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  1. Paradises on Earth

    09 February 2012

    Gin-clear water at bath temperature, a breeze ruffling the coconut palms, and sand as fine and white as sugar –...

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  2. Lapping it up around the world

    19 January 2012

    Soup: a warming staple the world over – but who knew there were so many fine flavours? The ten below...

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  3. Calling the caf-fiends: great coffee spots

    19 January 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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  4. Beginner’s guide to South America

    29 August 2011

    South America has long captivated travellers with its plethora of natural and cultural wonders. Take a quick inventory of continental...

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  5. Seasoned travel: world’s saltiest sights

    10 August 2011

    These amazing sights won’t be found next to the dried herbs in your pantry! Check out the plains, caves, lakes...

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  6. Destination at a glance: Colombia

    27 June 2011

    Once typecast as the bad boy of South America, Colombia is one of the continent’s most remarkable success stories. A...

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  7. Update for travellers: post-earthquake Japan

    11 March 2011

    A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, causing a tsunami that has resulted...

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  8. 10 places of myth and legend

    21 February 2011

    Even though we can get to the other side of the world in less than a day, there are still...

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  9. Colombia: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Colombia guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  10. Guide to Colombian literature

    18 August 2010

    Reading the local literature before you go is a good way to get a greater understanding of a destination. This...

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  12. World's 10 happiest places

    10 May 2010

    Smile and the world smiles with you. That’s the theory: test it out in these mirth-maxed destinations, taken from Lonely...

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  13. Most lip-smacking street food

    12 March 2010

    Lunch tastes best from a curb-side cart: grab your fork or simply use your fingers, and munch your way through...

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  14. Top spots for a medical adventure

    04 December 2009

    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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  15. YOUR top 10 countries for 2010

    19 November 2009

    A couple of weeks ago, we published our list of hot destinations for 2010.You sure had a lot to say!...

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  16. Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled Colombia itinerary

    04 November 2009

    Having weathered years of civil strife and daunting press, Colombia has only recently reappeared on the traveler’s radar. Portions of...

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  17. Ride 'em, Cowboy: Valledupar's vaquero culture

    27 October 2009

    Smack-bang between the Andes and the Caribbean coast, the dry plains of Valledupar were home to South America’s first cowboys...

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  18. Nabusimake: indigenous Colombia

    27 October 2009

    Stepping off the bus at Pueblo Bello on the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, you sense you’re...

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  19. Medellín's cultural renaissance

    27 October 2009

    In the heyday of Medellín’s notorious cocaine cartel, 4000 people were assassinated a year, including on average one policeman per...

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  20. Tejo: Colombia's explosive national sport

    27 October 2009

    What do steel projectiles, screaming men, and explosives have in common? The answer is the national sport of Colombia: tejo.Never...

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  21. El Cocuy National Park

    27 October 2009

    Domenic Bonuccelli travelled to Colombia on assignment for Lonely Planet. You can follow his adventures on Lonely Planet: Roads Less...

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  22. Top ten South American reads: a literary trip

    30 July 2009

    Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he...

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  23. From Panama to Colombia...by boat

    28 July 2009

    Getting from Panama to Colombia without an airplane is no easy task. But rather than hot-footing it through the Darién...

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