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Five amazing places to experience another culture
20 May 2013
Learning about the culture and customs of other people is one of the great experiences of travel. Explore the planet’s...
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Top tips for safe travel
30 January 2013
The world isn’t dangerous or unsafe. Quite the opposite. There are some desperate places and people, even in your home...
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Festivals of the world: where to go in December
15 November 2012
This is an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals.Festivals are a living, dancing museum of cultures and traditions in an increasingly...
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Calling the caf-fiends: great coffee spots
19 June 2012
It inspires passion, opinion and addiction. It’s the world’s second most valuable commodity (after petroleum), and it will almost certainly...
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Revolutionary roll call: Cuba’s fighting heroes
13 June 2012
Cuba churns out revolutionaries like other countries produce movie stars and, with outside influence from at least three (neo)colonial powers...
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Weirdo a go-go: the world’s strangest festivals
12 June 2012
Forget Glastonbury and head instead to one of the world’s more unusual festivals – far more exciting than camping, Coldplay...
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El Salvador dos and don’ts
12 June 2012
El Salvador is a country of mind-boggling diversity. Mountain cloud forests and fuming volcanoes, charming colonial towns and broad green...
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Costa Rica with kids
12 June 2012
Wild animals, active volcanoes, rainforests, beaches—what kid wouldn’t love Costa Rica? Parents are guaranteed a good time as well and...
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Top spots for a medical adventure
12 June 2012
Want it modified, enhanced, drilled out, implanted or just plain alleviated? Whatever your bodily need, there’s a place for you.IndiaWith...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about traveller’s diarrhoea
07 June 2012
Although it’s not inevitable that you will get diarrhoea (commonly known as ‘Montezuma’s revenge’, ‘Delhi belly’ etc) while you are...
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Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel: top 10 regions for 2012
27 April 2012
When people talk about the best places to travel, it’s often all about a city or a country. But if...
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Journey into the Maya underworld
01 March 2012
Belize’s forest-clad highlands sit atop Central America’s most extensive cave system, containing some of the largest subterranean passageways and chamber...
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Family fun in Belize
29 February 2012
Belize has many of the key ingredients needed for a quality family holiday: it is affordable compared to other Caribbean...
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Papayas and piety in Belize
27 January 2012
Belize may be small, but it is not homogenous. With a population around 321,000, the tiny country enjoys a diversity...
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Globetrotting for chocoholics
19 January 2012
Love chocolate? Discover how to feel full of beans on this non-stop choc-focused tour of the planet.Flanders, BelgiumBelgians love chocolate...
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Belize: small country, big adventures
16 November 2011
Galloping along Central American mountain trails, accompanied only by the thrum of hooves and the occasional flash of a toucan...
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Best in Travel Readers’ Choice: vote for your favourite city and country!
18 October 2011
Two weeks ago we asked you to nominate the best city and country for travel in 201...
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Best in Travel 2012: Readers’ Choice Awards!
06 October 2011
In late October, Lonely Planet will be releasing its guide to the...
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Street eats in Mexico
15 September 2011
The sweet temptation of street eats seems to be lurking around just about every other corner in Mexico. With food...
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Retro travel: top travel experiences by the decade
06 July 2011
Fashion, food and music all take their cues from the past, so why not a little travel with a vintage...
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Travel books to read before you go
20 April 2011
Strangely, one of the best parts of travel can be before you leave. Then you may have months to concoct...
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How to tell if your holiday is green or just greenwash
05 April 2011
You want to book an ecofriendly holiday, but so many travel brochures literally gloss over those thorny issues of environmental...
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Costa Rica: coast to coast
05 April 2011
Despite its diminutive size Costa Rica is a study in contrasts and contradictions. The diversity of its ecosystems, crammed into...
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10 best places to experience music
20 January 2011
In an extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we take you to the ten best places on the planet...
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