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interesting article from the New York Times on the 53 Places to Go in 2008… My thoughts on those I’ve been to, or am likely to go to… 1. Laos – don’t have a huge interest in SE Asia but the history of Laos and the French influence interests me. 2. Lisbon 3. Tunisia 4. [...]

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spotted it on the backpackers.com blog… Times Online published their 50 best travel websites of 2007. Some new to me, some old favorites. Ones I particularly like: Yapta – a great tracking site for airfares and more user friendly than farecompare. passportstamp.com – ooh an interactive way of doing what I’ve done since January 2003 [...]

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BBC buys 75% Lonely Planet Stake From a business perspective, this doesn’t surprise me. However, having just read Unlikely Destinations, it shocks me. There was a lot of discussion about the evolution of the company and the long process of deciding who would buy out Frank’s stake, and now it goes to a corporation. While [...]

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So Fodor’s has posted 8 Essential Web Sites For Travelers… Your Psychic Friend: Their Vote: Farecast My Vote: None. I don’t worry too much about the changes in fares. While travelling, this could easily add up to time lost when you could be doing far more interesting things. I’ve found that the changes are not [...]

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