A surfer’s paradise and a beach lover’s bliss, Hawaii attracts millions of visitors a year and why wouldn’t it when even the name conjures up dreamy images of picture perfect tropical islands.
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Duration : 0:1:44

Originally posted 2009-12-24 23:04:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Lonely Planet author George Dunford sums up Edinburgh. More Europe than Britain probably because of the month-long Edinburgh Arts Festival every August, the city is sophisticated Scotland. Pub culture is the backbone of society, making it easy to meet the locals. Try scotch or hand-made Real Ale but steer clear of football in conversation until you find out which team they go for!
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Duration : 0:3:48

Originally posted 2010-02-08 15:33:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Lonely Planet author Sally O’Brien has worn out shoes walking through Copenhagen, the bridge between Europe and Scandanavia. By the way, in case you’re trying to learn Danish, they all speak English better than you do.
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Duration : 0:3:16

Originally posted 2009-11-25 19:15:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Lonely Planet author Eilis Quinn relishes the mix of cheesy and traditional, the head-spinning transformations, the back alleys and curious locals of Beijing. You’ll need a bicycle and an itinerary but only to discard it in an instant.
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Duration : 0:3:44

Originally posted 2010-07-01 08:21:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Nick Vivion visits Penang, Malaysia and finds it to be one of the best food destinations in the world. From savoury to sweet he reckons Penang is a food paradise of epic proportions. For a second serve, try another of Nick’s videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpKXKlDL_2o
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Duration : 0:3:8

This is an amazingly roomy tent. It provides an 48 sq feet of living area within a very portable 7 lbs 7 oz carry weight (and that’s my upgraded carry to include tarp footprint and 10 MSR “Groundhog” tent stakes too; factory weight is listed at 6 lbs 6 oz). Add even more space for the two large vestibules that are provided by the tent fly. This roominess provided outstanding livability to us three backpackers on a wilderness adventure to high altitudes (me, son, dog). Three people could fit in a more cozy manner. Mesh integration is excellent. Pole attachment is via both clip and uncoated sleeve system. Several nights spent in the tent seem to indicate a dry, well-ventilated interior. Hard core snow and rain resistence was not tested on this trip but stake out provisions are provided for better tent strength. A very useful mesh gear loft is included along with four interior pockets (albeit they are not tightly sewn. Many parts of the Recluse are seam sealed but the bottom tent seam (catendary sewn) should be sealed by the user. The vestibules are well-executed and provide an incredible amount of dry gear storage area. The chosen light Mossy Green and light grey colors are excellent are provide more subdued camping and excellent, bright light filtration inside. But remember this is a sub-$100 tent so you will give up a few things in that choice. Close inspection of the “Recluse” tent model will reveal it to be a medium quality tent with compromises made to achieve that light carry weight. The floor material is a lightweight denier nylon and will prove to be lacking in durability without the use of a tent “footprint” (I rec’ cutting your own from blue tarp: lighter, cheaper, works great, and can include vesitbule areas). Other cost/weight saving measures I find: the 3000-series aluminum poles are relatively thin for this size tent, the nylon webbing is lower quality, the stitching is wider and lacks some attention to detail, the tent fly lacks bottom tie outs of ventilation staking (I easily sewed them on myself later), and the tent stakes are a joke (very thin, easily bent). At this price level however, it is unrealistic to expect the quality levels of a Sierra Designs, Mtn Hardware, REI, Big Agnes, or Marmot tent here. But for the reasonable $85 to $100 cost paid, the Recluse achieves a lot and it is gratifying to this market competition emerge for 2010. At its light carry weight, the Recluse would also make a fine BOK tent as well. So while it may not be the toughest tent on the shelf, it just might be the lightest in the 3 Person Large category. And the while those steep trail miles add up, the Ledge Recluse might be just the ticket for your next wilderness adventure.////////////// Nutnfancy Likability Scale (price considered): 8.5 out of 10 ///////////////// Music: www.torley.com

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Traveller and film-maker Martin Watego lived in Vietnam for 226 days. While he was there he saw a different side of Vietnam!
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Duration : 0:9:18

Lonely Planet author Erin Richards lived, worked and even got married in Amsterdam. It’s a lot more than the lure of the red light district and the business hub. Relax like a local, spend hours by the canal, cycle around and head off for a night at a brown café. Why are they brown again?
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In the jungle-clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Colombia, we visited a cocaine lab run by a coca farmer. How do you make cocaine? Take some coca leaves, a number of nasty substances, add some bullets, some scary para-military soldiers, a dash of guerrillas, some corrupt cops and a pinch of coca farmer, and you’ve got one of the world’s deadliest drug cocktails.
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Duration : 0:5:30