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  Lonely Planet | Press Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lonely Planet guidebooks contain no advertising and Lonely Planet authors are not allowed to accept free accommodations or meals in exchange for favorable write-ups, so their recommendations are honest and objective.
Lonely Planet maps are researched on the road by the authors - often in areas for which no other maps exist - then turned over to Lonely Planet's staff cartographers, who use state-of-the-art technology to create detailed, easy-to-read maps.
Lonely Planet guidebooks are built for the road, with laminated covers and spine-stitched bindings that won't fall apart with heavy use or inclement conditions.
www.lonelyplanet.com /pressroom/co/about_books.cfm   (324 words)

  
 Lonely Planet Images - Stock Photography - Stock Photos - Travel Related Images.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lonely Planet Images is a digital stock photography library with a unique and comprehensive collection of over 150,000 travel related images taken by some of the best travel photographers in the business.
Lonely Planet Images is an excellent source of travel related stock photography.
Lonely Planet Images is a premier photographic resource of professional travel related imagery from around the world.
www.lonelyplanetimages.com   (706 words)

  
 Budget travel becomes mega-business
For a quarter of a century, Lonely Planet guides have covered the globe, telling budget travelers where to stay, what to eat, and practically to the penny, what to pay for it.
For a quarter of a century, Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler has guided brigades of backpackers to a promised land of pristine beaches, mesmerizing mountain treks and endless platters of banana pancakes with muesli.
Lonely Planet is well aware of the downside of tourism, which often seems to threaten the very qualities of environmental beauty or cultural uniqueness that drew visitors to these formerly-wonderful, now-overrun places.
www.gluckman.com /LonelyPlanet.htm   (1961 words)

  
 The Savvy Traveller - About Lonely Planet and its Products: Page One
Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler wrote their first book after an overland trip from England to Australia in 1973.
Lonely Planet built its reputation covering Asia, Africa and Latin America yet today it covers the entire globe with over 400 publications.
Lonely Planet travel guides cover the world - whether you want to travel on five dollars a day or sleep in five-star hotels.
www.thesavvytraveller.com /insights/series/lonely_planet/1home.htm   (662 words)

  
 brandchannel.com | Lonely Planet brand | brands | brand | branding news
Lonely Planet readers are adventurous, saavy, keen to leave the beaten track, and frugal with their money.
The first Lonely Planet guidebook was just a stack of paper, stapled together and titled “Across Asia on the Cheap.” It filled a niche for travelers who were ready to pack light, blend in and travel wide but frugally.
Lonely Planet in Paris is not especially useful and one wonders why they don’t concentrate on the regions they do well and leave Paris to Michelin, Routard and the Guide Bleu.
www.brandchannel.com /features_profile.asp?pr_id=18   (1922 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Lonely Planet Argentina: Books: Danny Palmerlee,Sandra Bao,Andrew Dean Nystrom,Thomas Kohnstamm,Lucas Vidgen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
At Lonely Planet, we see our job as inspiring and enabling travellers to connect with the world for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world at large.
Lonely Planet makes this difficult; these maps are cumbersome to use and hard to read.
Lonely Planet is one of the few guides that will give you the population and altitude (in meters) of major cities and towns.
www.amazon.com /Lonely-Planet-Argentina-Danny-Palmerlee/dp/1740595157   (1960 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is about to add a new language to the set of English and French-language travel guides currently available under the LP brand.
Designed to accompany "Lonely Planet guidebooks", this text is packed with answers to all the common health questions travellers ask.
Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebooks (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks) by Vicki Bowman
www.powells.com /psection/LonelyPlanet.html   (788 words)

  
 Wider Angle: Lonely Planet Homogenizes
“Lonely Planet is the bible in places like India,” Mark Ellingham, the founder of Rough Guides, the cheeky British series, says.
The writers Marianne Wiggins, Jilly Cooper, and Pico Iyer have used Lonely Planet guides to immerse themselves in the feel of a far-off locale for novels set in, respectively, Cameroon, Colombia, and Iran.
And, in perhaps the greatest tribute, the Vietnamese have begun to manufacture ersatz Lonely Planet guides to complement their line of fake Rolexes.
www.benmautner.com /widerangle/2005/05/lonely-planet-homogenizes.html   (298 words)

  
 Lonely Planet Map- Barcelona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lonely Planet Map- Barcelona is available at a great price in Magellans.com.
Magellan's was founded by people who love travel for its ability to enrich our lives and increase our appreciation for the world in which we live.
By sharing their knowledge and experience with other travelers, and offering useful and appreciated products to ease the bumpy roads, they help make travel a more comfortable, safe, and rewarding experience.
www.exclamationagiftshop.com /travel/Lonely_Planet_Map-_Barcelo.shtml   (161 words)

  
 Lonely Planet Online PC Magazine - Find Articles
A trip to Lonely Planet Online can be an invaluable experience or a complete waste of time, depending on what you're looking for.
Lonely Planet is particularly helpful for overseas trips, steering you to all sorts of off-the-beaten-path attractions, such as the Prague Wax Museum at Karlstejn Castle.
Domestic destinations get relatively scant coverage at Lonely Planet: The Jersey Shore is covered in one paragraph; the major Orlando theme parks are discussed on a single page—a far cry from the ride-by-ride evaluations on Epinions and Frommer's.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zdpcm/is_200311/ai_ziff110254   (298 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Lonely Planet India: Books: Sarina Singh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years and as a result, has the experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice.
I just returned from a month in India, traveling with both the Lonely Planet (9th ed.) and Rough Guide (3rd ed.) If you are considering a long trip across the breadth of India, I would strongly suggest taking BOTH books.
The Lonely Planet is great for practical details (train times, phone numbers, etc.) but spends too much space reviewing individual restaurants and hotels.
www.amazon.com /Lonely-Planet-India-Sarina-Singh/dp/1740596943   (1730 words)

  
 Tags - Lonely Planet - Instablogs Community
If you are the one who love to go in the wilds, explore the new places and do something different and adventurous in your holidays this time, here is something that might be of your interest.
The collaboration between Navman, the in-car satellite navigation system designer, and Web travel expert Lonely Planet, have brought forth GPS-based “the ultimate travel guide,” which can be used to navigate your destination by making use of...
According to a report, Australia made it to the most popular destination standing number one this year, while the United States made it to the second in accordance with Lonely Planet’s poll.
www.instablogs.com /tags/lonely-planet   (358 words)

  
 Lonely Planet Adopts Typefi Publishing System
San Jose, Calif. (PRWEB) August 4, 2006 -- Typefi Systems, Inc. today announced Lonely Planet, the world’s leading independent travel guide publisher, has completed the first phase of its implementation of Typefi’s automated publishing solution, resulting in an immediate boost in production efficiency.
Lonely Planet publishes over 200 new titles each year and has been using Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe InDesign software since the start of 2006, enhancing publishing accuracy and decreasing the publishing process time.
Over the next few months Lonely Planet intends to complete the roll-out to more than 80 editors and 20 designers.
www.prweb.com /releases/2006/8/prweb420002.htm   (622 words)

  
 Welcome to lonelyplanet.tv
Welcome to Lonely Planet’s new travel video channel, packed with stuff shot all over the world by Lonely Planet TV and independent travellers like you.
Be one of the first 100 to upload a travel video to lonelyplanet.tv and win a bumper pack of Lonely Planet DVDs.
The best way to explore a place is to meet the people who live in it.
www.lonelyplanet.tv   (106 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/lonelyplanetusa
Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler to embark on their first
I miss the Lonley Planet on TV it made me want to see the world.
my roomate owns the lonely planet book that has 2 pages of every country in the world.
www.myspace.com /lonelyplanetusa   (722 words)

  
 CNN.com - TALKASIA: LONELY PLANET INTERVIEW - February 27, 2002
Theyve founded Lonely Planet, publishing 29 years ago, after friends have been bothered them with questions about their treks through Asia.
And Tony can never remember the words of the song, so he kept singing this lonely planet caught my eye, and we were trying to think of the name for our new company, and I said, Its not lonely, its lovely.
Were talking with the husband and wife founders of Lonely Planet Tony and Maureen Wheeler.
edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/talkasia.lonely.planet.transcript/index.html   (4014 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Nepal (Lonely Planet Travel Guides): Books: Tony Wheeler,Richard Everist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Citiescape: Kathmandu (Lonely Planet Pictorial) by Joe Bindloss
As always Lonely Planet got it all covered, accomodation, things to see and do, food and travelling.
If you're used to Lonely Planet guide, this is another of their top of the line guides.
www.amazon.co.uk /Nepal-Lonely-Planet-Travel-Guides/dp/1864502479   (982 words)

  
 Western Europe Guide Books
While covering more countries than any one of the Lonely Planet guides, this guide lacks the in-depth information and precise maps that are a hallmark of Lonely Planet guides.
Several of the people I traveled with while I was abroad had this book, and for the most part were not completely satisfied with it (this became evident because they were constantly asking to take a look at my Lonely Planet!).
This Lonely Planet guide offers practical advice on independent travel in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
www.backpackeurope.com /tips/books/westerneurope.html   (744 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: India (Lonely Planet Travel Guides): Books: Hugh Finlay,Sarina Singh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Firmly ensconced in the budget travel canon, Lonely Planet: Indiahas become as essential to sub-continental backpacker culture as the Himalayan hill stations, Arabian sea beaches and crafty rickshaw drivers it describes.
Lack of understanding of the culture, politics, religious and social aspects of life (in rural India particularly) leaves this book - as with all Lonely Planets - with much to be desired.
The book - again, as with all Lonely Planets - is directed at young, mostly American, travellers and advises accordingly in a way that is not always either suitable, interesting or appropriate for people who have broader interests and understandings.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1740594215   (1215 words)

  
 Lonely Planet | Search
Bluelist combines the opinions of Lonely Planet staff, authors and travellers to recommend the hottest destinations and experiences - and the thinking is definitely outside the box.
Lonely Planet Television takes travel off the pages and puts the world in your lounge room.
Screening worldwide, Lonely Planet Television is the next best thing to getting a stamp in your passport.
search.lonelyplanet.com   (327 words)

  
 Lonely Planet USA by Lonely Planet from Maps.com -- World’s Largest Map Store.
Lonely Planet USA by Lonely Planet from Maps.com -- World’s Largest Map Store.
Lonely Planet Travel Guides explore a destination in depth, with options to suit a range of budgets.
The Lonely Planet USA is just one of the thousands of maps available at Maps.com.
www.maps.com /map.aspx?pid=13053   (244 words)

  
 EDT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Da qui è un gioco da ragazzi fare un salto a Bruges, dove l'arte vi attende a ogni angolo, ad Anversa, dove sarete ricevuti dal grande Rubens, e a Gand, che vi colpirà con la sua vivace scena studentesca.
John Noble, autore Lonely Planet, svela che in Kazakistan, molto probabilmente, Sacha Baron Cohen non è mai stato.
Questa settimana con Lonely Planet e Play Radio.
www.edt.it /lonelyplanet   (176 words)

  
 Lonely Planet: East Coast Australia
Lonely Planet: East Coast Australia by Lindsay Brown, et al
We are also a major supplier of wall maps, framed wall maps as well as postcode maps for businesses and schools and colleges.
Created 03/03/2007 Lonely Planet: East Coast Australia Lonely Planet: Rome Condensed Lonely Planet: Buenos Aires Best Of
www.mapsworldwide.com /sku_18720.htm   (233 words)

  
 Lonely Planet USA, Travel Guide USA, USA Tourist Guide, USA Destination Guide, Lonely Planet Travel Books for USA
Lonely Planet USA, Travel Guide USA, USA Tourist Guide, USA Destination Guide, Lonely Planet Travel Books for USA
Maps of World is a valuable online resource for world maps images that can be used for presentation, project reports and general reference.
Lonely Planet USA & Canada on a shoestring
www.worldmapstore.com /products/Lonely_Planet_USA.html   (260 words)

  
 Americas - Mexico - Thorn Tree Forum - Lonely Planet
Check out Lonely Planet's selection of guides to Mexico
Lonely Planet does not verify or endorse any information on the Thorn Tree, and we are not responsible for any loss or inconvenience suffered in connection with use of the Thorn Tree or its content.
Terms of use apply to your use of the Thorn Tree.
thorntree.lonelyplanet.com /categories.cfm?catid=17   (2052 words)

  
 Lonely Planet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The first ever Lonely Planet to cover all of Europe,, this is the `all in one´ guide we´ve needed for years!
They´re particularly popular with more experienced travelers who´ve done a trip or two and appreciate the reliability of Lonely Planet.
Maybe not as much fun as the Let´s Go - there´s less nightlife information for instance - but still an excellent choice for anyone in their twenties who needs reliable information on the road.
www.eurotrip.com /bookstore/lonely_planet   (287 words)

  
 Lonely Planet Bookwatch, The - Find Articles
Also take along Lonely Planet Road Trip: Blue Ridge Parkway (174059939X, $10.00): a glovebox-sized set of maps and tips for enjoying the 469-mile scenic drive which ranges from forest to farmland.
For a fine armchair read as well as a different approach to tourism, pick up The Lonely Planet Guide To Experimental Travel (1741044502, $18.00) and depart from package trips.
From exploring song lyrics to testing etiquette by being outrageous, contributors to The Lonely Planet Guide To Experimental Travel offer some 40 experiments to expand the concept of 'adventure'.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0QLD/is_2005_Sept/ai_n15395021   (265 words)

  
 Turkey Travel & Guidebooks by Tom Brosnahan
My latest (and last) Lonely Planet guide (7th, 2001; with co-authors Pat Yale and Richard Plunkett).
Disclaimer: my Turkey Travel Planner website has no relationship whatsoever with Frommer's or Lonely Planet Publications or the guidebooks published by these companies.
At present I am fully employed producing Turkey Travel Planner and other websites, so I am not employed by either of these companies and I devote no time to maintaining or updating any of their publications.
www.turkeytravelplanner.com /about/TB_Books.html   (199 words)

  
 Lonely Planet
If you’ve discovered an amazing travel secret while abroad and captured it on your camera phone, we’d love to hear from you.
In fact, we’re so keen to hear from you that we’re giving away a Nokia N70 and a Lonely Planet guide every month in return for the best travel secret and camera phone travel shot we receive.
All you’ve got to do to WIN the exceptional Nokia N70 – complete with 2 megapixel camera, 20 X digital zoom, built-in flash, video sharing and other advanced photographic features – is upload your best travel picture and travel secret now.
www.lonelyplanet.nokia.co.uk   (128 words)

  
 Lonely Planet - TV Programs Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
I’m no exception and have taken to the idea of heading for destinations where the tourist en masse doesn’t frequent.
If you are planning such a trip or even fancy a bit of escapism even for an hour then try Globe Trekker, formerly called Lonely Planet.
The programme lasts for an hour and takes the viewer on a traveller’s eye view of a foreign land.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /tv-programs/lonely-planet   (243 words)

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