Tips & articles
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Musical Sufis in Turkistan
11 November 2009
If oil, gas, uranium and rockets are Kazakhstan’s thrusting future, then Turkistan is where you...
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Rocket from Russia: Baikonur Cosmodrome
11 November 2009
Sitting in Yuri Gagarin’s chair? Check. Watching a rocket launch? Check. Exploring a Soviet blast...
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Dune buggies in Kazakhstan: the need for speed
11 November 2009
If Ghenghis Khan were alive today he’d be riding on 220cc! The most fun you can have with your clothes...
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The top 10 countries for 2010
06 November 2009
Want a sneak peek into the future? We’ve just released our newest edition of Best in Travel. We’re...
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Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled Cambodia itinerary
04 November 2009
Kick off in bustling Phnom Penh to experience the dichotomies of a city on the brink of a boom, where...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 the...
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Gateway to the Cardamoms: jungle trekking at Chi Phat
04 November 2009
First things first: any journey into the Cardamoms is not for the faint-hearted. But if rugged isolation,...
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Dining for a cause
23 October 2009
Food for the body is good, but food for the soul is great. You have the opportunity to get both at these...
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Bag-snatchers of Borneo
17 October 2009
I had been told to look out for the orangutans. Those cheeky chimps at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation...
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Tell us your tale of the unexpected
17 October 2009
Ever found a Picasso in a flea market in Paris? Been lost in Lisbon? Ripped off in Rome? Romanced in...
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Embrace embarrassment – learn a second language!
06 October 2009
So you wanna learn a second language during your stay abroad? Sure, classes, textbooks and flashcards...
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Olympics 2016: C’mon baby, light my fire
30 September 2009
The Powers That Be are about to vote on the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. The mix is eclectic...
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Northern Thailand on two wheels
28 September 2009
During a recent trip to Thailand I tried out a favourite local type of transport: the scooter. Although...
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Are you fluent in Chinglish?
21 September 2009
Wherever you glance in China, you enter the through-the-mirror world of Chinglish. You may at first be...
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Kathmandu’s alleys and temples
17 September 2009
Kathmandu is enchanting. It’s medieval and spiritual and alive. And the only way to really see this chaotic...
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Insider tips: Malaysia
14 September 2009
With its warm sandy beaches and steamy jungles, jaw-dropping skyscrapers and stilt houses, Malaysia attracts...
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World’s worst sleepless nights
08 September 2009
Travellers learn to grab forty winks in some pretty taxing situations: overnight bus trips, hostel rooms...
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Asia’s greatest rail journey
02 September 2009
Texting monks, baby turtles, floods, urban ballroom dancing and snake-oil salesmen? It could only be...
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Insider tips for Japan
31 August 2009
Japan is everything you can imagine, and more – rich culture, profound history, natural beauty, epic...
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Monkeying around in Taman Negara National Park
20 August 2009
Since 1938 Malaysia’s Taman Negara has been the definitive must-see park in Southeast Asia. In...
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Kathmandu’s Indra Jatra Festival
18 August 2009
Indra, the ancient Aryan god of rain, was once captured in the Kathmandu Valley while stealing a certain...
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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...
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