February

February

February

Every week of the year there is something amazing going on around the world. Lonely Planet Travel Editor Tom Hall uncovers the most awe-inspiring places to visit in February.

  • Tet, Vietnam Vietnam explodes into colour, noise and celebration for Tet Nguyen Dan, the most important date in the nation’s calendar.
  • Salvador Carnaval, Brazil Rio may be the world’s best-known place to carnival, but in-the-know partygoers head to Salvador.
  • Orang-Utans of Borneo A deep and meaningful moment with a gorgeous, brown-eyed redhead means something quite different on the island of Borneo.
  • Venice Carnevale, Italy Venice’s annual Carnevale (held during the two weeks leading up to Ash Wednesday) is the city’s biggest party of the year.
  • New Orleans nightlife The Big Easy has shrugged off the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina and is back to doing what it does best: thrilling everyone who visits.
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