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All rights reserved.Lonely Planethttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/rcl/includes/images/logo_lp.gifhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/The latest press releases from Lonely Planethttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/theotheriraq_0508/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/theotheriraq_0508/Leave your preconceptions behind and discover the happening cities, soaring mountains and new museums of Iraq's Kurdish region. 26 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000Cesar SorianoCesar SorianoarticleIraqTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/theotheriraq_0508/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/theotheriraq_0508/Leave your preconceptions behind and discover the happening cities, soaring mountains and new museums of Iraq's Kurdish region.01 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000Cesar SorianoCesar SorianophotofeatureIraqTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/liberia_1007/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/liberia_1007/No surf shacks, no cocktails, no deckchairs - just empty beaches and three-metre barrels.16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1000Kate ThomasKate ThomasarticleIsland & BeachesLiberiaTough TravelWater Sportshttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/saudi-arabia_0907/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/saudi-arabia_0907/Peek into the glowing sand, glistening modernity and working falcons of real deal Saudi Arabia.04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1000Frances Linzee GordonFrances Linzee GordonphotofeatureSaudi ArabiaTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/yemen_0807/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/yemen_0807/Monster waves and zero crowds - Yemen is poised to become the new Hawaii. Catch it before it breaks.21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +1000Stuart ButlerStuart ButlerarticleIsland & BeachesTough TravelWater SportsYemenhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/baghdadkaraoke_0407/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/baghdadkaraoke_0407/Saddam's former palace in Baghdad now stages military karaoke nights, yoga and aerobics classes.10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +1000Andy StefanekAndy StefanekarticleBaghdadTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/ialmostraniran_0407/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/ialmostraniran_0407/Running across Iran has its pros and cons, but the biggest roadblock may turn out to be politics.10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +1000Tyler MacNivenTyler MacNivenarticleIranSportsTough TravelWeirdhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/kurdistan_0207/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/kurdistan_0207/Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Kurdistan - it's a good old-fashioned 'Stan off!07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1000Tony WheelerTony WheelerarticleAsiaTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/minaretofjam_0107/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/minaretofjam_0107/It’s the holy grail of travel in Afghanistan. Take a twirl up this tower and you'll hit the jackpot of views.05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +1000Paul ClammerPaul ClammerarticleAfghanistanArt, Architecture & DesignGreat JourneysTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/haveflakjacket_0107/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/haveflakjacket_0107/Ever fancy Kabul in the spring or moonlit walks on the beach in Gaza? How about a ski holiday to Chechnya or a shopping trip to Haiti?01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +1000Michael KohnMichael KohnarticleGlobalTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/afghanistan/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/afghanistan/Decades of war, jihad and women looking like ghosts under their burqas? Disneyland this ain't. But it's exciting, addictive and - for my money - the friendliest country in the world.22 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +1000Paul ClammerPaul ClammerarticleAfghanistanTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/chernobyl_1006/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/chernobyl_1006/A tour of Chernobyl is no Disneyland funfest, but it is a fascinating and surreal day trip.10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +1000Mat SchulzMat SchulzarticleKyivTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/pyongyangandtheparty_0806/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/pyongyangandtheparty_0806/You're never lonely in Pyongyang, travelling with minders on state-sanctioned tours.29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +1000 articleNorth KoreaTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/ifwallscouldtalk_0706/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/ifwallscouldtalk_0706/Walk along the dividing wall between Israel and the Palestinian Territories and see the lands speak.06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +1000Amelia ThomasAmelia ThomasphotofeatureArt, Architecture & DesignIsraelThe Palestinian TerritoriesTough Travelhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/buzkashi_1205/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/photofeature/buzkashi_1205/Feel the heat on your neck and the dust in your eyes as you watch men on speeding horses jostle over a headless goat.12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +1000Rodney CocksRodney CocksphotofeatureAfghanistanSportsTough Travel