Lonely Planet blog Category: Profiles

Traveller interview – Peter Berende

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Shortly after Tony and Maureen Wheeler sold their first guidebook, letters and postcards began flooding into Lonely Planet HQ from appreciative travellers, telling us everything from a new bus route in Afghanistan, to corrections for our Istanbul map or letting us in on where to get the best lassi in Kerala. Today, Lonely Planet’s Talk2Us…

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Does travel change you?

Venessa Paech Lonely Planet author

Does travel fundamentally change you? That’s a question our community members are currently pondering. Sure, it can alter your perspective on things, at least for a while. But can a trip truly transform you, or is that just feel-good nonsense? The consensus seems to be that you have to be at least a little open-minded to…

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Trekking with purpose

Venessa Paech Lonely Planet author

Meet one of our most inspiring community members, Elsie (aka, stilltrekkin). A Canadian native, Elsie has developed a special relationship with Nepal over many years, experiences and miles. She tells us about her adventures on the road – and her 75th birthday plans at Everest base camp. What was your first ever trip – tell…

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Join a crowd

Venessa Paech Lonely Planet author

Today we’ve launched a new beta Groups tool that lets people with shared travel interests gather in one spot, connect and start a conversation. This first version of Groups allows participants to post messages, share photos and comment on both. It also allows travellers to add useful applications to their group, such as a reading…

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