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Home for the holiday

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

xybermatthew

It’s Thanksgiving in the United States and our Get Stuffed forum on Thorn Tree is overflowing with delicious threads about turkeys, table settings and twists on tradition.
I had a chat to one of our resident US community experts, nutraxfornerves, about what Thanksgiving means to her and how it’s tied up with ideas of home and…

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Cemeteries around the world photo contest: the results

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

aliisakhan

We asked to see your very best photographs from cemeteries around the world and you really dug up some great ones. It was a dead heat, but one photo arose as the winner of the ‘Cemeteries around the world’ photo contest.

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Lost your situational awareness lately?

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

oceanicbillboard

Last week a couple of Northwest Airlines pilots made headlines when they overshot their destination (Minneapolis airport) by about 150 miles, claiming a loss of ‘situational awareness’. This got the comics chuckling, and us thinking about those less than expected detours while travelling.
You know the ones… you miss the bus, but you end up having…

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Love travelling, hate flying?

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

There's something on the wing!

Dying to travel, but afraid of flying? It’s a pretty awkward conundrum, and one faced by community member AndrewGD.
Rather than letting his fear keep him grounded, Andrew turned to fellow travellers for alternative ideas, but he admits to being envious of travellers in the past who had no choice but the overland slog.
If you’re in a similar boat, our…

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Lesser-known US National Parks contest: the results

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

biscayne1

Last week, we challenged you to provide some inspiration to visit a lesser-known US National Park by comparing it to one of the more famous parks (for example, “If you liked Yosemite National Park, you would also like…”). This week we reveal the winner and show you some of our favourite entries.

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Relationship baggage

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

steve-punter

Hitting the road with your partner can be a shock to the system in more ways than one.
The nature of your relationship (unmarried, mixed race or same-sex, for example) may invite attention or criticism in certain parts of the world where social and cultural norms differ.
You might modify your behaviour to avoid tension – hardly…

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Where is paradise for book lovers?

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

koshyk

The Guardian recently announced its top ten places for book browsing around Britain, chosen by Anna Tims. Inspired, we want to know yours. And not just for Britain.
The Daryaganj Kitab Bazaar in Delhi makes Thorn Tree member shortlists for those who love to forage for reading on the road. Sozo in Vietnam gets the thumbs up.
If you’re…

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Lesser-known US National Parks contest

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

guadalupe

For today’s National Parks Wednesday we want to turn the spotlight on the lesser-known areas in the US National Parks system. If someone loved one of the world famous National Parks, what other lesser-known park would they love and why?

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Street food: your top picks

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

bangkok_streetfood

Last week’s post about street food around the world sparked a lot interest, and we received a flurry of votes for the best street food destinations – here are the results.

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Does travel change you?

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

lurifernandes

Does travel fundamentally change you? That’s a question our community members are currently pondering.
Sure, it can alter your perspective on things, at least for a while. But can a trip truly transform you, or is that just feel-good nonsense?
The consensus seems to be that you have to be at least a little open-minded to be changed…

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