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  1. Nail-biting wildlife encounters

    31 July 2013

    Ever peered through the razor-sharp jaws of a great white shark? Or gone fishing with a grizzly bear? Here are...

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  2. Festivals of the world: where to go in August

    30 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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  3. How to travel around the world in 80 days

    03 June 2013

    In Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel, Phileas Fogg had a devil of a time trying to travel around the world...

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  4. 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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  5. The latest travel scams – and how to avoid them

    21 May 2013

    Have you ever arrived at a hotel to discover that the ‘sea view’ room you fell head over heels for...

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  6. Five travel photography essentials that won’t weigh you down

    16 May 2013

    Some of your best travel pictures will be off the cuff, spontaneous affairs, but taking a few basic pieces of...

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  7. 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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  8. Keep on truckin’: a guide to overlanding

    16 April 2013

    So you fancy an epic adventure, but don’t want to go it alone…Overland trips can offer a good balance of...

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  9. Exploring Argentina and Chile by bus

    11 April 2013

    First-time visitors to the southern cone of South America arrive in Buenos Aires or Santiago with visions of glaciers, waterfalls,...

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  10. Expensive experiences, cheaper alternatives

    10 April 2013

    The world’s most iconic travel experiences don’t usually come cheap – but sometimes there are real alternatives. Here are some...

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  11. Green travel: how to find an eco-friendly tour operator

    30 March 2013

    With no universal guidelines on what qualifies as ‘eco’, it can be difficult to know if a tour operator, hotel...

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  12. 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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  13. Wildlife wonderland: planning your trip to the Pantanal

    06 March 2013

    You never forget the first time you set eyes on a hyacinth macaw. A remarkable parrot cloaked in deep indigo...

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  14. Welcome to the jungle: planning your Amazon adventure

    20 February 2013

    The Amazon basin is a marvel of the world and the imagination, an ecosystem of unrivalled size and diversity, and...

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  15. Meeting up with other travellers – safety tips

    04 February 2013

    Meeting other travellers is one of the best things about being on the road. Social networks and online communities can...

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  16. Is the snap year the new gap year?

    04 February 2013

    The old gap year order has changed. While it’s still a common rite of passage for young people to take...

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  17. Discover Cartagena

    31 January 2013

    It’s hard to remember, on those cold days when you pile...

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  18. Learn the art of natural navigation

    31 January 2013

    In this excerpt from Lonely Planet Magazine, natural navigation expert Tristan Gooley shows you how to ditch the compass and...

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  19. Tips for first-time travel – from other travellers

    31 January 2013

    There’s perhaps only one thing better than travelling to a place for the first time – going there for a...

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  20. Buyer beware: 10 common travel scams

    31 January 2013

    While you’re often safer overseas than you are in your hometown, a few scams seem to pop up all over...

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  21. Keep your cool when you lose your bags

    30 January 2013

    Ah, that sinking feeling as your fellow passengers grab their bags and hit the exits, while you stare sadly at...

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  22. 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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  23. How to budget for a big trip

    30 January 2013

    For some people budgeting is a way to get excited about a trip. They use it as the first step...

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  24. 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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