Lonely Planet blog Category: books

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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Where is paradise for book lovers?

Venessa Paech Lonely Planet author

The Guardian recently announced its top ten places for book browsing around Britain, chosen by Anna Tims. Inspired, we want to know yours. And not just for Britain. The Daryaganj Kitab Bazaar in Delhi makes Thorn Tree member shortlists for those who love to forage for reading on the road. Sozo in Vietnam gets the thumbs up.…

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Cycling Italy

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

With its mild Mediterranean climate, diversity of terrain, and long history of cycling, it’s hard to do better than Italy for a cycling tour. See where our community is headed this year, and start planning your trip.

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Kids to go

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

Will kids put a crimp in your travel plans? Are you destined to be trapped in resorts when you really want to be trekking through the rainforest? Is it possible to have a relaxing holiday with kids in tow?

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Lonely Planet Guidebook Updates

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

In the time it takes Lonely Planet to publish a new edition of a guidebook phone numbers change, businesses move or close, prices rise and fall, etc. To help keep LP guidebook users informed, we have just introduced downloadable PDFs with the current list of updates and corrections.

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Not so Great Britain?

Venessa Paech Lonely Planet author

Lonely Planet has unveiled its new Great Britain guidebook, which calls out Briton’s “mastery of understatement” but lambasts “public drunkenness and being crap at cooking.” What say you?

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