AUGUST 03, 2009
>> Lonely Planet supports The World at Edinburgh Festival
The World is an amazing place. Remind yourself of this fact by getting down to The World Festival (www.theworldfestival.com) in Edinburgh, supported by Lonely Planet. African, Caribbean and South American acts will set the stage alight with their music, dance, acrobatics and theatre. Choose from a myriad of marvels, such as Mercy Madonna of Malawi, a hilarious, heartbreaking piece about what happens when the worlds of celebrity and poverty collide. Sizzling-hot club the Church of Salsa is going to turn nights into fiestas from 12th to 29th August. Then there’s the Creole Choir of Cuba, Fanti acrobats from Ghana, and the jaw dropping, muscle-rippling feats of the Capoeira Knights from Brazil.
Download our free programme http://tinyurl.com/lp-world
If you would like tickets to this event, please contact: louise.macdonald@lonelyplanet.co.uk
What: The World Festival
Where: Edinburgh
When: 6th-31st August
>> Signspotting in Edinburgh
If you’re in Edinburgh for the Fringe, then why not head down to Princes Mall for a bit of Signspotting. The author of Lonely Planet Signspotting 1 and 2 has recreated the weird and wonderful signs featured in the books in a street exhibition. This hugely popular exhibition has already appeared in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Arhus, with Gothenburg still to come later this summer.
For further information: www.signspotting.com
contact: louise.macdonald@lonelyplanet.co.uk
>> Travelling Playlists
Every great trip is accompanied by a great soundtrack. Whether its London Calling by the Clash for a trip round London or anything by Kraftwerk for a true German-techo experience; the iPod is now an important part of any kit list.
Each week, Lonely Planet will create a travel playlist using traveller suggestions on www.Spotify.com and share the love on www.Sharemyplaylists.com. Travellers can join the group at LonelyPlanet.com to share their top tunes for the playlist of the week at http://tinyurl.com/lp-playlist
This week’s playlist list is USA. Look out for England, India, Scotland and Thailand over the next few weeks.
For more information, contact: louise.macdonald@lonelyplanet.co.uk
>> August Releases
we can provide gratis copies of lonely planet titles for review or recommendation
A Year of Watching Wildlife
Every week of the year, something astounding happens in the animal kingdom. A million wildebeest trek 800km across the Serengeti; killer whales surf Argentinean beaches; lizards fly like paper planes in the jungles of Borneo; 10 million puffins descend on Iceland; and the world’s biggest feeding frenzy takes place off the coast of South Africa.
Wildlife-watching is one of the most exciting reasons to travel, and Lonely Planet’s new book, A Year of Watching Wildlife shows you where, when and how to take part in the natural world’s greatest happenings.
Images and extracts are available.
NEW TITLE £14.99
contact: angela.wilkinson@lonelyplanet.co.uk
>> Also out in August
A YEAR OF SPORT TRAVEL
New title £16.99
BUDAPEST CITY GUIDE
4th edition £12.99
CAPE TOWN CITY GUIDE
6th edition £12.99
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
6th edition £15.99
ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
8th edition £15.99
HIKING IN JAPAN
2nd edition £15.99
NICARAGUA
2nd edition £14.99
SOUTH AFRICA, LESOTHO & SWAZILAND
8th edition £16.99
SOUTH PACIFIC
4th edition £18.99
SRI LANKA
11th edition £14.99
THAILAND
13th edition £16.99
A GUIDE TO TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
3rd edition £14.99
A GUIDE TO TRAVEL WRITING
6th edition £10.99
TREKKING IN NEPAL HIMALAYA
9th edition £14.99
Lonely Planet Magazine: August issue
>> 10 Easy Trips – Lonely Planet provides readers with a wide range of easy trips to take this summer, including Cardigan Bay in Wales, and Estonia’s capital Tallinn. (page 20)
>> The road to Shangri-la – Lonely Planet follows the 20th Century plant hunters trail through western China in the search for the blue poppy. (page 53)
>> A scoop of Sicily – Food writer Matthew Fort travels the length and breadth of Sicily in his quest to find the perfect ice cream. (page 65)
>> Myths of the midnight sun – Lonely Planet journeys though the beautiful landscapes of the north coast of Iceland, and discovers how the mystical landscape has created countless legends and myths. (page 79)
>> Rediscover Madrid – Lonely Planet guidebook author and Madrid resident Anthony Ham shows readers how to experience the city like a local. (page 91)
>> FREE Lonely Planet Phrasebook: Choose from Italian, French and Spanish. Free with this month’s Lonely Planet magazine.
The Lonely Planet Magazine team is available now to discuss the August issue. Please contact Heather.Carswell@lonelyplanet.co.uk
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