- 24 November 2009 5:47PM
Medellín's rebirth
It was once a byword for all that was rotten about Colombia, but these days Medellín is staging a comeback. Our author Dominic Bonuccelli discovers its bright side.
- 24 November 2009 5:10PM
Santorini: cure for the winter blues
What better way to up your endorphins than with Santorini's kicking-fresh seafood, sea-view wineries, black-sand beaches and applause-worthy sunsets? One of our favourite bloggers, theboywhoatetheworld, is warming up in London with the memories of his island sojourn.
- 24 November 2009 3:47PM
No photos here!
With the advent of teeny tiny digital cameras, it's easy to carry one wherever you go, but the rules of happy snapping are changing. Our community is discussing the times and places where taking a picture can get you into hot water.
- 24 November 2009 11:43AM
Photo of the day
We love the way this peeling paint has lent a whole other kind of beauty to this old building in Lisbon. It was captured by Lonely Planet photographer Anne Dowie.
- 24 November 2009 11:34AM
What are they saying about you?
In the new age of travel gadgets, you might just be able to tell. The Thorn Tree forum are discussing the development of smart spectacles that beam subtitles straight on your retina. So could this be the start of a babelfish-style revolution? Or just more tourist alienation?
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