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Book Review: One Planet from Lonely Planet

June 9, 2009

The old adage that says a picture is worth a thousand words seems to hold true especially well for travel. Browsing through Lonely Planet’s One Planet: Inspirational Travel Photographs, a collection of some of the best photos from the Lonely Planet Images Library, will give you plenty of inspiration for your future travels; alternatively, you [...]

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Helpful iPhone Travel Apps

February 24, 2009

As a travel aid, the iPhone is a godsend. All too often, we find ourselves on the road lamenting, “If only I was in front of my computer. I could handle this in a second!” But with the iPhone, we’re now in front of our computer wherever we are.

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Hints on Taking the First Big Trip

November 20, 2008

With gap year travel becoming so popular and more and more young people finding time between school, college and working life to get out on the road for an extended period of time, the concept of the new Lonely Planet book The Big Trip should definitely interest a few readers. It’s the first edition of [...]

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Lonely Planet Tips for Best Travel in 2009 Review

November 13, 2008

Lonely Planet is making a habit of publishing lists of must-visit travel spots and there’s another one just out: Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2009. This book of lists is said to contain some 850 different destinations arranged in various lists, including in a special section on water, with 75 ideas for “water-related travel”.

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Lonely Planet’s Year of Festivals Book Review

September 25, 2008

Deciding where to go on your next big trip is sometimes difficult – it’s a big, wide world out there. But now that I’ve got a copy of Lonely Planet’s new A Year of Festivals: A Guide To Having the Time of Your Life, choosing a destination gets easy, and it all depends on the [...]

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Tour the World’s Smallest “Nations”

June 5, 2008

Lonely Planet’s Micro Nations is a travel guide book with a difference. It’s a tour of the world’s “micro nations” – tiny pieces of land that think they’re legitimate nations. Technically speaking, some of them are, at least according to a 1993 convention, but neither the United Nations or any other “real” country agree.

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Will Thomas Kohnstamm Go To Hell With Other Travel Writers?

May 15, 2008

Travel guide book writer Thomas Kohnstamm is probably delighted with the media storm that surrounded the recent release of his book Do Travel Writers Go To Hell?. Its long subtitle, A Swashbuckling Tale of High Adventures, Questionable Ethics, and Professional Hedonism seems to sum up what’s been reported about Kohnstamm and the book lately.

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Ireland: Home to the friendliest people on the planet

November 6, 2007

According to the Lonely Planet’s 2008 Bluelist:
After topping the poll, Lonely Planet said visitors to the Emerald Isle, north and south, are “in for a treat” as the Irish have “a welcoming attitude towards strangers”.
The guide’s Bluelist 2008 said that with the end of The Troubles’ “a cautious optimism reigns supreme, infecting the [...]

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Cruise New Zealand and Australia with Holland America

September 25, 2007

New Zealand has the reputation of being one of the most beautiful places on earth: comprised of two main islands, North Island and South Island, the country is nicknamed God’s Own Country and Paradise of the Pacific.

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