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76-Second Travel Show: The Manhattan Bridge Problem

Robert Reid Lonely Planet author

When’s the last time you celebrated a birthday two months early. OTHER than when you were due for jail time? That’s what’s happening in New York, as the city is celebrating the 100th birthday of the Manhattan Bridge now. Never mind it turns 100 on December 31st.
The 76-Second Travel Show finds out why — or…

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Polygamy USA

Robert Reid Lonely Planet author

Everyone’s talking about national parks these days (particularly with Ken Burns’ new documentary on America’s greatest invention on PBS out later this month). If you’re pondering a trip to one of the best areas for national park–hopping in the southwest, know that you’ll be skirting the heart of real-live Polygamy Country – particularly the community…

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Thorn Tree and beyond: networking travellers

venessap Lonely Planet author

What next for LP community?

I’m the Community Manager for Lonely Planet’s diverse and ever-evolving online community (communitIES, really) – a vibrant, challenging, tendrillar creature! This is the first of many posts about what goes on in our community, designed to give you insights about the way we manage our traveller interactions and let you know about stuff in the works.

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