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Top 10 spookiest buildings around the world
17 October 2011
Have you ever visited a building that gave you the creeps? These 10 buildings around the world are guaranteed to...
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Scotland in a glass: how to be a malt whisky buff
25 August 2011
The language of that famous elixir can be confusing, but in this extract from Lonely Planet Magazine, Neil Wilson (whisky...
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24 hours in Edinburgh
28 July 2011
Edinburgh is a walking city – one that repays those who tramp its cobbles with stately Georgian grandeur. So with...
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Should you see or skip Europe’s top icons?
10 May 2011
Europe is filled with landmarks that need no introduction. Often they’re destination-makers in themselves. At other times, the hassle and...
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Europe’s 8 best night trains
10 May 2011
The midnight thump and clunk of railway carriages being uncoupled and shunted in a station somewhere in central Europe is...
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Top 10 cities for artistic inspiration
01 April 2011
Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 brings you the cities where history’s best artistic talents had their imagination fired –...
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See it or skip it? Europe’s top attractions.
11 March 2011
You’re only in Paris for a short time: is it worth waiting in the long lines to go up the...
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Scotland: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Scotland guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...
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Edinburgh: not just a pretty festival
06 August 2010
A festival or tenEdinburgh Festival is a singular event most accurately referred to in the plural. In the general vicinity...
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Edinburgh in August: one giant festival
29 July 2010
Visit Edinburgh in August and you’ll find yourself caught up in a phantasmagoria of festivals.Edinburgh Military TattooThe month kicks off...
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Hogmanay: Edinburgh's own New Year's festival
02 December 2009
Dates: 29 December–1 JanuaryDescription: For Scots, the New Year has always been a more important celebration than Christmas, and largely...
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Go to town in Edinburgh - twice
31 July 2009
Edinburgh is twice the town: the Old Town and the New Town, each worthy of a full day’s exploration. Even...
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Edinburgh in Festival time - for free
31 July 2009
Edinburgh is dusting off its sequins and arc lights for its maddest time of year. Get a feel for the...
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