called #everydayadventures and I’m going to the end of the line. Forecast from TFL is severe delays. What’s in Cockfosters? Erm, let’s find out. pic.twitter.com/terzk2bfUv
— megan eaves (@megoizzy) June 28, 2018
What does #everydayadventures mean? Making the most of your lunch hour... @lonelyplanet pic.twitter.com/qdMb9reipi
— Emma Sparks (@Emma_Sparks) June 28, 2018
New YorkStaff in the Big Apple swapped the traditional office lunchtime routine of sandwiches and social media swiping for a rather suave tour of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan.
Deconstructed, repurposed, distressed, mended for success. The #FashionUnraveled exhibit @museumatFIT was an inspiring break! #everydayadventures pic.twitter.com/tsrRTvu3l9
— Ashley Garver (@ashgarver) June 28, 2018
OaklandThe team from our Oakland office took to the streets in search of some of the city’s best street art on a tour led by the director of a local art organization, Dragon School. Seemingly things got a little out of hand...
It started as an Oakland street art walking tour, then this happened. Thanks for joining us, @visitoakland! So much fun #everydayadventures #oaklandloveit pic.twitter.com/LO0Pe5SL1t
— Natalie Nicolson (@natpublicist) June 28, 2018
MelbourneThe guys down under opted for an edible adventure, heading to Melbourne’s weekly Winter Night Market to sample a selection of the diverse dishes on offer from Taiwanese pancakes to West African Acarajé.
Exploring the Queen Vic Market’s Winter Night Market on a little Microadventure with the @lonelyplanetAUS team in #Melbourne @lonelyplanet @Melbourne #everydayadventures pic.twitter.com/WeQZuAF4qP
— Chris Zeiher (@chriszeiher) June 27, 2018
#everydayadventures with the @lonelyplanetAUS crew at @thenightmarket #melbourne 🍜🌯🍻 pic.twitter.com/WLAFecBO6h
— Chris Downey (@CrownDown14) June 27, 2018
DublinOur Dublin office spent an enlightening afternoon learning about some of the inspiring women who led Ireland’s suffragette movement during a guided walking tour.
Lonely Planet Dublin’s #everydayadventures with @lizgillis191623 are all about women in the Liberties and their role in Irish revolutionary history ✊ pic.twitter.com/y1ZwiGmnWv
— Lonely Planet News (@LPtravelnews) June 28, 2018
Hope you all enjoyed your #everydayadventures as much as our Dublin office! pic.twitter.com/O3KISyp9W9
— Lonely Planet News (@LPtravelnews) June 28, 2018
FranklinFranklin staff members started their day with a dose of zen thanks to an early morning yoga class and continued the edifying activities with a tour of Fisk University’s art galleries, led by the curator himself.
For our #everydayadventures excursion today the Tennessee-based @lonelyplanet Destination Editors took a yoga class. It was my first ever, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now it's your turn to take a microadventure where you live. Explore every day! pic.twitter.com/1rLGJSGzNW
— Ben Buckner (@BuckPacking) June 28, 2018
Closed out the day of #everydayadventures with a tour of @fiskuniversity in Nashville. It’s beautiful campus is home to the Fisk Jubilee Singers and world-class art. pic.twitter.com/ixXXufiYXf
— Trisha Ping (@editrish) June 28, 2018
ContributorsLonely Planet Trailblazer Daniel James took on a cross section of mini adventures that included putting his social media followers in charge of his daily activities (what could go wrong?), while Chloe Gunning, also a Trailblazer, took a day to explore the photogenic Amalfi Coast.
So far my #EverydayAdventures have taken me on a Graffiti tour, to a renovated country house kitchen and now the fine people of the internet are sending me to a place I hadn’t heard of this morning 👍 🚂 The spirit of @lonelyplanet #travel pic.twitter.com/ZEgyR0F83R
— Daniel James (@danflyingsolo) June 28, 2018
Exploring Vietri Sul Mer at the start of Italy's stunning Amalfi Coast!! 🤩🇮🇹📸 This place is soooo stunning! #everydayadventures pic.twitter.com/P3inixhL6J
— Chloe Gunning 🛫 (@WanderlustChloe) June 28, 2018
Elsewhere Lonely Planet Local James Pham explored the undeveloped Thanh Da peninsula (just 15-minutes from Ho Chi Minh City), writer Kerry went wild swimming in Wales and author Tim Bewer explored a temple near his home in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
A post shared by James Pham (@fly.icarus.fly) on Jun 27, 2018 at 5:27pm PDT
Take me to the river... It's a rare blue-skied day in the Brecons - perfect for a dip! @lonelyplanet #everydayadventures #wildswimming #wales #herecomessummer pic.twitter.com/WhMbouadX7
— kerrychristiani (@kerrychristiani) June 28, 2018
I have been meaning to visit this century-old ubosot at Wat Pho Sri near my home in #KhonKaen #Thailand for a long time. @LonelyPlanet's #microadventures day was the perfect motivation to go do it this morning. #everydayadventures #history #Buddhism pic.twitter.com/iQGE9aQupa
— Tim Bewer (@TimBewer) June 28, 2018
Itching to embark on your own microadventure? Check out Lonely Planet’s Everyday Adventures for ways to see a new side to your hometown.
