Andrea Schulte-Peevers

Planning a European city break but struggling to choose between Amsterdam and Berlin?
Both of these capital cities have so much to offer – historically significant sites, streets and museums full of cutting-edge art and classic masterpieces, and nightlife that can keep you dancing well into the following day – but each with their own unique spin.
Here, two Lonely Planet writers put forward their case for why their favorite city should be your top choice too.
Choose compact Amsterdam, a truly ...

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Lonely Planet's Budapest and Hungary extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Take a cruise along the Danube, hang out at a ruin bar and take a dip in one of the many thermal baths

This blogpost in the Rocco Forte Journal shines the spotlight on Berlin's top six restaurants, from classic to avant-garde.

Contributed article on the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord for Lonely Planet's coffeetable book The Joy of Gardens, published September 2023

My insider's guide to Berlin opens up the city's endlessly fascinating layers and helps you to immerse yourself in its vibrant culture, cutting-edge architecture, fabulous food, intense parties and unique history.

A desert road trip just south of Abu Dhabi will transport you far from the city’s skyscrapers and malls and add a cinematic, sensory dimension to your UAE adventure. Here you’ll find vast open spaces lidded by cornflower skies, waves of sandy dunes shimmering in shades from silver to cinnamon, lonesome camels by the roadside and lush date palm groves. Impressions seem to get more magical with every mile of tarmac.
For an in-depth experience of this part of the world, take a 500km loop around ...

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Ein Kurztrip nach Nordrhein-Westfalen verspricht urbane Abenteuer pur. Ob in seinen pulsierenden Städten oder beschaulichen Landstrichen, das Bundesland "tief im Westen" ist ein wahrhaftes Eldorado für Fans von Kunst, Kultur und Industriegeschichte.
Die Region ist meine Heimat, daher weiß ich das besonders gut. Schon als Kind schleppte mich meine Mama zu den mittelalterlichen Wasserschlössern im Münsterland, den römischen Ruinen in Xanten und den Gebeinen von Karl dem Großen im Aachener D...

If you’re serious about mastering the art of unplugging, you’ll find few better backdrops than The British Virgin Islands (BVI) – a UK overseas territory in the Caribbean, just east of Puerto Rico. A mesmerizing mosaic of dozens of islands and cays fringed by sugary beaches, it beats to an unhurried rum- and Calypso-fueled rhythm. From dancing at full-moon parties to exploring Technicolored coral reefs, feasting on fresh lobster or doing nothing at all – the BVI practically defines tropical p...

Islands have always occupied a special place in the imagination of travellers. Defined by their finite geography, they inspire a romanticised sense of ‘getting away from it all’, even if they’re just offshore. Yet, when thinking about a beach escape, Germany rarely comes to mind. Except to the Germans themselves, that is. They know that there’s no need to go to the Med or the Caribbean to find azure seas, white beaches and endless horizons.
Some 50 islands in the North Sea and Baltic Sea belo...

Sonne, Strand, Meer: Eine Insel hat per se einen hohen Romantik-Faktor. Wir haben sieben ganz unterschiedliche Orte rund um die größte Insel Griechenlands für euch entdeckt, an denen ihr fast allein seid. Lasst den Alltagsstress zu Hause – beim Übernachten an einem einsamen Strand, beim Kaltgetränk in der pittoresken Hafenstadt Chania, beim Picknick am Olivenhain oder beim Bummel durch das „Venedig von Kreta“.

Hamburg’s culinary scene is ready for prime time and not only because it’s basking in more Michelin stars than ever before. The true soul of this city isn’t measured in fine-dining accolades but in the imagination and dedication of its local kitchen maestros.
To connect with this spirit, you’ll want to plunge straight into Hamburg's neighbourhoods, where artisans, innovators and DIY types are forging an exciting mash-up of global food trends and native traditions and ingredients. Read on for ...

Germany is a combination of cutting-edge cool and timeless tradition, wrapped in a package of spectacular landscapes, vibrant metropolises and idyllic half-timbered villages, architectural masterpieces and fairytale palaces.
Indeed, the toughest thing about your first-time venture into Germany may be deciding your route. Its cities are high-tech hubs with an infectious energy, happening cultural and dining scenes. The great outdoors deliver cinematic changing scenery, from wind-battered coast...

The Scheunenviertel (‘Barn Quarter’) is one of Berlin's oldest and most charismatic neighbourhoods. Embark on an aimless wander and you'll find surprises lurking around every corner: here an idyllic courtyard or bleeding-edge gallery, there a chic boutique, cosy watering hole or 19th-century ballroom.
Strolling around pretty Scheunenviertel today, it's hard to imagine that this web of crooked lanes was actually rather down-at-heel until 1990. These days, it is ground zero of the city's creati...

This three-page illustrated feature for Delta Sky Mag presents food, sightseeing and recommendations on Frankfurt for five travel types - foodies, hipsters, art & design lovers, history buffs and green travelers.