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  1. Planning your dream Himalayan trip

    01 April 2013

    For mountain lovers and the vertically inclined the Himalayas represent nothing less than the crowning apex of nature’s grandeur. Here...

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  2. When the going gets tough

    31 July 2012

    What are the toughest adventures on the planet? Which extreme exploits push willing participants to their mental and physical limits?...

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  3. Bhutan: kingdom of the clouds

    27 June 2012

    Bhutan is an otherworldly place, where Buddhist traditions mix with a new-found modernity and great reverence is shown to tigers,...

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  4. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel: top 10 countries for 2012

    27 April 2012

    Which countries will come into their own as travel destinations in 2012? We’ve collated hundreds of ideas from everyone at...

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  5. Bhutan’s unknown east: go where few others have

    20 May 2011

    ‘We are only the third group to visit in at least 15 years.’My guideʼs words hung in the mountain air,...

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  6. Bhutan – welcome to Shangri-La

    07 February 2011

    Bhutan, for years closed off from the rest of the world, seems like a little slice of Himalayan heaven.Here, traffic...

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  7. Where to go in February 2011

    14 January 2011

    February is that strange short month each year. Everyone’s recovering from New Year festivities and just getting used to being...

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  8. 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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  9. Bhutan: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Bhutan guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  10. Top 10 sustainable travel experiences

    26 July 2010

    Ditch modern civilisation and go wild! (Just be responsible about it.) In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences,...

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  11. 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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