Tips & articles
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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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Travel on a shoestring
23 July 2009
It takes more than hard times to keep a healthy wanderlust down, and our travel community is full of...
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Nepal on a Shoestring
23 July 2009
Nepal is the budget travellers’ paradise. Sleep cheap, trek independently, take the bus and eat daal...
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The world’s greatest natural wonders
22 July 2009
What are the most amazing natural wonders on the planet? It’s a question I got asked today by the...
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Tokyo on a shoestring
22 July 2009
Sounds oxymoronic, doesn’t it? Tokyo and budgets seemingly don’t mix. Rest assured, you don’t have to...
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Essential Bali
21 July 2009
It’s time to take it easy! A trip to Bali puts you on the most visitor-friendly island of Indonesia....
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Travel with children
17 July 2009
Does having kids mean that your travel bug has buzzed its last? Nope - not according to the Lonely Planet...
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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...
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China dos and don’ts
14 July 2009
China may be changing fast, but it’s still a highly traditional society. Showing respect for local...
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Esala Perahera: Hindu festival of the tooth
14 July 2009
Legend has it that when Buddha was cremated in the fifth century BC, one of his followers took a tooth...
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Jackie Chan’s dream itinerary: China
30 June 2009
We asked international film star Jackie Chan what his perfect trip through China would look like. Here’s...
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Ko Samui with kids
04 June 2009
The beach is always great for children but Thailand doubles the fun. Thais love kids (especially babies)...
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