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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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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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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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Lonely Planet staffers’ travel resolutions for 2013

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After the last beer has been sunk at Lonely Planet office Christmas parties around the globe, our minds inevitably turn to our travels in the coming year. Here are a few of our travel resolutions for 2013, from honeymoons in the jungle to hitting the open road. ‘Hiking around Mont Blanc’ – Glenn van der Knijff,…

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Amsterdam: beyond the smoke and red lights

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This is a guest post by Colm Hanratty, Editor of Hostelworld.com. Relaxing in Vondelpark. (Getty Images) Certain cities in the world make me happy simply to be there. Edinburgh is one, Dubrovnik is another, and a smile is permanently painted on my face when I’m in Sydney. In these destinations, I don’t feel an urge…

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Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, 20 years (and a child) later

Tim Leffel Lonely Planet author

When we bought our 1992 edition of Southeast Asia on a Shoestring to start making travel plans, there was no Internet. No social media, no hostel booking sites, no Thorn Tree, no TripAdvisor. Not even Hotmail. When we saved enough and packed up that guidebook, my girlfriend and I put everything in storage and hit…

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Twitter Landscapes competition: the winner picture

Javier Panero Lonely Planet author

Last month we asked you to send us great pictures for our Landscapes competition on Twitter and the response was overwhelming, with over 300 pictures submitted in the space of two weeks. The winner and runner up pictures will be featured as background images in our Twitter page, so the judging panel have looked at…

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Top US travel scams

Robert Reid Lonely Planet author

Considering the vast numbers of travellers each year, it’s encouraging that so little bad happens to people on the road. But there are things to be wary of. In the USA too, where American families travel nearly five times a year, mostly in-country, and an additional 156 million foreign visitors come to visit. Here are…

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