Lonely Planet blog Archive: February 2013

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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