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Get steamy in Austria: 5 great spa experiences
Austria is a steam-cleaned dream of a country. For every leg-aching mountain pass and ski run, there is a glorious spa – Roman, arty, framed by the Alps, you name it. And we’re talking veritable water...
View ArticleThe world’s best yoga spots
If you’re looking for the perfect place to salute the sun, the world is full of them. To make the choice easier, ask yourself what you want out of your yoga break: spiritual enrichment, detox,...
View ArticleWhere to rest and recharge after the party season
The holiday season is a whole lot of fun. A rigid 9-to-5 job starts to take on a more elastic feel, impromptu lunches become the order of the day and life becomes a conga line of buffets. Moderation...
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Lonely Planet’s top 10 unmissable experiences in İstanbul
We’ve all heard the descriptions of İstanbul being a bridge between Europe and Asia, a place where East meets West and where cultures have happily coexisted for centuries. But not everyone is aware of...
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Ask Lonely Planet: Where to holiday after a medical procedure
Here at Lonely Planet, we have travel experts on tap. In this excerpt from the March 2011 issue of Lonely Planet Magazine, they advise a reader on places to go following a medical procedure. Q: ‘I’m...
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The best of Japan
Japan packs a wallop of cultural wealth, natural beauty and modern oddities into its compact geography – so you can travel from the metropolis of Tokyo to a remote hot spring in a matter of hours....
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Top 10 things to do around Lake Baikal
Mention Siberia and there are immediate thoughts of unrelenting cold and an unforgiving landscape. Yet Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, is rich in beautiful contradiction to the stereotype. The ancient...
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Getting steamy: the Finnish sauna experience
Ah, the sauna. That little pine-clad room where you shed your clothes and your cares, steam up and let the sweat cleanse your pores. There’s no better place in the world to experience a sauna than in...
View ArticleTop 10 iconic travel experiences
Yoga in India, cooking in Vietnam – in this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we find those 10 iconic experiences that are as special as the place they’re from. 1. Surfing in...
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When in Kerala: 10 must-dos in India’s deep south
Kerala has been a favourite haunt of travellers from around the world for nearly 600 years; it’s been known to exhilarate, enchant and enthral. Here’s a cherry-picked list of 10 activities to get you...
View ArticleFive reasons why Taiwan should be on your bucket list
10/10/2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China. Although deposed from mainland China in 1949, the ROC government still controls Taiwan (as well as a few off-shore possessions). Despite...
View ArticleCalifornia wine country without the wine
If you haven’t yet visited the Napa or Sonoma Valley, you might assume the area was covered with clusters of red and white grapes lazily stretching out over meandering hills, with twisting wine trains...
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Slow Umbria: how to discover the Italophile’s Italy
Leave Rome its Colosseum, Venice its canals. Let Tuscany have its masterpieces, along with its long lines. Umbria is the slow food, slow travel capital of Italy. It is the Italophile’s Italy, the green...
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Top 5 spots to chill out in Uganda
Travel alert: Lonely Planet refers would-be travellers to Uganda to the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel advice on the country: “There is very little social tolerance of homosexuality,...
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The best hidden beaches of South Florida
While most of Florida‘s beaches offer everything from volleyball nets to jet skis to free wi-fi — there are times when a trip to the shore should just rejuvenate the soul, scrubbing away the stresses...
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Winter in Wyoming
They grow their mammals and geysers big up in Yellowstone, America’s first national park and Wyoming’s flagship attraction. From shaggy grizzlies to giant moose, this park boasts the lower 48’s most...
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How to deal with bites and stings
Ever woken up with a nasty bite, or gained an unwanted, bloodsucking hitchhiker on a walk through the jungle? Being bitten by exotic critters is one of the less enjoyable experiences of travel abroad,...
View ArticleFinding peace in Kathmandu
Kathmandu is an assault on the senses. It is a blend of fume-shrouded traffic chaos, clanging temple bells, cooing doves, the sticky scents of temple food offerings, wafts of incense and the sound of...
View ArticleTop 5 luxury experiences in Las Vegas
Now more than ever, visiting Las Vegas is not just about gambling. A stopover in Sin City these days is all about the headlong, hedonistic pursuit of pleasure. Here are just a few of our top picks for...
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Hair & beauty on the road: how to look wonderful worldwide
Travel is a beautiful thing. But, often, travellers are not. No offence. Itʼs just it can be tough to stay gorgeous when contending with high humidity, dry heat, extreme cold, dehydration, chlorinated...
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