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North America Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. 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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  2. Grizzly, moi?: bear-watching on Kodiak Island

    13 November 2009

    Let’s talk bears. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are the white ones, found only in the far frozen north of Alaska....

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  3. Guns at low tide at Clam Gulch

    13 November 2009

    An ultra-low full moon or a new moon tide says only one thing to the happy inhabitants of Clam Gulch,...

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  4. Ice climbing: the Kennicott Glacier

    13 November 2009

    Alaska has half of all the glaciers in the world so there are plenty of opportunities to get up close...

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  5. Music City to Dixieland: a musical roots run

    11 November 2009

    Waylon Jennings once said, ‘I’ve always felt that blues, rock’n'roll, and country are just about a beat apart.’ And a...

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  6. All-American Classic: Route 66

    11 November 2009

    For a classic American road trip, nothing beats good ol’ Route 66. Nicknamed the nation’s ‘Mother Road’ by novelist John...

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  7. The top 10 countries for 2010

    06 November 2009

    Want a sneak peek into the future?We’ve just released our newest edition of...

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  8. Face off at Basaseachi National Park

    05 November 2009

    There are so few truly wild places left it’s easy to feel the world is mapped, conquered, predictable. Yet tucked...

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  9. Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled Mexico itinerary

    05 November 2009

    Mexico's Sierra Madre is off the edge of the map: it's the wild west, a drug-war ground zero, a clash...

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  10. 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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  11. New York's Thanksgiving Parade

    26 October 2009

    Thanks to the silver screen, even travellers who’ve never set foot in North America are familiar with Thanksgiving and all...

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  12. Tell us your tale of the unexpected

    17 October 2009

    Ever found a Picasso in a flea market in Paris? Been lost in Lisbon? Ripped off in Rome? Romanced in...

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  13. Treasure-hunting at Brooklyn Flea

    16 October 2009

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  14. Florida on film

    12 October 2009

    Florida, always fertile ground for delusions and fantasies, has been a goldmine for Hollywood over the years, providing surreal stories...

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  15. Pulp fiction, Florida style

    12 October 2009

    Mystery and crime writers love to tickle the swampy underbelly of the Sunshine State. Grab a book from this list...

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  16. How NOT to get eaten by a grizzly in Glacier National Park

    09 October 2009

    Montana’s gorgeous Glacier National Park boasts of some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rocky Mountains: craggy mounta...

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  17. Spooky Savannah: America's Most Haunted City?

    08 October 2009

    Savannah is many things: Absolutely gorgeous, historically fascinating, and full of Old South charisma. But there’s a harrowing, dark side...

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  18. Curtain up! New York's musical theatre

    02 October 2009

    New York City and the glittering lights of Broadway - the images go hand-in-hand in people’s minds. Get all the...

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  19. Best travel boasts, myths & legends

    02 October 2009

    Wasted tales, India Any travel tale that starts with ‘When I was in Goa‘ is bound to end with ‘we...

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  20. Weirdo a go-go: the world's strangest festivals

    01 October 2009

    Forget Glastonbury & head instead to one of the world’s more unusual festivals – far more exciting than camping, Coldplay...

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  21. Olympics 2016: C'mon baby, light my fire

    30 September 2009

    The Powers That Be are about to vote on the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. The mix is...

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  22. Waddling in Memphis: the Peabody Ducks

    17 September 2009

    Memphis, home of stars. Graceland? Tick. Peabod...

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  23. World's worst shark infested beaches

    08 September 2009

    We all know that in theory we’re more likely to be struck by lightning or win the lottery than be...

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  24. Feast on New England's fall foliage

    28 August 2009

    Any ‘leaf-peeper’ would agree with us: it doesn’t get much better than seeing the fiery reds of a sturdy oak...

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  25. Counting down to Vancouver 2010

    27 August 2009

    Vancouver, host of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, is already noted for its jaw-dropping natural setting and...

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