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Lonely Planet Gets to the Heart of Australia
With 15 expert authors devoting a total of 65 weeks on-the-road research, Lonely Planet’s new Australia Travel Guide, released today, gets to the heart of Australia’s diverse culture and extreme geography.
Lonely Planet Reveals Its Best Destinations, Journeys & Experiences for 2010
Lonely Planet has named Southwest Western Australia and New Zealand as two of the world’s top destinations to visit next year in LONELY PLANET’S BEST IN TRAVEL 2010, published today.
Lonely Planet rates London as one of the world’s best value destinations
Lonely Planet has included London on a list of the 10 best value destinations in the world to visit in the coming year in a new book published this week.
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