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  1. Live it up! The greatest mansions and grand houses.

    01 May 2012

    Explore these magnificent palaces and mansions and see how the other half lived…1. Marble Palace Mansion, Kolkata, IndiaThe extraordinarily grand ...

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  2. The 11 best street foods worth blowing your diet over

    27 April 2012

    You’re on holiday abroad exploring a local market. Suddenly an enticing aroma encircles you and makes you turn your head...

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  3. Novice diving off Sabah’s coast

    27 March 2012

    The state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo, is often promoted as an outdoorsman’s paradise. And Sabah’s Semporna archipelago...

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  4. Borneo’s biological treasure trove

    23 March 2012

    The Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo is probably not what comes to mind when thinking of...

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  5. Can I speak to the chef? How to travel on a special diet

    16 January 2012

    New flavours are among the great joys of travel, but there’s a whole crowd of travellers out there who have to...

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  6. The wet and wild side of Malaysia

    14 January 2012

    There’s more than one Malaysia. There’s the modern, well-ordered state boasting the Petronas Towers, those twin rocket-ship behemoths in capital...

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  8. A dream trip for food lovers

    01 December 2011

    I’ve long considered ‘travel’ - you know, going to see stuff like museums and markets and fancy plazas with mimes - as...

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  10. How to find your favourite hawker stall in Penang

    15 September 2011

    Finding the best places to eat in a foodie town is one of the most satisfying aspects of being a...

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  11. Penang: Malaysia in miniature

    10 September 2011

    There’s a place in Penang, south of Little India in Georgetown, where you can find good food, sport on the...

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  12. Walk on the mild side: trails for mere mortals

    03 March 2011

    Walking – just simply walking – can be one of the best ways to experience a place. The pace and...

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  13. 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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  14. Live the dream in Penang’s heritage hotels

    02 January 2011

    Georgetown, the capital of Pulau Penang (Penang Island) in Malaysia became a Unesco World He...

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  15. Shawn Low’s travel picks for 2011

    30 December 2010

    Wondering what the new year will bring? Here’s the word on the ground from our Asia-Pacific travel editor, Shawn.Budget airlines...

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  16. Ask Lonely Planet: where to go before we have kids?

    02 December 2010

    Here at Lonely Planet, we have travel experts on tap. In this excerpt from the December 2010 issue of Lonely...

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  17. What the strong Australian Dollar means for local travellers

    08 November 2010

    The AUD is currently $0.98 to the USD and predicted to hit parity and soar as high as $1.02 to...

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  18. Lonely Planet author: why sometimes I leave the camera behind

    01 November 2010

    Sometimes, I leave the camera behind.You know how it is. You go somewhere and spend the whole time seeing it...

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  19. Malaysia & Singapore: travel books to read before you go

    21 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the...

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  20. The world’s best bread

    17 September 2010

    Fresh bread is a delight at home; while travelling it is often the key to understanding the local culture. Here...

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  21. Lonely Planet’s top 10 foodie holidays

    11 August 2010

    Eating can be the best part of travelling. To get you inspired, here are some of the world’s most mouth-watering...

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  22. Top spots for medical adventures

    10 August 2010

    Want it modified, enhanced, drilled out, implanted or just plain alleviated? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences,...

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  23. 10 best places to have a mid-life crisis

    27 July 2010

    Looking for a bit of reinvention? In this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show you where to...

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  24. 10 ways to kill time at the airport

    03 June 2010

    Your bags have been checked, your boarding pass issued… and now you’ve got hours to wait before getting on your...

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  25. Best beaches to swing a hammock

    08 April 2010

    Ahh, your own place in the sun. In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show how to...

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