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Lonely Planet’s travel fails: mistakes, mishaps and embarrassment on the road

Anita Isalska Lonely Planet author

At Lonely Planet, we know travel – but that doesn’t mean we always get it right. We asked Lonely Planet staff and authors about mistakes they’ve made on the road, and they shared embarrassing encounters, transport disasters and some highly regrettable kebabs. Here are some of Lonely Planet’s best (and most cringe-worthy) travel fails. Fogged…

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Lonely Planet Traveller’s Choice: the top destinations of 2013, part 3

Mark Broadhead Lonely Planet author

We asked our fans on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Thorn Tree to tell us where they have travelled and to rate those destinations by 16 criteria (for example, which was the best ‘Value for money’ destination). More than 3000 people responded, and the results are now in. In this post we look at the popular…

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Lonely Planet Traveller’s Choice: the top destinations of 2013, part 2

Mark Broadhead Lonely Planet author

It’s no easy task deciding on your favourite countries to travel to. We asked our fans on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Thorn Tree to tell us where they have travelled and then we asked them to rate those destinations by 16 criteria (for example, which was the best ‘Value for money’ destination). More than 3000…

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Lonely Planet Traveller’s Choice: the top destinations of 2013, part 1

Mark Broadhead Lonely Planet author

At Lonely Planet, debates are constantly raging over our favourite countries for food, our best-value travel finds and our number one destinations overall. These debates culminate in our annual Best in Travel selections, but we wanted to throw that question to a wider crowd by asking our fans on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Thorn Tree…

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Twitter Beaches competition: the winning picture

Javier Panero Lonely Planet author

Last month we asked you to send us your best shots of beaches around the world via Twitter. We collated all your entries in our Beaches Photo Competition page and asked you to vote for your favourites to create a shortlist of entries from which our jury would select two runner ups and a winner.…

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Are you ever too old to stay in a hostel?

admin Lonely Planet author

This is a guest post from Colm Hanratty, Editor at Hostelworld.com. Over a decade ago at the ripe old age of 22, I did something for the first time that would change my life forever – I stayed in a hostel. The hostel was in Byron Bay on the east coast of Australia and I…

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The best worst travel pick-up lines

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

You’re travelling solo in France and looking for some company. You meet a stranger’s eyes across the room of a crowded Parisian bistro. If only you had a clever Paris-themed pick-up line at the ready to break the ice and show off some of your worldly charm. Say, like this one: “Are you sure you’re…

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Top travel literature titles of 2012

Mark Broadhead Lonely Planet author

Throughout 2012 Lonely Planet staff rated and reviewed the travel literature titles they had read. If you’re in search of some inspiration – or just some plane reading – here are the top-rated books of the past year. The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyer Rating: 5 out of 5 Reviewed by Steve Waters…

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Best Travel Photos of 2012 Twitter Competition: the shortlist

Javier Panero Lonely Planet author

Recently we asked our Twitter followers at @lonelyplanet to share their Best Travel Photos of 2012 with us. We know our followers come from all corners of the world and like to visit the most varied destinations, and this was clearly reflected in the submissions to the contest. We had some truly inspiring entries, ranging…

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Rules for the Lonely Planet Flickr photo challenges

Mark Broadhead Lonely Planet author

These are the general rules which apply to Lonely Planet’s Flickr photo challenges.  The theme changes with each challenge, and we’ll let you know what the theme is prior to the commencement of each challenge. To enter one of our photo challenges, you must do the following: Join Lonely Planet’s Flickr group (if you’ve not…

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