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  1. Beginner’s guide to South America

    06 April 2012

    South America has long captivated travellers with its plethora of natural and cultural wonders. Take a quick inventory of continental...

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  2. Riding the rails: classic train journeys of the world

    20 March 2012

    Hand the porter your luggage, climb aboard and relive the golden days of railroading on these spectacular journeys.Copper Canyon Railway, MexicoThe...

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  3. Lapping it up around the world

    19 January 2012

    Soup: a warming staple the world over – but who knew there were so many fine flavours? The ten below...

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  4. Greatest historical journeys: part two

    05 October 2011

    In the second instalment taken from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we look at three more great historical journeys. So...

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  5. Top 10 destinations for twitchers

    14 May 2011

    If you don’t know what a ‘twitcher’ is then this list is probably not for you – then again, perhaps...

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  6. Top 10 eco-lodges

    15 April 2011

    You want to go bush but don’t want to damage the beautiful surrounds, or maybe you don’t even want to...

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  7. Update for travellers: post-earthquake Japan

    11 March 2011

    A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, causing a tsunami that has resulted...

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  9. Regional dishes and delicacies of Ecuador

    27 January 2011

    Altitude and geography play a prominent role in Ecuadorian cooking, with cooks in the Andean highlands preparing quite different dishes...

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  10. 24 hours in Quito

    27 January 2011

    The second-highest capital in the world (after La Paz, Bolivia), Quito is a lovely Andean city with an exquisite colonial...

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  11. Top 5 Ecuadorian jungle lodges

    21 January 2011

    With the highest concentration of plant and animal life of any region on the planet, the Amazon rainforest stretches through...

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  12. 10 best boat journeys

    09 November 2010

    Boats are often overlooked as a way to see the world; we invariably have limited time to get from A...

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  13. Galápagos wildlife spotting: why you should go underwater

    28 October 2010

    This Pacific archipelago, 1000km adrift of the Ecuadorian mainland, has been called many things: evolution in action, a living museum,...

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  14. Ecuador’s top 10 volcanic experiences

    25 October 2010

    Ecuador has far more than its fair share of geothermal unrest. But it’s the wealth of volcanoes – on both...

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  15. Ecuador: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you...

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  16. 10 classic sailing adventures

    01 September 2010

    Pack your sea legs for this whip around the world’s sunniest sailing spots. In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000...

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  18. Top 10 ultimate places to see wildlife

    25 May 2010

    In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we share our top 10 places to see the world’s most...

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  19. Where to go in May

    14 April 2010

    Planning to go tripping in May? In an extract from the January 2010 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, we’ve got...

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