Best of the week: 9 October

Reneé Bergere Lonely Planet author

This week belonged to the geek.
First up was Scouting NY’s blog post on that 1980s classic Ghostbusters and how New York has changed – a shot-by-shot comparison. Yes, we all miss the nuclear accelerators, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man and the unforgettable theme song. You’re humming it right now, aren’t you?

Bookworms united at the start of…

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76-Second Travel Show: Overrated Travelers

Robert Reid Lonely Planet author

The debut of the possibly ongoing ‘76-Second Travel Show’ (with 10 bonus seconds this episode!) dares to ask two immortal travel questions: Is Marco Polo really a traveler, and where’s the world’s largest Chinatown — outside China.

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9 Reasons to Go to Toledo (Ohio)

Robert Reid Lonely Planet author

LOOKING FOR A LITTLE TOLEDO LOVE
For many Americans, Toledo is the Rust Belt’s Kansas. A stand-in for joke-butts, like the tag of a snide, faux incredulous remarks (’where you from, To-le-do?’). Even Jay Leno got into it. On his penultimate performance hosting The Tonight Show, he attacked the Ohioan city. ‘JetAmerica has announced $9 flights,…

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What’s the state of travel?

VivekW Lonely Planet author

Every four months, the United Nations publishes the UNTWO World Tourism Barometer. It’s a great snapshot of the travel industry: what’s up, what’s down and (if you read the numbers right) what’s going to be hot.
And this time, it’s got some great news for travellers.
What are the highlights for this period? Well, the main thrust…

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