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Festivals of the world: where to go in July
10 June 2013
This is an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals.Festivals are a living, dancing museum of cultures and traditions in an increasingly...
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Festivals of the world: where to go in June
26 May 2013
This is an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals.Festivals are a living, dancing museum of cultures and traditions in an increasingly...
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Five amazing places to experience another culture
20 May 2013
Learning about the culture and customs of other people is one of the great experiences of travel. Explore the planet’s...
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It rains in the tropics, and other travel buzz-kills
15 May 2013
Travel buzz-kills are a singular kind of torture, born out of impossibly high expectations for a destination. The considerable time...
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Remote South Pacific islands you can visit (without a sailboat)
15 April 2013
Have you ever wanted to get way, way – and perhaps even one extra ‘way’ – off the beaten path?...
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Festivals of the world: where to go in May
10 April 2013
This is an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals.Festivals are a living, dancing museum of cultures and traditions in an increasingly...
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How to choose a South Pacific island
18 March 2013
The South Pacific confounds even the savviest map buffs with its splatter of dots spread across the world’s biggest ocean....
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7 tips for a successful shared homestay experience
11 March 2013
You’re staying in someone’s home you don’t know on a trip. Naturally that means you walk around in your underwear,...
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Top 5 alternative New Zealand road trips
26 February 2013
Who can resist the urge to hit the open (and almost empty) road in New Zealand? Certainly not us…but don’t...
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Festivals of the world: where to go in March
20 February 2013
This is an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals.Festivals are a living, dancing museum of cultures and traditions in an increasingly...
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Top tips for safe travel
30 January 2013
The world isn’t dangerous or unsafe. Quite the opposite. There are some desperate places and people, even in your home...
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Ten offbeat experiences on New Zealand’s South Island
25 January 2013
Mountains, lakes and glaciers all conspire to make the South Island of New Zealand a superbly scenic stage for active...
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Festivals of the world: where to go in February
20 January 2013
Festivals are a living, dancing museum of cultures and traditions in an increasingly globalised world. There is no better place...
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Five ways to eat well (and cheap) on the road
30 October 2012
The cry of ‘Are we there yet?’ often really means ‘When can we eat?’ There’s something about the joys of...
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Travel world records: can you break one of these?
29 October 2012
It’s not enough for some people to just see the world. Certain individuals feel compelled to see the world in...
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The dirtiest things you touch when you travel
08 October 2012
Did the movie Contagion freak your scat out? Me too. In fact, I was initially barred from seeing the movie...
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7 prescriptions for happy travel
28 September 2012
Happiness is part science, part art, part luck. For travelers, if the most detailed itinerary can’t guarantee good weather, it...
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Allergies in the air: carry-on pets meet allergic passengers
26 July 2012
Everywhere you go these days, it seems, you see travellers with pets. One thing that’s age-old, though: pet allergies. So...
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Under the radar: forgotten destinations of the world
19 July 2012
They sit nestled in oft-forgotten parts of the world, but don’t miss these low-profile wonders.SurinameResting atop South America’s eastern shoulder,...
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World’s best festivals in September
27 June 2012
This is an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals.Festivals are a living, dancing museum of cultures and traditions in an increasingly...
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Top 10 places to go skinny-dipping
18 June 2012
Loosen your buttons & shake off your inhibitions with this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences: our rundown of...
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World’s best traditions
16 June 2012
Forget birthdays and anniversaries, what about these grand traditions?High tea, The Ritz, Lo...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about traveller’s diarrhoea
07 June 2012
Although it’s not inevitable that you will get diarrhoea (commonly known as ‘Montezuma’s revenge’, ‘Delhi belly’ etc) while you are...
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Beginner’s guide to reducing travel anxiety
12 May 2012
Travelling is all about the unknown. That’s its attraction. If it were possible to ‘know’ a destination completely then it...
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