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  1. 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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  2. Top 10 dream business destinations

    05 September 2012

    Your colleagues are coming in from Tokyo, you’re currently in London, and your negotiating partners are stationed somewhere outside Baltimore. If location doesn’t...

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  3. The botanist’s guide to the sexiest plants of the world

    31 August 2012

    Plants can be sexy. Raise your eyebrows if you will, but to a plant lover, certain plants possess an undeniable...

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  4. 10 best things to climb

    27 June 2012

    Over ice and iron girders, shinnying up temples and scaling rainforest trees – tackle the world’s most worthwhile ways to...

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  5. Best beaches to swing a hammock

    17 June 2012

    Dreaming of your own place in the sun? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we take you...

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  6. Tanzania’s overlooked coastline

    24 May 2012

    Zanzibar — the very name brings to mind salty sea breezes that carry the taste of exotic spices. Floating in...

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  7. Hiking in Tanzania

    23 May 2012

    In a country crowned by the tallest free-standing volcano in the world and almost bisected by  chains of ancient mountain...

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  8. Tanzania without the crowds

    22 May 2012

    As the home of the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and a string of other world-famous wildlife sanctuaries, Tanzania is...

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  9. Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains National Park

    18 April 2012

    In addition to being one of the best places in the world for up-close encounters with chimpanzees, Mahale Mountains National...

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  10. Discovering Africa’s hidden treasures: Lonely Planet meets Dr Gus Casely-Hayford

    20 March 2012

    As anyone lucky enough to have travelled to the most intoxicating of continents will testify, Africa ain’t nothing but a...

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  11. An (almost) endless journey: the Tour d’Afrique

    24 August 2011

    A common workday daydream is to embark on a vacation that never ends. One adventure outfitter called Tour d’Afrique Ltd....

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  12. Ask Lonely Planet: where can I see wildlife without the crowds?

    09 August 2011

    Here at Lonely Planet, we have travel experts on tap. In this excerpt from the September 2011 issue of Lonely...

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  13. Top 10 eco-lodges

    15 April 2011

    You want to go bush but don’t want to damage the beautiful surrounds, or maybe you don’t even want to...

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  14. Migration and the Masai Mara

    06 December 2010

    The Masai Mara National Reserve is 1510 sq km of open rolling grasslands that extend northward from Tanzania‘s Serengeti. It...

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  15. Lonely Planet’s top 10 countries for 2011

    31 October 2010

    Where in the world should you go next year? Our in-house travel experts, including Lonely Planet cofounder Tony Wheeler, have...

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  16. Tanzania: travel books to read before you go

    14 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Tanzania guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for your...

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  17. East Africa: travel books to read before you go

    09 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s East Africa guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  18. A teenager’s guide to East Africa

    16 September 2010

    It’s not often we have teenagers in the office (except for teenagers at heart), so we asked Lonely Planet work...

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  19. Best beaches to swing a hammock

    08 April 2010

    Ahh, your own place in the sun. In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show how to...

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  20. Cities - so misunderstood (update)

    12 January 2010

    Wow - the original version of this article, entitled ‘Cities You Really Hate’ and published on 9 October, certainly ruffled...

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  21. Zanzibar by moped - the ultimate ride

    10 September 2009

    It’s no wonder that Zanzibar gets the lion’s (sultan’s?) share of attention on the Zanzibar Archipelago. Its old Stone Town...

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  22. Hippo-hooray in Tanzania

    27 August 2009

    If you imagine taking all the hippos you’d see at any famous East African park and cramming them together into...

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