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Believe your eyes: the world’s strangest optical illusions and mirages
10 May 2012
Can you believe your eyes? When it comes to these head-twisters, chances are you can’t. Come around the globe with...
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Top 10 places to go skinny dipping
12 April 2012
Loosen your buttons and shake off your inhibitions with our rundown of the world’s best nude bathing, taken from Lonely...
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10 of the world’s unsung places
14 February 2012
Some places stay persistently off the beaten track, despite their many charms. Here’s a sampling of places overlooked because of...
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Snow business: 5 alternative winter sports and where to try them
02 December 2011
Whether you’re a winter sport daredevil or only in it for the mulled wine, dust off your mittens for these...
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Northern Lights: a how-to guide
15 November 2011
There are few phenomena that capture the imagination like the Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights appear only at high latitudes...
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The world’s hottest cool places
10 November 2011
The rewards for braving the cold are many. The northern hemisphere offers wonderful winter travel, with fewer crowds than in...
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Finland’s Midsummer Madness
15 June 2011
The colder the country the more passionately they celebrate their summer. So it is with the Finns who revel in...
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Design hub: Helsinki
14 June 2011
Finland has long been regarded as the least flashy, and the most quirky and enigmatic, of the Nordic countries. Though...
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Top 10 flashiest lighthouses
06 June 2011
Strikingly tall structures perched on rough windswept coastlines hearkening back to an earlier seafaring time in history, lighthouses are a...
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Getting steamy: the Finnish sauna experience
06 June 2011
Ah, the sauna. That little pine-clad room where you shed your clothes and your cares, steam up and let the...
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Best places to get naked
02 June 2011
It’s not news to point out that the human body has been fetishized by advertising, consumerism, cinema, etc. There is,...
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Scandinavia: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Scandinavia guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...
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Finland: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Finland guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for your...
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Top 10 places to go skinny-dipping
18 March 2010
Loosen your buttons & shake off your inhibitions with this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences: our rundown of...
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Making the most of your stopover
05 March 2010
What do you do with those precious few hours when you’re en route? Seems a shame to waste them kicking...
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World's best traditions
16 December 2009
Think Christmas traditions are special? What about these?High tea, The Ritz, London,...
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I'm dreaming of a meaningful Christmas
15 December 2009
Is winning a cracker duel or getting an oversized knitted cardi from your Gran your idea of a good Christmas?...
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Weirdo a go-go: the world's strangest festivals
01 October 2009
Forget Glastonbury & head instead to one of the world’s more unusual festivals – far more exciting than camping, Coldplay...
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Europe's greatest train stations
11 August 2009
In Europe’s great cities, a station can be a destination in itself. Take a later train and discover these ‘railway...
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