Re: Lonely Planet's 10 best ever travel tips

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser Subscribe | Unsubscribe Best of Lonely Planet 16 March 2010     In this issue we're featuring Belgian beer, incredible historical sites, handy travel tips and a guide on how not to be a New Yorker (go ahead, point at the rats!). As always there's a shop exclusive – take 20% off the latest shoestring guides. Vivek Wagle Travel Editor 10 of the best ever travel tips With a few tricks up your sleeve, your travels can be so much more free-wheeling. We've taken the top 10 pointers from UK travel editor Tom Hall's book Lonely Planet's Best Ever Travel Tips so you can save cash, pack light and keep your travels hiccup-free.  Get the tips from experts and travellers Shop offers and exclusives     Buy 3 books, pay for 2 Plus free delivery   30% off digital chapters Limited time only   See all new releases Buy 3, pay for 2 Shop special offer 20% off shoestring guides - 3 days only! Promo code: LPNEWS2   10 ways to not be a New Yorker Want to go to New York and blend in with the locals? If you hang out in Times Square, skip Brooklyn and point at the rats you're doing it wrong. Learn how to blend in FREE New York City Encounter guide. Find out how.     A beginner's guide to Belgian beer Do you know your lambic from your Trappist? In Belgium, the amber fluid reigns supreme, and we've got the guide on where to go and what to order. Cheers!  Drink your way through Belgium   What you've been talking about  • Films that inspire travel • Shopping in Indonesia • Travelling with your partner • Best cameras for long-haul trips • The world's greatest travel stories   Videos we're loving right now         Our author's guide to Brussels Go beyond the beer!         Japan's cherry blossoms Experience the fleeting beauty       A Nigerian in Dublin… …and a beauty pageant to boot                ADVERTISEMENT Travel picks Awe-inspiring ancient sites   Winning travel snaps 1. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt   The sole survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 2. Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an, China   6000 warriors in just one of the pits! 3. Petra, Jordan   Temples carved from rose-coloured rock   We can't stop staring at this glowing golden shot taken in Namibia by community member tsjaiktilo. Got a great travel shot you'd like to share with the other readers? Upload it right here – you could win a travel photography book.   Share your fave travel snaps and win! Discover the other 7 historical wonders and add your own           Lonely Planet hotels and travel services Hotels our authors love   Travel adventures  • Logies Onderland B&B, Ghent   Artful dreams in this former gallery. From US$74.68   • Trans-Siberian Hostel, Moscow   All aboard this train-themed pad. From US$21.56  • Hotel Rosario, La Paz   Charming colonial setting and great service. From US$36.00  • Global Village Backpackers, Ontario   Lively hostel peppered with spontaneous artwork. From US$21.90  • Hotel Kapok Wangfujing, Beijing   Designer chic in a central location. From US$85.00    • See the real Italy   Soak up la dolce vita on a journey from Rome to Venice  • Discover India   Adventure in one of the world's most exotic destinations   • Explore Costa Rica   11 days of coast-to-coast Costa Rican fun  • Three weeks in China   Cosmopolitan cities, quaint tea houses, the Great Wall and the Three Gorges  • Egypt on a shoestring   Explore one of the world's most ancient civilisations on a 12-day trip         Share email with friends Follow us on Twitter Facebook Have your say         Lonely Planet home • Shop • Destinations • Community • Hotels & hostels • Travel services   Subscribe | Update my details | Privacy policy | Contact us Copyright 2009 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd This email was sent by Lonely Planet, 90 Maribyrnong St, Footscray, Australia 3011 to bynwalters@libertysurf.fr