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1. The world on polaroid

   Photo Feature by The Thorn Tree, June 2008

   

   Let's hear it for the polaroid! We ran a competition on the Thorn Tree to find your best instant travel moments. Here's the cream de la snap. View the photo feature ›

   Tags: Art, Architecture & Design • Culture • Global

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   An author's life

   Interactive Feature by Lonely Planet authors, June 2008

   Sneak an interactive backstage peek at what our authors really go through to get that insider info. View this feature ›

   Tags: Global • Travel How-to

3. 

   Zurich's swimming bars

   Article by Sarah Johnstone, June 2008

   With its plentiful public pools doubling as unusual cocktail bars, summer evenings go swimmingly in the Euro 2008 host city. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Cities • Eating & Drinking • Zurich

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   Dublin's Bloomsday

   Article by Fionn Davenport, June 2008

   Celebrate the moody, brilliant Joyce, his little-read masterwork, his lovingly rendered home town - and mutton kidneys. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Dublin • Festivals & Events

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   Lyon - France's gastronomic star

   Article by Nicola Williams, June 2008

   Sorry, Paris. When it comes to cuisine it's the elegant Gallo-Roman city of Lyon that turns heads and tickles bellies. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Eating & Drinking • Lyon

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   Pacific Northwest Kitsch

   Article by Becky Ohlsen, June 2008

   You can say you're going to the Pacific Northwest for the arts, but you're really going for the trolls and oversized teapots, aren't you? Read the full article ›

   Tags: Seattle • Weird

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   Conquering Canada's last frontier

   Article by Aaron Spitzer, June 2008

   Looking for a refreshing, educational break? Get Klondike-bound and build a snow cave, ski over sea ice or captain a team of huskies. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Canada • Outdoors

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   Finding solitude in USA's national parks

   Article by Sara Benson, May 2008

   You want to get close to nature, but the loud tourists want to get close to you. Here's how to get a slice of national park all to yourself. Read the full article ›

   Tags: National Parks • USA

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   The other Iraq

   Article by Cesar Soriano, May 2008

   Leave your preconceptions behind and discover the happening cities, soaring mountains and new museums of Iraq's Kurdish region. Read the full article ›

   Tags: Iraq • Tough Travel

10. 

    Stay another day in Cambodia

    Podcast by Barbara Gruber, May 2008

    Millions visit Cambodia but most only stay a few days, ticking off tourist hotspots. Until they read one small orange book. Listen to the podcast ›

    Tags: Cambodia • Culture

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    Brazil's culinary capital

    Article by Gregor Clark, May 2008

    Tiny Tiradentes seduces the palate with suckling pig, cheeses, guava ice cream and a healthy dose of sugar-cane alcohol. Read the full article ›

    Tags: Brazil • Eating & Drinking

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    Fellini's Rome

    Article by Duncan Garwood, May 2008

    Fellini filmed his masterworks right here in these streets. Visit the scenes of the scenes - but no frolicking in the fountains. Read the full article ›

    Tags: Art, Architecture & Design • Rome

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