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World’s best slow travel
03 May 2012
Vacations are always too short, even if we have the luxury of more than a few weeks a year. So...
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Two-wheeled adventures in Southeast Asia
01 May 2012
Southeast Asia is home to some of the greatest adventures on earth. Throw a motorbike into the mix and you’ll...
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World’s best festivals: Bun Bang Fai (Rocket Festival)
26 April 2012
Location: Throughout Laos and northeastern ThailandDate: Usually on the May full moonLevel of participation: 1 – join the ...
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Master the art of cooking like a local
22 March 2012
One of the best souvenirs you can bring back from a trip is some tasty dishes to share with your...
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Voyages of a lifetime
07 February 2012
The romance of long ocean and river voyages of history holds powerful sway over the dreams of many world travellers....
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7 days in Laos
16 May 2011
Floating down serene rivers and coasting along country roads gawping at stunning countryside? Check. Poking your way around ancient temples...
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Best places to play the locals at their own game
13 April 2011
Card games have long been good friends to the traveller whether on long train trips or waiting for transport connections....
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Dining for a cause
22 March 2011
Food for the body is good, but food for the soul is great.You have the opportunity to get both at...
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A traveller’s guide to buying jade
22 February 2011
Valued throughout Asia for its beauty and elegance, jade is an especially desired keepsake for visitors to Taipei, which has...
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Where and how to meet minorities in Southeast Asia
11 December 2010
Minority cultures in Southeast Asia are often time capsules of earlier lifestyles that have escaped the full force of...
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Top 10 underground experiences
14 October 2010
With the 33 Chilean miners – and their rescuers – now all safely rescued from two months trapped underground, chances...
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Laos: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Laos guide provides a selection of literature to get you in the mood for your trip....
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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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Laos elephant festival
04 November 2009
“Well he was hopeless, wasn’t he?” she complained. “Couldn’t steer straight, kept veering off in one direction then the other....
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Pioneering territory: the Chom Ong caves
04 November 2009
It’s always exciting visiting somewhere that’s not yet on tourist itineraries, particularly somewhere that hasn’t even made it into a...
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Sustainable tourism in the Nam Ha NPA
04 November 2009
The Nam Ha National Protected Area (NPA) is the most visited park in Laos, but efforts by local operators to...
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100 waterfalls in Laos
04 November 2009
At times my visit to Laos had a time-travel flavour. I’d been there way back in the 1970s, just as...
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Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled Laos itinerary
04 November 2009
Luang Prabang makes a wonderful introduction to Laos, and with increasing numbers of direct flights from Vientiane,...
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Your favourite destinations September 3rd-11th
14 September 2009
You may have noticed around the Lonely Planet website that you can save your favourite places. The destinations that come...
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Let it rain: enjoying Southeast Asia's wet season
27 July 2009
It’s the rainy season in Southeast Asia. Don’t worry, it probably won’t rain all the time – probably just in...
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World's 'best' cities? Hmm...
15 July 2009
What makes one city better than another?For some, it’s the culture. For others, the cuisine. Some like proximity to adventure;...
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