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Saddle up for the world’s best cycling routes
01 February 2012
There’s no better way to explore a place than by bike. In honour of our favourite two-wheeled travel companion, here...
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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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A dream trip for music lovers
01 December 2011
Plug in the earphones, fire up the iPod and get ready for a round-the-world journey like no other. From good...
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Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel: top 10 countries for 2012
27 October 2011
Which countries will come into their own as travel destinations in 2012? We’ve collated hundreds of ideas from everyone at...
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US to Cuba travel: widening the goalposts
03 October 2011
Despite its location 90 miles off the shores of Florida, Cuba remains, in the eyes of many Americans, one of...
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On the road in Cuba
14 July 2011
‘The road is life,’ wrote seminal American author Jack Kerouac in the 1950s, inadvertently summing up Cuba‘s post-Special Period...
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Only in Cuba: what makes the island nation unique
05 July 2011
At last it’s happening: you’re on the final descent into La Habana, preparing for landing at José Martí International Airport....
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Around the world in 5 signature drinks
09 June 2011
Drinking and holidays go together quite well, don’t you think? There’s a certain romance to sipping a cocktail in a...
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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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Havana for first-timers
18 January 2011
‘Anything is possible in Havana,’ wrote British novelist Graham Greene of Cuba‘s rhapsodic capital, echoing the thoughts and dreams of...
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Best places to get dance fever
17 December 2010
Leave the wallflowers behind and learn from the professional in these hometowns of high-energy dances.1. Flamenco, Andalucía, SpainFew parts of...
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Cuba: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Cuba guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...
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Top spots for medical adventures
10 August 2010
Want it modified, enhanced, drilled out, implanted or just plain alleviated? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences,...
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Top 10 hedonistic city breaks
25 May 2010
Whether you want beach parties, packed-out clubs or sexy tango schools, surrender to the seduction of these party cities -...
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Where to go in April
11 March 2010
Planning to go tripping in April? In an extract from the January 2010 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, we’ve got...
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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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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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10 great Caribbean secrets
17 November 2009
The Caribbean isn’t all just yachts and cruise ports (or souvenir hassle). Here are a handful of the region’s great...
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Cuba's architectural highlights: 'music turned to stone'
16 November 2009
If Cuba’s soul is hidden in its music, then its architecture – in the words of novelist Alejo Carpentier –...
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Revolutionary roll call: Cuba's fighting heroes
13 August 2009
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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Festival fun, Cuban style
13 August 2009
Through war, austerity, rationing and hardship, the Cubans have always retained their infectious joie de vivre. Even during the darkest...
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El ritmo cubano: Cuba's musical soul
10 August 2009
Rich, vibrant, layered and soulful, Cuban music has long acted as a standard-bearer for the sounds and rhythms emanating out...
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Green Cuba: simply ecotastic
10 August 2009
During the lean years of the 1990s, the Cubans were ecologists by necessity. But as times changed, so did the...
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Havana - destination essentials
10 June 2009
Havana is a one-off. Vintage cadillacs, Santería rituals, all-night parties, strolls along the waterfront…it’s not hard to fall for this...
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