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Georg Meyer-Wiel - Istanbul Encounter winner

Posted at 04:11PM Dec 17, 2008 by geekgal

Georg Meyer-Wiel is the final winner in our cover competition with photo sharing website Pikeo. He talks to us about his shot of Istanbul, and his photographic life.

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Erica Rodriguez - London Encounter winner

Posted at 10:35AM Dec 09, 2008 by geekgal

Erica Rodriguez is the third winner in our cover shot competition with photo sharing website Pikeo. Check out her winning London image here.

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Category: BehindTheScenes | Tags: competition photo winner

Antoine Tardy - Barcelona Encounter winner

Posted at 10:02AM Dec 01, 2008 by geekgal

Meet Antoine Tardy, the second winner in our cover shot competition with photo sharing website Pikeo.

Mumbai attacks

Posted at 09:55AM Nov 28, 2008 by geekgal

The devastating attacks in Mumbai have gripped our attention. We've created a sticky thread on Thorn Tree for members to post their news, on the ground reports and concerns.

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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: mumbai threadoftheday warning

Steven Greaves - Paris Encounter winner

Posted at 10:32AM Nov 25, 2008 by geekgal

Recently, Lonely Planet teamed up with photo sharing site Pikeo.com to give travellers a chance to have their travel snap feature on the cover of one of four new edition Encounter guides (London, Paris, Barcelona and Istanbul). We grabbed the winners for a chat. First up, Steven Greaves, who loves him some Paris.

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Category: CommunityHighlight | Tags: community competition paris photo

Oregon Pissup (week of November 11)

Posted at 04:02PM Nov 03, 2008 by geekgal

Tis' the season, as more Thorn Tree-ers plan to gather for a Pissup, this time in Oregon.

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Category: PissUps | Tags: oregon pissups usa

Beyond the rush to Pennsylvania Avenue

Posted at 01:34PM Nov 03, 2008 by geekgal

With all eyes on the White House this week, we asked Lauren, one of www.lonelyplanet.tv’s contributors, to check out life beyond Capitol Hill.

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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: politics usa video washington-dc

Hometown facelift

Posted at 05:33PM Oct 29, 2008 by geekgal

The names of towns, cities and countries change through history. So what happens if the place you grew up in changes its name?

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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: city language name threadoftheday

Pissup in New England (US)

Posted at 11:20AM Oct 21, 2008 by geekgal

Thorn Tree-ers in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire area, take note. There's a Pissup in your neck of the woods on Saturday November 1st.

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Category: PissUps | Tags: pissups thorntree

National notes

Posted at 02:41PM Oct 20, 2008 by geekgal

Our Thread of the Day starts as a question about a national song, and becomes a fascinating chat about the history and context of national anthems and other words and music that have come to represent us.

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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: music threadoftheday usa

George Dunford at Gap Year Expo (Australia)

Posted at 05:19PM Oct 16, 2008 by geekgal

If you're in Melbourne this month, you might want to pop down and meet freelance writer, and co-ordinating author of Lonely Planet's new guidebook The Big Trip, George Dunford, at STA Travel's Gap Year Expo.

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Category: Events | Tags: author event george-dunford lonelyplanet

Do you want deep-fries with that?

Posted at 04:39PM Oct 13, 2008 by geekgal

It's no coincidence that Scotland is rarely associated with fine cuisine. As one Lonely Planet author once quipped, "If they could fry milk, they would". Keep reading for a visual feast of heart-attack inducing proportions.

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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: food lptv scotland traveller video

It's all about me

Posted at 10:32AM Oct 03, 2008 by geekgal

Our Thread of the Day comes from alloallo3, who asks why people behave differently on virtual forums, such as Thorn Tree.

Get your Big Trip on

Posted at 02:21PM Sep 29, 2008 by geekgal

Want to get published by Lonely Planet and WIN a 'Big Trip' from STA Travel? Read on.

The Face Fart and other French mysteries

Posted at 04:03PM Sep 23, 2008 by geekgal

One of the challenges of travelling is making yourself understood in places where you don't speak the language.

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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: france lptv new-zealand video

Australians do it longer

Posted at 05:27PM Sep 22, 2008 by geekgal

In our Thread of the Day one of our Thorn Tree travellers wonders aloud how Australians and New Zealanders can head off around the world for such lengths of time.

Cool off in Asia at a hot 10% off

Posted at 05:26PM Sep 10, 2008 by geekgal

If you ever wanted to explore the expanse and culture of Asia, this opportunity is too good to pass up.

Best of Asia winners!

Posted at 05:03PM Sep 05, 2008 by geekgal

We asked for your Best of Asia picks, and now it's time to announce the winners!

Join Lonely Planet for a tea fest (San Francisco)

Posted at 03:26PM Sep 04, 2008 by geekgal

Here's a shout out to all our Lonely Planet San Francisco community members, or members visiting the city by the bay. Swing by the Asian Art Museum and join Lonely Planeteers for a cup of awesome tea.

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Category: Events | Tags: events matcha museum san-francisco

Are the 'Stans' worth the trouble

Posted at 05:20PM Sep 02, 2008 by geekgal

Central Asia is a seldom travelled region, and by no means the easiest to negotiate. So is it worth it?

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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: asia central-asia threadoftheday

Biggest week ever!

Posted at 08:57AM Sep 01, 2008 by geekgal

Thanks to all our wonderful Thorn Tree members, old hands and newcomers alike.

Your continued passion for travel and enjoyment of each other as a community saw our humble Thorn Tree have it's most popular week in history!

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Category: BehindTheScenes | Tags: thorntree

Staycation

Posted at 02:24PM Aug 29, 2008 by geekgal

Heard of the staycation? Nonsense fad or eco-smart R & R?

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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: threadoftheday

The Ungrateful Australian

Posted at 04:57PM Aug 27, 2008 by geekgal

A free trip across the world to meet a new family member should be a breeze, but this first time 'Big Trip' lifts the lid on relationships, family and communication difficulties.

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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: australia lptv video

Singaporeans, show us your best

Posted at 03:53PM Aug 26, 2008 by geekgal

Lonely Planet wants to see your Best of Asia picks, and we've got $10,000 in prize money to give away!

Camping it up at the Olympics

Posted at 04:51PM Aug 18, 2008 by geekgal

If you've been watching the Olympics you may have seen some pretty unusual sports - like BMX riding, beach volley ball and the always popular synchronized swimming.

But Olympic camping? That's something we'd like to see.

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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: camping china lptv olympic

Ceremonial manoeuvres

Posted at 04:14PM Aug 11, 2008 by geekgal

What did you think of the Olympics Opening Ceremony? Masterpiece? Best ever? Waste of money? Political pomp?

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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: china olympic threadoftheday

Beijing or bust

Posted at 05:15PM Aug 07, 2008 by geekgal

Tomorrow the Olympics kick off, and all eyes will be on China to watch the spectacle of drummers, dancing, dexterity and smog. Here's some China Bluelistery to whet your appetite (or distract you if you don't give a toss).

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Category: Bluelist | Tags: bluelist china olympic

Round the world deals

Posted at 10:02AM Aug 06, 2008 by geekgal

When you get that itch to travel, everywhere starts sounding good. You get a hunger for New York, then Kathmandu, then Poland, and then Tunisia, the list goes on. So how do you put these plans into action?

Meet Sue, our Taste of Travel winner

Posted at 10:34AM Aug 05, 2008 by geekgal

Earlier this year Lonely Planet ran a Taste of Travel competition, where we invited people to share their favourite food and wine travel stories in 25 words or less, for the chance to win a $10,000 gourmet adventure for two to San Francisco. Meet the winner...

A Trans-Siberian reader

Posted at 04:49PM Aug 04, 2008 by geekgal

To mark the passing of Russian novelist and historian Alexander Solzhenitsyn we dug up this neat little Bluelist suggesting what to read on the Trans-Siberian railway.

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