Travel

One amazing year: 52 adventures

Lonely Planet's Travel Editor Tom Hall has been searching high and low for the most awe-inspiring places to visit throughout the year.

January Discover some of the best skiing in the world, or travel to Timbuktu in the heart of Africa.
March The ideal time to come face to face with dragons in Indonesia, take a Saharan expedition, or travel on a South Pacific cargo boat.
May Discover new lands along the Silk Road or the Trans-Siberian Railway, or speed things up in Monaco.
July See Mongolia's greatest sporting festival, the annual Wildebeest migration, or the running of the bulls.
September Join in the world's biggest party, venture into the heart of Australia, or climb one of the greatest mountains.
November Visit cities both ancient and modern, and have a Remembrance Sunday you'll never forget.

February A great month to go wild, whether partying in Venice for Carnevale or visiting Borneo's Orang-Utans.
April Unleash your inner Indiana Jones in a jungle trek, or join in Holy Week celebrations in Spain.
June Summer is great time to explore the Arctic circle, or have fun closer to home at Glastonbury.
August Dance until dawn in Dakar, see one of the wonders of the world, or relax in the Tuscan hills.
October Be astonished by lemurs in Madagascar or the enigmatic statues of Easter Island.
December Discover some of the world's greatest dancing, or make the year stretch out a little longer in Samoa.