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October 14, 2022

A lot of superfun travel news this week: Japan reopened (yay!), Italy's Friuli Venezia Giulia is offering discounts to visitors (bene!), and fall colors are on display in a big way (gorgeous!). With this much good stuff happening (and we always need the good stuff), there's no better time to start making plans. What are you waiting for?

– The editors at Lonely Planet

6 questions travelers need to ask before visiting Japan this year

It's the reopening a lot of us have been waiting for: Japan is finally accepting tourists again. There are still some rules you need to follow; Sasha Brady explains them all, as well as the new attractions to look forward to like the dreamy Ghibli Park.

This lesser-visited Italian region is offering free transport and discounts to woo visitors

There's a new reason to seek out the less-traveled parts of Italy. The under-the-radar region of Friuli Venezia Giulia is offering discounts to people who visit. You read that right, they're basically paying people to go. Also, this is the birthplace of tiramisu, so how could you not?

9 places in the world with the most intense fall colors for 2022

Seeing the yellow, orange and gold colors of autumn creep into the landscape during my trip, I was reminded just how much I love the season. The images in this article are simply stunning and have inspired me to get out in nature in my local park this weekend.

What to eat and drink in India

The food of India is one of the world's great gastronomic experiences. Such an accolade is thanks, in no small part, to its lavish palette of spices, which made the nation's fortunes back in the days when strong flavorings were worth as much as gold. Here's a guide to the best things to eat and drink in India.

A reason to travel to San Francisco this month: the new Institute of Contemporary Art

Now's the perfect time visit San Francisco and the new Institute for Contemporary Arts San Francisco (ICASF), which opened in the Dogpatch neighborhood earlier this month. The ICASF, a nonprofit, commissioned artist Jeffrey Gibson to cover their brand-new, factory-sized space with hundreds of video-art installations for its inaugural exhibition on the planet's hottest topic: "This Burning World."