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Egypt: Exploring the Sinai
17 July 2010
The Sinai Peninsula has been a place of refuge for thousands of years. Prophets, nomads, exiles, conquerors, pilgrims and beachcombers...
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Abu Simbel: the great temple of Egypt
17 July 2010
In his day, Ramses II built entire cities in Egypt, but nothing would have been as awe-inspiring as the Great...
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A Moroccan oasis at the end of the road
16 July 2010
If anywhere in Morocco is going to be dubbed ‘off the beaten track’, it has to be the oasis of...
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Siwa: an Egyptian oasis
16 July 2010
Set against a backdrop of jagged sandstone hills, backed by the rolling silica ocean of the Great Sand Sea and...
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South Africa’s Western Cape: the secret coast
16 July 2010
South Africa’s Western Cape is full of famously delightful areas, such as the Winelands and Garden Route, but the West...
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Djemaa el-Fna, the beating heart of Marrakesh
15 July 2010
No one could have planned the Djemaa el-Fna. It is too fantastic to be anything other than a happy...
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The magical Kalahari desert
13 July 2010
A voyage to the Kalahari is akin to catapulting into a parallel universe. It’s a surreal Alice-through-the-looking-glass experience where you...
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Top 5 wildlife parks in South Africa
13 July 2010
South Africa encompasses one of the most diverse landscapes on the entire continent, home to incredible wildlife and habitats as...
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Trekking the unexplored mountains of Morocco
11 July 2010
Morocco is blessed with some of the world’s most dramatic and beautiful mountains, many of which only see a handful...
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Top 10 ways to walk like an Egyptian
11 July 2010
Egypt is a behemoth of a destination that quickly brings out the explorer in all of us. The vast grandeur...
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Top 10 tips for devouring Moroccan cuisine
08 July 2010
Words can’t do justice to the experience of cutting into a pigeon b’stilla (savoury-sweet pie made with fine pastry) and...
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Best of cosmopolitan Africa
10 June 2010
In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, celebrate Africa and submerge yourself in some of the wor...
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World's 10 happiest places
10 May 2010
Smile and the world smiles with you. That’s the theory: test it out in these mirth-maxed destinations, taken from Lonely...
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Morocco's Festival of Roses
29 April 2010
In an excerpt from the May 2010 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, we focus on the most fragrant of festivals...
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South Africa without the soccer
28 April 2010
Soccer’s World Cup circus brings the global gaze to South Africa. Not the sporting kind? Forget kicking a ball and...
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Stranded by a volcano? No problem.
19 April 2010
So you’re stuck in a remote Breton village under an ominously grey sky. Or you’re wandering about a transit airport,...
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Get lost in a Moroccan souq
09 April 2010
Who knew shopping could be so enlightening? You can glimpse a maâlem’s mosaic techniques, learn Berber sunburn remedies from apothecaries...
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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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What are the world's best airports?
25 March 2010
Yesterday, Skytrax held its annual World Airport Awards ceremony. To determine which airports took out top prizes, millions of air...
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24 hours in Fès
22 March 2010
Yes, it’s almost criminal to think of spending just one day in this wonderful Moroccan town, but if that’s all...
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Great cat journeys
05 March 2010
Hamlet, the world’s most travelled cat, escaped his cage on board a plane from Toronto, Canada and was not found...
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The 10 great Oscar destinations of 2010
05 March 2010
When it comes to virtual travel, nothing beats a movie. The best movies capture a destination perfectly - think the...
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Where to go in March
01 March 2010
Planning to go tripping in March? In an extract from the January 2010 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, we’ve got...
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World's friendliest countries
24 February 2010
You’ve travelled for adventure, romance and culture, so why not to make some friends? Taken from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate...
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Staff favourites: Jenny's Morocco
22 February 2010
It’s no secret that here at Lonely Planet we love to travel. We all develop soft spots for particular destinations,...
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