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  1. Where to go in March

    01 March 2010

    Planning to go tripping in March? In an extract from the January 2010 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, we’ve got...

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  2. Love factually: classic love

    08 February 2010

    The cliche holds because it’s true - Paris with its gothic, dim-lit, river-fed, cobblestoned personality is the city for lovers....

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  3. Best places to walk your dog

    14 December 2009

    Paris, FranceThe City of Lights earns top marks for its motorised pooper-scooper, the moto-crotte (literally meaning ‘poop-mobile’), which revolutionised the...

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  4. Get your skates on: holiday-season ice-skating

    07 December 2009

    This winter, the world is your ice rink! We pick the top spots to get your skates on and...

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  5. Famous - and infamous - hotels

    04 December 2009

    Looking for a brush with fame instead of mints on the pillow? We’ve got our favourite celebrity hotels - owned...

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  6. Best things to do in 2010

    27 November 2009

    Rest up while you can, dear travellers, because 2010 is going to be an action-packed year!Total eclipse from Easter IslandSunday...

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  7. Shopping à la Parisienne

    25 November 2009

    Paris’s reputation as a shopper’s paradise is not exaggerated. Its endless and endlessly diverse retail opportunities live up to the...

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  8. Graveyard goodtimes: the world's best cemeteries

    29 October 2009

    With Halloween and Day of the Dead fast approaching, it’s only natural that our thoughts turn to subjects spooky and...

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  9. Bottoms up to Beaujolais

    27 October 2009

    There’s never a bad time to take a short break in France - like in mid-November, when the Beaujolais nouveau...

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  10. Top places to steal a kiss

    30 September 2009

    Like they say, it’s all in the lips – so pucker up for everything from passion to cinematic history at...

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  11. How not to tour Mont Blanc

    24 September 2009

    The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), a 160km loop hike through Switzerland, Italy and France, is almost too good to...

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  12. Your favourite destinations September 3rd-11th

    14 September 2009

    You may have noticed around the Lonely Planet website that you can save your favourite places. The destinations that come...

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  13. Europe's greatest train stations

    11 August 2009

    In Europe’s great cities, a station can be a destination in itself. Take a later train and discover these ‘railway...

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  14. Paris essentials: Oú est la gare?

    10 August 2009

    Heading to Paris? Read up on how to get the most out of this ville magnifique.Pretend you’re a Parisian -...

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  15. Provence & the Côte d’Azur on a shoestring

    03 August 2009

    Glittery Cannes film festival, the celeb-filled resorts of St-Tropez and Antibes-Juan-les-Pins…when you think of...

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  16. Travel secret #6: Seillans

    23 July 2009

    Coming in at #6 in Lonely Planet Magazine’s top travel secrets is Seillans, Haut-Var, Provence. It’s a recommendation courtesy...

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  17. A guide to the Tour de France

    14 July 2009

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  18. Kayaking in Corsica

    08 July 2009

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  19. Skiing Europe's Haute Route

    08 July 2009

    Take a guide, take an ice axe and take the exhilarating challenge of skiing the legendary Haute Route.This spectaular route...

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  20. Five memorials to music legends

    26 June 2009

    Pop ultralegend Michael Jackson has died. We, along with millions of fans worldwide, are in mourning.As a tribute to the...

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  21. Jump the queue! Get straight to Europe's classic sights.

    12 June 2009

    Summer can spell trouble for the traveller in Europe. The weather may be gorgeous, but queues for popular attractions start...

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