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Innovative kit for travellers

Travel is all about discovering the new, surprising and slightly surreal. And so it is with travel equipment. In this edition of our gear reviews we test a range of innovative kit, from the 'world's smallest' travel iron to an umbrella that alerts you if you leave it behind at a bar or restaurant.…

From bags with giant wheels to tiny travel irons, this month's gear reviews focus on kit attempting to innovate © David Else / Lonely Planet

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From the Mediterranean to the Caribbean to the far-flung Pacific, microbreweries are booming in unexpected places. Here are eight islands around the g…

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10 of the world's most amazing train journeys

There’s something magical about a journey by train. Sometimes the magic is inside – on a train you can meet people, while eating and sleeping with the…

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Almost an island: eight alluring peninsulas worth a visit

Peninsulas are clear winners as travel destinations: as well as the obvious appeal of their beaches and seaside towns, they often have a distinct iden…

Almost an island: eight alluring peninsulas worth a visit

Uzbekistan's Stihia Festival: riding sound waves in the vanished Aral Sea

It was probably the biggest thing to have happened in Moynaq since the waters of the Aral Sea started to recede in the 1960s. Hundreds of curious loca…

Uzbekistan's Stihia Festival: riding sound waves in the vanished Aral Sea

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