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"What disappoints me, in a way, and it disappoints a lot of people who use Lonely Planet books, or used to use them and don't find that they work the way they used to, is — I'm not going to say ...
Lonely Planet was poised to publish a book about queer travel in 2019 or 2020. And then the world stopped. And so once they were ready to pick it back up, it was like 2022 or 2023.
"What disappoints me, in a way, and it disappoints a lot of people who use Lonely Planet books, or used to use them and don't find that they work the way they used to, is — I'm not going to say ...
Lonely Planet travel books have been the so-called “backpacker's bible” for 50 years, ever since Tony Wheeler and his wife Maureen self-published a guide based on their own adventure driving ...
As Lonely Planet turns 50, we delve into the archives and look back at some of its fascinating iconic book covers, including from the very first guide it published in 1973. Lonely Planet's first ...
Chris Zeiher from Lonely Planet emphasises the importance of the book: “We recognised the queer community was looking for a guide that understands them, especially given the challenges they ...
Travel gurus from the popular Lonely Planet guide book, which turns 50 next year, recently anointed the Midwest as “Best Value” on its Best Travel 2024 list, one of two new categories included ...