- 9 November 2011
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7 ways to experiment with travel
Mark Broadhead Lonely Planet author
First coined by Joël Henry in 1990, ‘experimental travel’ turns travel into a game. In an era of mass travel where it seems that there are few places left unexplored, it’s a great way of turning a well-known destination into unmapped territory. A few years back, Henry, director of the Laboratory of Experimental Tourism (Latourex), collaborated with Lonely…
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Full-immersion travel: 6 ways to transform yourself
Robert Reid Lonely Planet author
Everyone’s talking about ‘local travel.’ Staying in apartment rentals, making meals from local produce from farmer’s markets, sticking with neighborhood parks and shops and leaving the big-time museums and chain hotels behind. Question: what comes after that? Full immersion. Travel to become something – or someone – else. Recently I got to spend a couple…
Continue reading 'Full-immersion travel: 6 ways to transform yourself' Comments (1)- 20 October 2011
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12 funny ‘lost in translation’ photos
Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author
In the Lost in Translation photo contest on the Lonely Planet Facebook page, travellers are posting some of their best photos of #epictranslationfail from around the world – and the results are surprising and hilarious. The contest is only a few days in, and already some of the submissions have been creating waves of giggling around the Lonely Planet offices. Here is a sampling of some of the staff favourites so far.
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Travel’s next big thing: readers’ predictions for 2012
Anita Isalska Lonely Planet author
We wanted to know what you think are 2012′s hottest destinations, and boy did you tell us. The response to our Best in Travel Readers’ Choice Awards, alongside Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2012 guide, has left no part of the globe untouched, with recommendations for bustling cities and unknown gems, from the Arctic Circle…
Continue reading 'Travel’s next big thing: readers’ predictions for 2012' Comments (4)- 29 September 2011
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Introducing Lonely Planet Offline Translator apps
Adam Noonan Lonely Planet author
We have just released a new range for apps – the Lonely Planet Offline Translator is a mobile speech and text translator for the world traveller – available for both Apple (iOS) and Android mobile devices. It’s pretty simple. You talk, it translates. Just record your voice (or type in the text) and you will…
Continue reading 'Introducing Lonely Planet Offline Translator apps' Comments (20)- 28 September 2011
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World Tourism Day app special
Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author
In celebration of World Tourism Day, we’ve put our ten bestselling City Travel Guide apps for iPhone and iPod on sale for US$1.99 – normally US$5.99. (Sale prices in other regions: AU$1.99, UK £1.49, EU 1,59 €). The sale lasts for three days, so be sure to grab these by Friday. Sound good? Download your…
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Jane Nethercote Lonely Planet author
27 September is the United Nations’ World Tourism Day and places around the world are marking this year’s theme of ‘Linking Cultures’. In Jaipur, historical monuments have been illuminated while in Rwanda, the government is using the day to encourage domestic travel with the message, ‘tourism, it begins with YOU’. At the Lonely Planet office,…
Continue reading 'World Tourism Day: just another excuse to travel' Comments (2)- 14 September 2011
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Tony Wheeler: why travel is more important than ever
admin Lonely Planet author
Last week, TV host and traveller Phil Keoghan provided his take on the importance of owning a passport in advance of National Passport Day (17 September) in the US. For another perspective, we turn to Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler, a man with more than a few stamps in his passport. ‘The world is a…
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How to plan a do-nothing vacation
Leif Pettersen Lonely Planet author
What precautions should those afflicted with chronically itchy feet take for successful do-nothing vacations in natural surroundings? Based on my recent experiences, I’ve compiled the following tips.
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The importance of owning a passport: a perspective from Phil Keoghan
admin Lonely Planet author
With National Passport Day approaching in the US (September 17, 2011), we will be featuring perspectives on the importance of owning (and using) a passport. First up is Phil Keoghan, host of the Emmy Award-winning travel series The Amazing Race, and a life-long passionate traveler well before his TV days. We asked him for his…
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