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International Lonely Planet author touring Australia next month
John A. Vlahides has been a cook in a Parisian bordello, a luxury hotel concierge, a safety monitor in a sex club, a personal chef, a French-English interpreter — and he’s one of Lonely Planet’s most experienced and prolific guidebook authors.
Now, Lonely Planet is bringing John A. Vlahides to Australia for a media tour of Sydney and Melbourne from 3-to-10 July 2009.
World-first Lonely Planet store opens at Sydney Airport in July
The world’s first-ever Lonely Planet concept store is set to open in early July 2009 as part of Sydney Airport’s $500 million International Terminal redevelopment.
This book could save your life - or at least your sanity
Lonely Planet has assembled a global team of parent-authors to offer their best ideas and advice about every aspect of travelling with kids, from planning to packing to getting along on the road (and what to do when things go wrong), in the fifth edition of Travel with Children, published in July 2009.
The Great British Escape
Lonely Planet’s Great Britain guidebook is published on 21st May 2009
LONELY PLANET.COM NAMED BEST TRAVEL SITE IN WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARDS
The global Web community has voted LonelyPlanet.com as Best Travel Site of the Year in The Webby People’s Voice Awards.
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