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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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Update: Visiting New York after Sandy

Robert Reid Lonely Planet author

Planning to visit New York City for the holidays, but wondering what to expect after Hurricane Sandy? Expect a New York Christmas as usual, at least in Manhattan where most winter visitors stay. You’ll still see store windows lit up with holiday displays on Fifth Avenue, and the big tree and ice rink packed with…

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Expect the unexpected: 5 tips to protect your travel plans when disaster strikes

Robert Reid Lonely Planet author

Hurricane Sandy made a mess of my hometown in New York City. But I wasn’t there. I was researching in Ecuador, ones of the destinations featured on our Top 10 countries for 2013 list in Best in Travel 2013 when the storm hit. Like many travelers, I found myself stranded for several days, trying to…

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Free download: Lonely Planet’s new Northern Honshū (Tōhoku) chapter

Emily K Wolman Lonely Planet author

In the last 18 months, Japan’s enchanting northern Honshū (Tōhoku) region has rebounded swiftly from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. Lonely Planet has been back to cover every corner of the region during its revitalization. As Tokyo-based author Rebecca Milner wrote in her recent article on LonelyPlanet.com, Tōhoku is very open for…

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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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Capture the City Photo Competition: the winner

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

When we launched the Capture the City photo competition, we weren’t sure how travellers would respond. After sorting through over 2500 beautiful entries we now know the answer: everyone who entered aimed to make our job of picking a winner as difficult as possible. There just were too many great photos to get our heads…

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Free London ebooks and apps in celebration of the Olympics

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On the ground in London or watching from afar – or even if you’re dreaming of a trip to London in the near future – in celebration of the Olympic Games we’ve made four of our apps and ebooks free for our readers. There’s no medal for getting there first, but these are available for…

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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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