It took me a few years, but I finally got a permit to do the gorgeous Kalalau Trail along Kauaʻi’s coast. I’m not going to lie, between setting alerts to snag one of the coveted 60 daily permits to tracking down camping gear, it’s had a few more moving parts than I originally expected.
These types of adventures are what spurred managing editor Alex Butler to launch our series Lonely Plan-it. In it, one of our experts takes you step-by-step through planning a “more complicated than initially anticipated” trip.
This week features another hike with magnificent views: Italy’s iconic “Path of the Gods" along the Amalfi Coast.
The 7km (4.34 mile) trail “sweeps through olive groves, terraces and magnificent expanses of blue sky and wine-dark sea” according to writer Eva Sandoval, who gives you easy-to-follow directions for your own journey.
- Melissa Yeager, Senior Editor
(P.S. If ever planning gets too overwhelming, check out Elsewhere by Lonely Planet, which will connect you with a local expert who will handle it for you.)
