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  2. 10 places to travel for a higher cause

    21 March 2012

    Seeking some deeper meaning on your travels? Make your own pilgrimage to some of the world’s great spiritual sites.1. Source...

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  4. Sports in unlikely places

    01 December 2011

    Watching or playing your favourite sport while on holiday can be a great conversation starter. If the sport is truly...

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  5. Seasoned travel: world’s saltiest sights

    10 August 2011

    These amazing sights won’t be found next to the dried herbs in your pantry! Check out the plains, caves, lakes...

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  6. The world’s most beautiful buildings

    13 July 2011

    Straight away we’ll say that this isn’t a top 10 list. There are just far too many styles of buildings,...

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  8. Europe’s 8 best night trains

    10 May 2011

    The midnight thump and clunk of railway carriages being uncoupled and shunted in a station somewhere in central Europe is...

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  9. Destination at a glance: Iran

    27 October 2010

    All is not what it seems in Iran. The simple stereotype is of an oil-addled desert land flush with scowling...

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  10. Iran: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Iran guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  11. Countries that can still be travelled on the cheap

    09 September 2010

    Cash-flow issues? Global recession getting you down? No budget, no problem – in this extract from Lonely Planet’s...

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  14. Top spots for a medical adventure

    04 December 2009

    Want it modified, enhanced, drilled out, implanted or just plain alleviated? Whatever your bodily need, there’s a place for you.IndiaWith...

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  15. Graveyard goodtimes: the world's best cemeteries

    29 October 2009

    With Halloween and Day of the Dead fast approaching, it’s only natural that our thoughts turn to subjects spooky and...

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  16. What's going on in Iran?

    06 July 2009

    The situation in Iran remains tense. A council of clerics in the holy city of Qum has defied Supreme Leader...

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