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February Flowers - Fan Wu

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Fan Wu's debut novel February Flowers is a deeply compelling coming of age story, centred around two female university students in Guangzhou, China. (more...)

Burma Book Recommendations

There are plenty of great books about Myanmar (formerly Burma) - here's a few that I've enjoyed and inspired my recent visit (more...)

A Year In Pyongyang

North Korea remains a truly enigmatic destination for a foreigner to visit, and there are some fascinating accounts and photographs of time spent in the Hermit Kingdom (more...)

Nightmare in Laos: Kay Danes: Book Review

A firsthand account of the nightmarish reality endured by two Australian prisoners in a Laos communist gulag (more...)

The Boys Of Everest: Clint Willis: Book Review

"The Boys Of Everest: Chris Bonington and the Tragedy of Climbing's Greatest Generation" is a gripping biography of the daring and dangerous attempts to climb Mount Everest by a group of some of Britain's most celebrated climbers (more...)

Buying Books In Bangkok: A Quick Guide

Whether you're looking for a trashy thriller to read on the beach or difficult-to-find history and culture volumes about South East Asia, Bangkok's plethora of English language bookshops provide a fantastic selection of travel reading material (more...)

Land of a Thousand Eyes: The Subtle Pleasures of Everyday Life in Myanmar : Book Review

Peter Olszewski's memoir of a year spent living in Myanmar is a fascinating, intimate personal account of day to day life in this politically tormented country (more...)

Ten Tips For Wandering Women

No woman should feel like it's too daunting to go travelling, whether on her own or with others. Stephanie Elizondo Griest gives 10 tips from her new book 100 Places Every Woman Should Go to help turn those travel dreams into reality (more...)

Follow A Lonely Planet Travel Writer On The Road

Becoming a travel guidebook writer for Lonely Planet is a job many dream of. Simon Sellars has researched sections of Lonely Planet Japan and Lonely Planet Micronesia and blogged about the whole process while he was on the road (more...)

Thailand: A Climbing Guide

Climbing is not perhaps the first thing you think of when you think about a holiday in Thailand, but the limestone karsts of Krabi - where James Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun was filmed - are ideal for memorable ascents (more...)