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Tom Hall is Travel Editor at Lonely Planet the writer of the weekly Ask Tom feature in The Observer travel section, and also contributes to a host of other magazines and newspapers in the UK and Europe. Tom is a regular commentator on travel news and events in the media, including BBC Breakfast, Today, Excess Baggage, Fasttrack and Six Music. He is the editor of Lonely Planet’s Travellers Tips book as well as contributing to guidebooks and custom print books, as well as blogs and podcasts for www.LonelyPlanet.com.

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Features the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat.

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This work recounts Marco Polo's journey to the eastern court of Kublai Khan, the chieftan of the Mongol empire which traverses the Asian continent, but which was virtually unknown to Polo's contemporaries. It encompasses a 24-year period starting in 1271, detailing his travels.

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Ibn Battutah travelled through more than forty countries on the modern map, covering seventy-five thousand miles and getting as far north as the Volga, as far east as China and as far south as Tanzania. This book describes his travels.

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Written between 1919 and 1926, this text tells of the campaign aganist the Turks in the Middle East, encompassing gross acts of cruelty and revenge, ending in a welter of stink and corpses in a Damascus hospital.

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12:49, 26 Mar 2009Blogs
Lonely Planet@Borders exclusive travel blog: city trips without breaking the bank 0
City breaks are, by their nature, a bit of a treat. With only a few days away it's tempting to hang the budget and book that boutique palace you've stumbled upon, or heat up the credit card in whichever top-notch department store you find yourself fondling some exotic fashions.
Still, it is worth bearing in mind a few golden rules when new in town that can save you money and time, and ...
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09:11, 18 Sep 2008Blogs
Lonely Planet@Borders exclusive travel blog: Autumn getaways 0

Hopefully you all had an invigorating summer exploring new and favourite haunts near and far. I say invigorating as the stubborn lack of sunshine on my journeys to Madeira, Northumberland and Denmark meant that I added 'resilience' to my list of qualities needed to enjoy summer holidays. If it was ever with us, summer is now in the past but this Autumn offers some fantastic travelling. Here ...
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14:31, 23 Jul 2008Blogs
Lonely Planet @ Borders exclusive Travel Blog: Five superb places you’ve (probably) never heard of 0

Contrary to the findings of anyone who’s trying to use an
airport over the next six weeks or so, there’s still an awful lot of the world
to be discovered. For every jam-packed beach there’s a deserted patch of sand,
and you don’t have to cross the seven seas to find your own private piece of
the world. Here are five spots that’ll have your ...
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13:27, 02 Jul 2008Blogs
Lonely Planet @ Borders exclusive Travel Blog: Make your holiday money go further 3.01

Our pounds just
don't take us as far as they once did.


After years of enjoying price advantages
in Eurozone and countries further east, 2008 has seen holiday costs to plenty of
popular destinations rise as the pound has fallen in value. The Euro has ...
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Backed up by the usual invaluable selection of maps, road-tested places to stay, and a cutting-edge guide to the best of British cuisine - it's all here. An unmissable travel guide, for Brits and non-Brits.

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Focusses on travellers to Oman, the UAE or Yemen, or a combination. This guide contains a detailed chapter for Expats who are keen to immerse themselves in local culture. It offers coverage of regional history, culture and Islam.

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8 million Britons visited the USA in 2006 - National Statistics. This title contains 129 pages of maps. It includes color sections featuring USA highlights and its beautiful national parks.

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12:07, 24 Jun 2008Blogs
Lonely Planet @ Borders exclusive Travel Blog: Summer Festivals in Europe 0

Summertime means festival time across Europe - and there's a party to suit all tastes.


For many, this means donning wellies to brave squelchy Glastonbury mud or whistle blowing at Berlin's Love Parade. This year, however, try and find a little room for the obscure, the odd and the downright silly events that take place all over the continent. Here are five foolish fests from Lonely ...
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Covering 44 countries, this is a guide to Europe. Including Dedicated Language chapter with key phrases in 29 languages, it offers coverage on Montenegro. It also features a Responsible Travel page with advice on how to travel ethically around the region.

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