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The best places to learn to dive
21 May 2013
Dreaming of getting your dive ticket? Looking for a combination of idyllic conditions and reputable dive outfits, we’ve narrowed down...
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Expensive experiences, cheaper alternatives
10 April 2013
The world’s most iconic travel experiences don’t usually come cheap – but sometimes there are real alternatives. Here are some...
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Best ways to see Quito
06 February 2013
Way up in a 30-mile long valley of the Andes, Ecuador’s capital is undergoing a complete make-over. Quito’s Spanish-colonial center...
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Latin American adventures for the whole family
20 December 2012
Just because you have kids doesn’t mean you have to stop travelling altogether. In fact, bringing the kids along for...
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Ecuador’s alternative adventures
23 August 2012
Ecuador has much more than volcanoes and rainforests up her sleeve. The country’s diverse geography provides the backdrop to an...
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One-of-a-kind wildlife-watching in the Galápagos
13 August 2012
Arriving in the Galápagos is thrilling – partly because the introduction to the archipelago is unsettling, even spooky, like setting...
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10 best boat journeys
27 June 2012
Boats are often overlooked as a way to see the world; we invariably have limited time to get from A...
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Riding the rails: classic train journeys of the world
27 June 2012
Hand the porter your luggage, climb aboard and relive the golden days of railroading on these spectacular journeys.Copper Canyon Railway, MexicoThe...
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Top 10 destinations for twitchers
27 June 2012
If you don’t know what a ‘twitcher’ is then this list is probably not for you – then again, perhaps...
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24 hours in Quito
01 June 2012
The second-highest capital in the world (after La Paz, Bolivia), Quito is a lovely Andean city with an exquisite colonial...
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Top 10 ultimate places to see wildlife
30 May 2012
In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we share our top 10 places to see the world’s most...
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Beginner’s guide to South America
06 April 2012
South America has long captivated travellers with its plethora of natural and cultural wonders. Take a quick inventory of continental...
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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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Greatest historical journeys: part two
05 October 2011
In the second instalment taken from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we look at three more great historical journeys. So...
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Top 10 eco-lodges
15 April 2011
You want to go bush but don’t want to damage the beautiful surrounds, or maybe you don’t even want to...
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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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Regional dishes and delicacies of Ecuador
27 January 2011
Altitude and geography play a prominent role in Ecuadorian cooking, with cooks in the Andean highlands preparing quite different dishes...
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Top 5 Ecuadorian jungle lodges
21 January 2011
With the highest concentration of plant and animal life of any region on the planet, the Amazon rainforest stretches through...
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Galápagos wildlife spotting: why you should go underwater
28 October 2010
This Pacific archipelago, 1000km adrift of the Ecuadorian mainland, has been called many things: evolution in action, a living museum,...
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Ecuador’s top 10 volcanic experiences
25 October 2010
Ecuador has far more than its fair share of geothermal unrest. But it’s the wealth of volcanoes – on both...
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Ecuador: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you...
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10 classic sailing adventures
01 September 2010
Pack your sea legs for this whip around the world’s sunniest sailing spots. In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000...
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Where to go in May
14 April 2010
Planning to go tripping in May? In an extract from the January 2010 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, we’ve got...
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