Tips & articles
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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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Where to go in August
24 April 2012
Not sure where to travel for your August holiday? Try one of these choices from the Lonely Planet Magazine:Kenya...
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The world’s iciest surf spots
17 April 2012
Surfing is usually associated with warm climates, where the smell of coconut oil drifts through the air and bronzed bodies...
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White Nights and warm days: summer in St Petersburg
21 March 2012
Belye nochi, the Russians call them – White Nights. These are the incredible, luminous northern midsummer eves when the high...
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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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Fine tune your table manners
19 January 2012
You think that emptying the bottle into your guest’s glass is polite… little do you know that you just designated...
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Summit for the weekend
14 January 2012
Not all mighty mountains require you to hire a porter or reach for rope and tackle, as these craggy beauties...
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Top 10 things to do in 2012
19 December 2011
It’s not as if you need an excuse for travel…but if you did, here are the anniversaries, gatherings and essential...
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A dream trip for music lovers
01 December 2011
Plug in the earphones, fire up the iPod and get ready for a round-the-world journey like no other. From good...
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The 7 wonders of winter
17 November 2011
As temperatures plummet in the Northern Hemisphere, why not enjoy some of the great travel experiences that only a big...
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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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Greatest historical journeys: part one
04 October 2011
In the first of three instalments taken from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we look at the ten greatest historical...
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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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Top 11 space travel destinations
21 May 2011
Fire up the jet pack, suck in some thin air, get a taste of zero g – it’s time to...
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Top 10 things to do around Lake Baikal
10 May 2011
Mention Siberia and there are immediate thoughts of unrelenting cold and an unforgiving landscape. Yet Lake Baikal, located in Siberia,...
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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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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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Ask Lonely Planet: what’s a non-beachy honeymoon idea?
15 April 2011
Here at Lonely Planet, we have travel experts on tap. In this excerpt from Lonely Planet Magazine, they help out...
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Best ‘middle of nowhere’ places
16 March 2011
Want to get off the beaten path? Then here are 10 places that will stump most travel agents and reward...
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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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Travel etiquette 101: body language
26 February 2011
You step over someone’s legs in Nepal and don’t even realize you’ve committed a grave social taboo! Although most locals...
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