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  • 13 June 2009
  • 5:54am
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A world pride guide

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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In many parts of the world, June is recognised as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, and several of the biggest Gay Pride parades and other LGBT festivals around the world are rapidly approaching.

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The world – courtesy you

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

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Travellers from all over the world have stepped up and shared their experiences in Lonely Planet TV’s Worldwide Encounters competition. Now you get to vote for your favourites.

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Mind the strike

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

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Our members and staff are among the thousands of commuters caught up in a union strike downing London Tube services. As our illustrious UK travel editor Tom Hall writes, “What a pain in the neck”.

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36 hours at the Grand Canyon – community edition

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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When “36 Hours at the Grand Canyon” came out this week in the New York Times, our community Southwest experts concluded that they could have done better. We asked two Thorn Tree members, both former Grand Canyon guides, to come up with some insider tips for a three-day trip to the Grand Canyon.

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Get stuffed

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

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For a forum all about foodie goodness, you’ll find a surprisingly broad range of topics discussed on the Thorn Tree’s Get Stuffed branch. Recent chatter includes the ridiculously high-priced produce in Japan, the size of your matzoh balls, the cult of instant noodle nirvana, how camp cooking differs from country to country, how technology impacts your cooking…

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Lonely Planet Guidebook Updates

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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In the time it takes Lonely Planet to publish a new edition of a guidebook phone numbers change, businesses move or close, prices rise and fall, etc. To help keep LP guidebook users informed, we have just introduced downloadable PDFs with the current list of updates and corrections.

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Not so Great Britain?

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

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Lonely Planet has unveiled its new Great Britain guidebook, which calls out Briton’s “mastery of understatement” but lambasts “public drunkenness and being crap at cooking.” What say you?

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Lonely Planet Community on Flickr

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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Share some of the magic travel moments you’ve captured with your camera, or just browse the incredible images by our talented community of contributors on Lonely Planet’s photo groups on Flickr.

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Overlooked America

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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The US is a big place with innumerable travel opportunities, but despite its size the majority of travellers focus on only a small number of popular destinations. You can always find a wide variety of topics on the US branch on the Thorn Tree travel forum, but if you come back regularly you’ll see the same short-list of popular destinations being discussed year-round.

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Travel with Two-Wheelers

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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If you’re like many people and you’ve got your budget and carbon footprint on your mind, maybe it’s time to pack up the panniers and head out on a bike trip.

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