Miss Philippines crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali

The 2013 Miss World title has been claimed by Megan Young representing the Philippines. US born Ms Young beat off competition from 126 contestants at the glitzy competition which took place on the Indonesian island of Bali.

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Winter Holidays: Try the Ice Hotel in Sweden

Check out and check-in at an ice hotel this winter: Where's the best one? Sweden, of course.

The Ice-Hotel, Sweden

The largest of its kind in the world, the Ice-Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden has been carving up creative icy beds for 24 years. Each year, artists and designers from around the world create one-of-a-kind art suites, using only frozen water from the nearby Torne River.

From pole-dancing polar bears to a London tube-inspired ‘Mind the Gap’ design, no two rooms are the same, meaning a stay in this crystalline ice palace is a truly unique experience. Guests even sleep on a bed of ice blocks – but don’t worry you won’t get frostbite; there are cosy thermal sleeping bags and a comfy mattress to keep you warm!

The Ice-Hotel has its own bar and church (weddings can be held here too) and it’s also within easy reach of Abisko – one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights.

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Fiji - Nadi, Suva & Viti Levu (Chapter) Lonely Planet

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 Fiji - Nadi, Suva & Viti Levu (Chapter)

Viti Levu squats roundly and self-assuredly in the centre of the islands it governs. From sunny Nadi, the Queens Road winds along the Coral Coast to sultry Suva, the largest city in the South Pacific with a rich heritage and the country’s best restaurants and nightlife.

Coverage includes: Nadi & Around, North Of Nadi, Lautoka & Around, Nausori Highlands, South Of Nadi, Robinson Crusoe Island, Natadola Beach, Yanuca & Around, Coral Coast, Sigatoka & Around, Korotogo & Around, Korolevu & Around, Pacific Harbour & Around, Offshore Islands, Suva, Kings Road, Nausori & The Rewa Delta, Korovou & Around, Rakiraki & Around and Nananu-I-Ra.

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Japan - Kyoto (Chapter) Lonely Planet

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Japan - Kyoto (Chapter)

Kyoto is the place to go to see what Japan is all about. Here is where you'll find all those things you associate with Japan: ancient temples, colourful shrines and sublime gardens.

Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking, Entertainment and Shopping.

Australia - Melbourne & Victoria (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Melbourne is Victoria’s urban hub and the nation’s artistic centre. State highlights include the Great Ocean Road, Grampians National Park, Wilsons Promontory National Park and the wine regions of the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula.

Coverage includes: Melbourne, Queenscliff & the Bellarine Peninsula, Yarra Valley, Dandenongs, Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island, Great Ocean Road, Grampians & the Northwest, Murray River, Goldfields, Goulburn valley & Hume Highway Region, High Country, Gippsland .

Australia - Melbourne & Victoria (Chapter)

Peru - Amazon Basin (Chapter) Lonely Planet

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Peru - Amazon Basin (Chapter)

The lush Peruvian Amazon begs for attention from adventure-seekers. It offers phenomenal wildlife-spotting, forays into untamed forest from the jungle’s best selection of lodges and raucous city life in its main metropolises unlike anything you’ll experience elsewhere in Peru.

Coverage includes: Southern Amazon, Puerto Maldonado, Around Puerto Maldonado, Manu Area, Cuzco To Manu, Parque Nacional Manu, Manu Wildlife Center &, Around, Central Amazon, La Merced & San Ramón, Satipo, Oxapampa, Puerto Bermúdez, Pucallpa, Yarinacocha, Northern Amazon, Yurimaguas, Lagunas, Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria, Iquitos, Around Iquitos and Pevas.

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New Zealand - Waikato & the King Country (Chapter)


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New Zealand - Waikato & the King Country (Chapter)

If the colour green had a homeland this would be it, as verdant fields and rolling hills line New Zealand's mightiest river, the Waikato. Everyone, from adrenaline junkies to spa goers, is catered for here.

Coverage includes: Waikato, Hamilton, Raglan, Te Awamutu, Cambridge, Matamata, Te Aroha, Kawhia, Otorohanga, Waitomo Caves, Te Kuiti, Taumarunui and Owhango.

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Hawaii - Lana'i (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Lana’i’s signature Norfolk and Cook Island pines give the island an other-worldly feel that could just as well come from a remote corner of the South Pacific. Hidden beaches, archaeological sites, oddball geology and a sense of isolation are perfect for those who don’t want to go far to get away from it all.

Coverage includes: Lana’i City, Munro Trail, Hulopo’e & Manele Bays, Keomuku Road, Road to Garden of the Gods and Kaumalapa’u Highway.

Hawaii - Lana'i (Chapter)

Venezuela - Caracas (Chapter)

Behind its headlining veneer of violence and political unrest, Caracas will show you an impressive array of cultural activity, including wonderful museums, eclectic cuisine and sunrise-be-damned nightlife.

Coverage includes: History, Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking, Entertainment, Shopping, Getting There, Away & Around, Parque Nacional El Ávila, Litoral Central.

Venezuela - Caracas (Chapter)

Western USA - Rocky Mountains (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The Rockies are nature on steroids, with rows of snow-capped peaks, rugged canyons and wild rivers running buckshot all over the Western states. Don’t miss the super-sized charms of Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks.

Coverage includes: Colorado, Denver, Front Range, Central & Northern Mountains, Southern Colorado, Wyoming, Cheyenne, Laramie, Lander, Cody, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson, Montana, Bozeman, Gallatin & Paradise Valleys, Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, Billings, Helena, Missoula, Flathead Lake, Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, Whitefish, Glacier National Park, Idaho, Boise, Ketchum & Sun Valley, Stanley and Idaho Panhandle.

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Belize - Northern Cayes (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Daydream a little. Conjure up your ultimate tropical island fantasy. With over 100 enticing isles and two amazing atolls, chances are that one of the northern cayes can make this dream a reality.

Coverage includes: Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Caye Espanto, Caye Chapel, Turneffe Atoll, Lighthouse Reef and Half Moon Caye.

Belize - Northern Cayes (Chapter)

USA - Texas (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Cue the theme music, and make it something epic: Texas is as big and sweeping a state as can be imagined. If it were a country, it would be the 40th largest. And as big as it is geographically, it is equally large in people’s imaginations.

Coverage includes: South-Central Texas, Austin, Around Austin, Hill Country, San Antonio, Houston, Around Houston, Southern Gulf Coast, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Corpus Christi & Around, South Padre Island, The Valley, Dallas-Fort Worth, Dallas, Fort Worth, West Texas, West Of Big Bend National Park, Central West Texas, El Paso, Hueco Tanks State Historic Site, Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

USA - Texas (Chapter)

Chile & Easter Island - Santiago (Chapter)

Santiago has always had its measured charms – fine dining, perfectly landscaped gardens, a famous seafood market, the stunning backdrop of the Andes – but in the past few years it has undergone a cultural metamorphosis. Understated but up-and-coming, Santiago just became a destination in its own right.

Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Courses, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking, Entertainment, Shopping, Information, Getting There & Away, Getting Around, Pomaire, Maipo Valley Wineries, Cajón del Maipo and Ski Centers.

Chile & Easter Island - Santiago (Chapter)

Vietnam - Mekong Delta (Chapter) Lonely Planet

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Vietnam - Mekong Delta (Chapter)

The 'rice bowl' of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is carpeted in a dizzying variety of greens. It's a water world where boats, houses and even markets float upon the rivers, canals and streams that course through the region like arteries.

Coverage includes: My Tho & Around, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh & Around, Vinh Long, Can Tho & Around, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu & Around, Ca Mau & Around, Rach Gia, Phu Quoc Island, Ha Tien & Around, Chau Doc & Around, Long Xuyen, Cao Lanh & Around and Sa Dec.

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Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands - Southern Highlands (Chapter) Lonely Planet

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Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands - Southern Highlands (Chapter)  

The passage down the southern spine of the Ecuadorian Andes brings travelers through gently rolling mountains and valleys, colonial cities and remote indigenous villages, to a region housing hundreds of bird species, thousands of plant species, and scores of mammals.

Coverage includes: Ingapirca, Cañar, Biblián, Azogues, Cuenca & around, Saraguro, Loja, Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Zamora, Vilcabamba, Zumba & the Peruvian border, Catamayo & around, Catacocha and Macará & the Peruvian border.

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Vietnam - Siem Reap & Angkor Temples (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Many visitors to Vietnam continue into Cambodia to visit the fabled temples of Angkor. See the world's largest religious building, Angkor Wat, the enigmatic faces of the Bayon or the tree-strangled temple of Ta Prohm. All are global icons of extravagant beauty.

Coverage includes: Siem Reap & Around, Cambodia Landmine Museum, Chong Kneas, Kompong Pluk, Temples Of Angkor, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm, Phnom Bakheng, Preah Khan, Neak Poan, Roluos Group, Banteay Srei, Kbal Spean, Phnom Kulen, Beng Mealea and Koh Ker.

Vietnam - Siem Reap & Angkor Temples (Chapter) 

Australia - Tasmania (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Tasmania is brilliant, beautiful and accessible. Look forward to exquisite beaches, jagged mountain ranges, rarefied alpine plateaus, plentiful wildlife and vast tracts of virgin wilderness, much of it within a World Heritage area.

Coverage includes: Hobart, Around Hobart, The Southeast, Tasman Peninsula, The Midlands, The East Coast, The Northeast, Launceston, Around Launceston, Tamar Valley, The North, The Northwest, The West and The Southwest.

Australia - Tasmania (Chapter)

Brazil - São Paulo State (Chapter)

It’s hard to speak of São Paulo state without using superlatives. The region is home to Brazil's largest industrial output, its largest (and most ethnically diverse) population, the richest of its rich, its biggest stock exchange, its busiest port, its finest museums, its worst traffic and its vastest slums.

Coverage includes: São Paulo City & around, Paranapiacaba, Embu, Paulista Coast, Ubatuba, São Sebastião, Ilhabela, Boiçucanga & around, Guarujá, Iguape & around, Cananéia, Iporanga, Campos do Jordão and Gruta dos Crioulos.

Brazil - São Paulo State (Chapter)

Turkey - Izmir & the North Agean (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Izmir is Turkey’s third-largest city – a buzzing metropolis – and the short stretch of coast running north is a colossus for history buffs. Beaches along the Aegean Sea and the Biga Peninsula are superb, while on the Çesme Peninsula, Alaçati offers world-class windsurfing.

Coverage includes: Bozcaada, Behramkale & Assos, Ayvacik, Bay of Edremit, Ayvalik, Alibey Island, Bergama (Pergamum), Çandarli, Yeni Foça, Foça, Izmir, Manisa, Çesme, Pirlanta Beach & Altinkum, Alaçati, Sigacik, Akkum & Teos

Turkey - Izmir & the North Agean (Chapter)

Argentina - Salta & the Andean Northwest (Chapter)

Argentina’s northwest sits lofty, dry and tough beneath the mighty Andes. There’s a definite Andean feel with traditional handicrafts, Quechua-speaking pockets, coca leaves, llamas, indigenous heritage and Inca ruins. The region’s cities were also Argentina’s first colonial settlements.

Coverage includes: Jujuy, Quebrada De Humahuaca, Purmamarca, Tilcara & around, Uquía, Humahuaca, Iruya, La Quiaca, Yavi, Salta, Tren a las Nubes, San Antonio de los Cobres, Salinas Grandes, Valles Calchaquíes, Cachi, Seclantás, Molinos, Angastaco, San Carlos, Cafayate, Quebrada de Cafayate, Tucumán, Tafí del Valle & around, Santa María, Amaicha del Valle, Quilmes, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, Belén & around, La Rioja, Chilecito and Parque Nacional Talampaya.

Argentina - Salta & the Andean Northwest (Chapter)  

Spain - Basque Country, Navarra & La Rioja (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The Basque Country is a land of mountains, museums and art galleries, street parties, and arguably the best food in Spain. The Navarra and La Rioja region is awash with sunburst colours, dreamy landscapes, medieval monasteries and enticing wine towns.

Spain - Basque Country, Navarra & La Rioja (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Bilbao & around, Mundaka, Elantxobe, Lekeitio, Zumaia, Getaria & Zarautz, San Sebastián, Pasajes, Hondarribia, Santuario de Loyola, Oñati, Santuario de Arantzazu & Arrikrutz Caves, Vitoria, Pamplona, Sierra de Aralar, Sierra de Andia, Javier, Monasterio de Leyre, Valle del Baztán, Ochagavía, Valle del Roncal, Olite, Ujué, Parque Nat ural de las Bárdenas Reales, Puente la Reina, Estella & around, Logroño, Arnedillo & around, Nájera, San Millán de Cogolla, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Haro, Briones and Laguardia.

Portugal - The Algarve (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The Algarve is alluring. Coastal Algarve receives much exposure for its breathtaking cliffs, golden beaches, scalloped bays and sandy islands.

Portugal - The Algarve (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Faro & the Leeward Coast, Faro, Milreu & Estói, São Brás de Alportel, Olhão, Tavira, Vila Real de Santo António, Castro Marim, Loulé, Serra Do Caldeirão, Albufeira, Carvoeiro, Silves, Portimão, Praia Da Rocha, The Windward Coast & Costa Vicentina, Lagos & around, Sagres & around, Monchique and Alcoutim.

Thailand - Hua Hin & Southern Gulf (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The upper southern Gulf has long been the favoured retreat of the Bangkok monarchy and elite. Today domestic tourists flock to this coast in the same pursuit of leisure as well as to pay homage to the revered kings whose palaces-away-from-palace are now open to the public. Rarely does culture and coast meet with such proximity and collaboration. This is also a surf-and-turf destination offering historic sites, pleasant provincial life, jungle-filled parks and long sandy beaches all within an easy commute from Bangkok.

Coverage includes: Phetchaburi (Phetburi), Cha-Am, Hua Hin, Hua Hin To Pranburi, Pranburi & Around, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ban Krut & Bang Saphan Yai, and Chumphon.

Thailand - Hua Hin & Southern Gulf (Chapter)

Turkey - Thrace & Marmara (Chapter)

The Thracian isthmus is a former Balkan stronghold that adds an important chapter to the Turkish narrative: on the beautiful, pine-strewn Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula, nationalism spread its wings in the First World War and Atatürk became a legend incarnate.

Coverage includes: Edirne, Uzunköprü, Tekirdag, Gelibolu, Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula, Eceabat, Kilitbahir, Çanakkale, Gökçeada, Troy (Truva) & Tevfikiye, Bandirma

Turkey - Thrace & Marmara (Chapter)

Spain - Aragon (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Landlocked and little-known, Aragón is one of Spain’s most surprising regions, a place where Old Spain lives and breathes. All across Aragón, you’ll find numerous candidates for the title of Spain’s most beautiful village.

Spain - Aragon (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Zaragoza, Tarazona, Monasterio de Piedra, the Pyrenees, Sos del Rey Católico & around, Valles de Echo & Ansó, Jaca & around, Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido, Torla & around, Aínsa & around, Benasque & around, Alquézar, Huesca & around, Daroca, Laguna de Gallocanta, Teruel and Albarracín & around.

Bali & Lombok - Central Mountains (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Bali has a hot soul. The volcanoes stretching along the island’s spine of the Central Mountains are more than just cones of silence; their active spirits are literally just below the surface, eager for expression

Coverage includes: Gunung Batur Area, Gunung Batur, Around Gunung Batur Crater, Around Danau Batur, Danau Bratan Area, Bedugul, Candikuning, Pancasari, Danau Buyan & Danau Tamblingan, Munduk & Around, Gunung Batukau Area and the Antosari Road.

Bali & Lombok - Central Mountains (Chapter)

Spain - Castilla-La Mancha (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Castilla-La Mancha is, in many ways, storybook Spain. The richly patterned and dramatic land is one of hearty meals, of cheese and wine, of lonely hilltop castles and towns stocked with churches.

Spain - Castilla-La Mancha (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Toledo & around, Talavera de la Reina & around, Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real Province, Consuegra, Campo de Criptana & around, El Toboso, Belmonte, Albacete & around, Cuenca & around, Guadalajara, Pastrana & around and Sigüenza & around.

Italy - Venice & the Veneto (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Gondoliers call ‘Ooooooeeee!’ round canal bends, nostrils flare at fresh espresso wafting from 250-year-old cafes, mouths water at cascades of purple artichokes on Rialto market stalls, and everywhere – constantly – water gently laps at your feet.

Coverage includes: Venice, around the Veneto, Brenta Riviera, Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Verona’s wine country and Dolomites.

Italy - Venice & the Veneto (Chapter)

Italy - Milan & the Lakes (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Sprawling between the Alps and the Po Valley, Lombardy (Lombardia) has one of Italy’s most varied landscapes. Industrious cities, medieval hill towns and lakeside resorts are interspersed with powdered slopes, lemon groves, vineyards and rice paddies.

Coverage includes: Milan & around, Lago Maggiore, Lago d’Iseo, Lago di Como, Lago d’Iseo, Lago di Garda, the Po Plain, Bergamo, Brescia, Mantua and Cremona.

Italy - Milan & the Lakes (Chapter)

France - Brittany (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Brittany is a land of prehistoric mysticism, proud tradition and culinary wealth, where locals still remain fiercely independent, where Breton culture is celebrated and where Paris feels a very long way away indeed. Brittany's much-loved islands are also big draws.

France - Brittany (Chapter)

Coverage includes: North Coast, St-Malo, Dinard, Cancale, Dinan, Paimpol, Finistère, Roscoff, Morlaix, Brest, Île d'Ouessant, Presqu'île de Crozon, Quimper, Concarneau, Morbihan Coast, Carnac, Quiberon, Belle Île, Vannes, Eastern & Central Brittany, Josselin, Forêt de Paimpont, Rennes and Vitré.


France - Normandy (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Normandy's rich past is often what draws travellers to the region today, though the pastoral landscapes, small fishing ports, dramatic coastline and waistline-expanding cuisine are all equally good reasons to include this accessible and beautiful chunk of France on any trip.

Coverage includes: Seine-Maritime, Rouen, Dieppe, Côte d'Albâtre, Le Havre, Eure, Les Andelys, Giverny, Calvados, Bayeux, D-Day Beaches, Caen, Trouville & Deauville, Honfleur, Manche, Cherbourg and Mont St-Michel.

France - Normandy (Chapter)

France - Champagne (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Champagne offer visitors a warm and surprisingly easy-going welcome, both in the stylish cities and along the Champagne Routes, which wend their way through vineyards and villages to family-run cellars where perfectly aged sparklers can be sampled, savoured, compared and purchased.

France - Champange (Chapter)

Coverage includes: Reims, Champagne Routes of the Marne, Épernay, Troyes and Champagne Route of the Côte des Bar.

The Netherlands - Rotterdam & South Holland (Chapter)

Think Holland and you're thinking of the region southwest of Amsterdam where tulips, cheese, Vermeer, tulips and plucky Dutch people standing up to the sea avoid cliché simply by their omnipresence. Further south, Zeeland (Sea Land) is the dyke-protected province that people often associate with the Netherlands when they're not thinking of tulips and windmills. Cycling in this flat, mostly sub-sea-level region is unparalleled.

Coverage includes: Leiden, Den Haag (The Hague), Gouda, Delft, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Biesbosch National Park, Slot Loevestein, Middelburg, Waterland Neeltje Jans, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

The Netherlands - Rotterdam & South Holland (Chapter)  

New Zealand - Taupo & The Central Plateau (Chapter) Lonely Planet

From river deep to mountain high, New Zealand's geology takes centre stage. Its pizzazz comes from the Taupo Volcanic Zone, and the below-ground commotion has gifted the region with some star attractions, including the country's largest lake and Tongariro National Park.

Coverage includes: Lake Taupo region, Taupo & around, Turangi & around, the Central Plateau, Tongariro National Park, National Park Village, Okakune, Waiouru, and Taihape & around.

New Zealand - Taupo & The Central Plateau (Chapter)

Belize - Tikal & Flores, Guatemala (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The glory and splendors of the Ancient Maya World await you just over the border in the lush rainforests of Eastern Guatemala.

Coverage includes: Tikal, Yaxhá, Uaxactún, El Remate, North Shore, Lago De Petén Itzá and Flores & Santa Elena & around.

Belize - Tikal & Flores, Guatemala (Chapter)

New Zealand - The East Coast (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Intrepid types will have no trouble losing the tourist hordes along the Pacific Coast Highway or in the wilderness of Te Urewera National Park. And when the call of the wild gives way to caffeine withdrawal,

Coverage includes: East Cape, Pacific Coast Highway, Gisborne, Te Urewera National Park, Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hastings & around, Cape Kidnappers, Central Hawke’s Bay and Kaweka & Ruahine Ranges.

New Zealand - The East Coast (Chapter)

Mexico - Around Mexico City (Chapter) Lonely Planet

While many visitors to the region take a day trip to the awe-inspiring archaeological complex at Teotihuacán, this area offers much more – from captivating colonial cities to ancient ruins, pueblos mágicos (magical villages) and stunning mountain landscapes.

Coverage includes: North Of Mexico City, Tepotzotlán, Tula, Teotihuacán, Pachuca, Around Pachuca, East Of Mexico City, Puebla, Cholula, Popocatépetl & Iztaccíhuatl, Tlaxcala, Cacaxtla & Xochitécatl, La Malinche, Huamantla, Cantona, Cuetzalan, Yohualichán, South Of Mexico City, Tepoztlán, Cuautla, Cuernavaca, Taxco, Parque Nacional Grutas De Cacahuamilpa, West Of Mexico City, Toluca, Nevado De Toluca, Valle De Bravo, Malinalco and Ixtapan De La Sal.

Mexico - Around Mexico City (Chapter)

Thailand - Northeastern Thailand (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Thailand - Northeastern Thailand (Chapter)

Isan, as the region is called, offers a glimpse of the Thailand of old: rice fields run to the horizon, water buffaloes wade in muddy ponds, silk weavers work looms under their homes, and pedal-rickshaw drivers pull passengers down city streets. If you have a penchant for authentic experiences, it will surely be satisfied here, where you’ll also find  that the language, food and culture are more Lao than Thai, with hearty helpings of Khmer and Vietnamese thrown into the mix.

Coverage includes: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), Around Nakhon Ratchasima, Phimai, Khao Yai National Park, Buriram Province, Nang Rong, Phanom Rung Historical Park, Around Phanom Rung, Surin & Si Saket Provinces, Surin, Around Surin, Si Saket, Around Si Saket, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Ubon Ratchathani, Around Ubon Ratchathani Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Chaiyaphum, Around Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen Province, Khon Kaen, Around Khon Kaen, Udon Thani Province, Udon Thani, Around Udon Thani, Nong Khai Province, Nong Khai, West Of Nong Khai, Loei Province, Loei, Chiang Khan, Phu Reua National Park, Dan Sai, Sirindhorn Art Centre, Tham Erawan, Phu Kradueng National Park, Bueng Kan Province, Bueng Kan, Ban Ahong, Wat Phu Tok, Ban Kham Pia, Nakhon Phanom Province, Nakhon Phanom, Renu Nakhon, That Phanom, Sakon Nakhon Province, Sakon Nakhon, Phu Phan Mountains, Mukdahan Province, Mukdahan, Around Mukdahan, Yasothon & Roi Et Provinces, Yasothon, Around Yasothon, Roi Et, Around Roi Et, Sa Kaew Province and Aranya Prathet.

Thailand - Northeastern Thailand (Chapter)

California - Napa & Sonoma Country (Chapter) Lonely Planet

America’s premier viticulture region has earned its reputation among the world’s best. There are over 600 wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties, but it’s quality, not quantity, that sets the region apart.

Coverage includes: Napa Valley Wineries, Napa, Yountville, Oakville, Rutherford, St Helena, Calistoga & around, Sonoma Valley Wineries, Sonoma & around, Glen Ellen & around, Jack London State Historic Park, Russian River Area Wineries, Sebastopol, Occidental, Guerneville & around, Santa Rosa and Healdsburg.

California - Napa & Sonoma Country (Chapter)

China - Liaoning (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Walled cities rub up against booming beach resorts, while imperial palaces sit in the centre of bustling modern cities. The golden coastline is coupled by by an expanse of farmland, forest and smokestack towns outside of the major cities.

Coverage includes: Liáoníng, Shěnyáng, Dàlián & around, Dāndōng and Xīngchéng.

China - Liaoning (Chapter)

Eastern USA - New England (Chapter)

New England may look small, but don’t let that fool you. The cities offer a vibrant mix of historical sites, chef-driven restaurants and Ivy League campuses while you’ll find age-old fishing villages and sandy beaches on the coast.

Coverage includes: Massachusetts, Boston & around, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Central Massachusetts, The Berkshires, Rhode Island, Providence, Newport, Rhode Island Beaches, Connecticut, Connecticut Coast, Lower Connecticut River Valley, Hartford, Litchfield Hills, Vermont, Southern Vermont, Central Vermont, Northern Vermont, Burlington, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Monadnock State Park, Manchester, Concord, Lake Winnipesaukee, White Mountains, Hanover, Maine, Southern Maine Coast, Portland, Central Maine Coast, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Downeast Maine and Interior Maine.

Eastern USA - New England (Chapter)

Alaska - Best Hikes & Paddles (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Much of Alaska’s wilderness is hard to reach for visitors with limited time or small budgets. The lack of specialized equipment, the complicated logistics of reaching remote areas and lack of backcountry knowledge keeps many out of the state’s great wilderness tracts such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). But that doesn’t mean you can’t sneak off on your own for a trek into the mountains or a paddle down an icy fjord. There are so many possible adventures in Alaska that even the most budget-conscious traveler can take time to explore what lies beyond the pavement.

Coverage includes: Chilkoot Trail, Petersburg Lake Trail, Misty Fiords National, Monument, Tracy Arm-Fords Terror, Wilderness, Iditarod National Historic Trail, Russian Lakes Trail, Resurrection Pass Trail, Cross Admiralty Island Canoe, Route, Swan Lake Canoe Route, Dixie Pass Route and Chena Dome Trail.

Alaska - Best Hikes & Paddles (Chapter)

Bolivia - Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania (Chapter) Lonely Planet

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Bolivia - Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania (Chapter)

This tropical region, the country’s most prosperous, has a palpable desire to differentiate itself from Bolivia’s traditional highland image. The region’s agriculture boom in recent years brought about a rise in income and a standard of living unequalled by any other Bolivian province.

Coverage includes: Santa Cruz & Around, Santa Cruz, Buena Vista, Parque Nacional & Área de Uso Múltiple Amboró, Santa Cruz to Samaipata, Samaipata, Around Samaipata, Vallegrande, La Higuera, Gran Chiquitania, Jesuit Missions Circuit, Far Eastern Bolivia, Quijarro.

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USA - Florida (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Blessed with almost year-round sunshine, Florida is a hothouse orchid – a bold, sexy, semitropical peninsula edged with bone-white beaches, caressed by teal waters and clad in lurid neon sunsets.

Coverage includes: South Florida, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, The Everglades, Around The Everglades, Florida Keys, Atlantic Coast, Space Coast, Daytona Beach, St Augustine, Jacksonville, Amelia Island & Around, West Coast, Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Naples, Central Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World Resort, Around Orlando, Florida Panhandle, Tallahassee, Apalachicola & Around, Panama City Beach and Pensacola & Pensacola Beach.

USA - Florida (Chapter)

New York City - Lower Manhattan & Financial District (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Home to icons like Wall Street, the 9/11 Memorial and the Statue of Liberty, the southern end of Manhattan pulses with businesslike energy during the day. Tribeca, however, continues humming well after dark with its cache of restaurants and lounges.

Coverage includes: Neighborhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Sleeping, Shopping and Sports & Activities.

New York City - Lower Manhattan & Financial District (Chapter)

Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei - Johor (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Some of Malaysia’s most beautiful islands are found in the Seribuat Archipelago, off the Johor’s east coast. For more adventures head to Endau-Rompin National Park. This jungle offers the same rich flora, (elusive) fauna and swashbuckling action as Taman Negara, but in a more pristine, un-touristed setting.

Coverage includes: Johor Bahru, Muar, Mersing, Seribuat Archipelago and Endau-Rompin National Park.

Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei - Johor (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Great Britain - The Lake District & Cumbria (Chapter) Lonely Planet

For knockout natural splendour, nowhere in England can compare to Cumbria. This green, grand, glorious county is a place of nonstop superlatives - home to the nation's longest lake, smallest church, steepest road, highest town and tallest peak.

Coverage includes: The Lake District, Windermere & around, Bowness-on-Windermere, Troutbeck, Ambleside & around, Grasmere, Hawkshead & around, Coniston, Elterwater & Great Langdale, Wasdale, Cockermouth, Keswick, Borrowdale, Honister Pass, Buttermere, Ullswater & around, Kendal & around, Cumbrian Coast, Northern & Eastern Cumbria, Carlisle, Alston and Penrith.

Great Britain - The Lake District & Cumbria (Chapter)

Bolivia - South Central Bolivia & the Chaco (Chapter)

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Bolivia - South Central Bolivia & the Chaco (Chapter) 

Famed for its dances, wines and an almost Mediterranean character, the isolated department of Tarija is a Bolivia that not many travelers know.

Coverage includes: South Central Bolivia, Tarija, San Jacinto Reservoir, El Valle de la Concepción, Padcaya & Chaguaya, Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama, Reserva Nacional de Flora y Fauna Tariquía, The Chaco, Yacuiba, Villamontes, Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo.

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The Netherlands - Maastricht & Southeastern Netherlands (Chapter) Lonely Planet

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The Netherlands - Maastricht & Southeastern Netherlands (Chapter)

The Dutch southeast belies most clichés about the Netherlands: tulips, windmills and dykes are scarce. Maastricht is a contender for the title of Finest Dutch City, and it even has – drum roll – hills, and fully embodies the southeastern concept of bourgondisch: eating and drinking with a verve worthy of the epicurean inhabitants of France's Burgundy.

Coverage includes: Maastricht, North Limburg, Noord Brabandt, Den Bosch (‘s-Hertogenbosch), Eindhoven, Efteling, Breda, West Noord Brabant

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