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Europe’s greatest seaside escapes
10 February 2012
The greatest seaside escapes are usually the ones that nobody else knows about: the ones down the mile-long sandy trail,...
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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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Whose round is it anyway? The world’s best booze
19 January 2012
Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals. Here is a selection of...
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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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A galloping gourmet’s guide to Europe
19 January 2012
From Somerset to Sweden, spend a weekend sampling top quality produce and plonk across the continent.1. Feast on gourmet cuisine...
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Eyes bigger than your stomach
19 January 2012
Bring a hearty appetite, roomy trousers, and a camera to these delicious destinations, where the presentation of food has become...
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Fine tune your table manners
19 January 2012
You think that emptying the bottle into your guest’s glass is polite… little do you know that you just designated...
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Can I speak to the chef? How to travel on a special diet
16 January 2012
New flavours are among the great joys of travel, but there’s a whole crowd of travellers out there who have to...
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Budget skiing: cheaper ways to get piste
12 January 2012
Winter sports rouse all kinds of exhilarating sensations: a fresh breeze rushing past your face, bright snow stinging your eyes,...
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Retail therapy: top tips for shopping in the Paris sales
11 January 2012
That wild frenzy of retail-therapy madness called the January sales has kicked off in Paris. Shopping in the city is...
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Snow business: 5 alternative winter sports and where to try them
02 December 2011
Whether you’re a winter sport daredevil or only in it for the mulled wine, dust off your mittens for these...
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A dream trip for art lovers
01 December 2011
So you want to do the Louvre, the Metropolitan, the Hermitage. Okay. You could trot the globe touring the world’s...
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Top 20 free attractions in Paris
22 November 2011
City of love, fashion capital, literary paradise…Paris has many different guises. And while museum entry can be steep and fine dining comes...
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Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel: top 10 regions for 2012
27 October 2011
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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Monster hunting in Europe
25 October 2011
Bloodsucking foes, ghoulish encounters, we all secretly want to unleash our inner Buffy. Would-be slayers, you’re in luck: Europe isn’t...
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World’s best slow travel
24 October 2011
Vacations are always too short, even if we have the luxury of more than a few weeks a year. So...
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5 embarrassing (or pregnant) language mistakes
05 October 2011
Flickr: AugapfelPart of the fun when visiting foreign lands i...
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Hidden flavours of Paris
20 September 2011
In this excerpt from the June 2010 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, our food experts lead you to the French...
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6 weekend breaks in Europe
20 September 2011
If you’ve ticked off Europe’s big city hitters such as Paris, Rome and...
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Best ways to see Europe
20 September 2011
Four wheels, two wheels, ferry or foot – in this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show you...
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10 essential stops for Europe first-timers
20 September 2011
We’ve come a long way since the emergence of the 17th-century ‘Grand Tour,’ when the wealthy (mostly Brits) finished their...
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Top 10 works of engineering genius
19 September 2011
Those monuments you’ve crossed the planet to see – they’re big, but are they clever? Well, yes, actually they are....
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Drawn from life: the world’s most fascinating artists’ gardens
03 August 2011
One-off imaginations have turned these gardens into offbeat wonderlands. Get your green on and go wandering!1. Las Pozas, MexicoEdward James...
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Most fairytale-like European castles
01 August 2011
All you Cinderellas and Prince Charmings: you will go to the ball, at one of Europe’s grandly fortified fantasies.1. Prague...
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