In an age when traditional print travel guides are one step above obsolete, venerated travel publisher Lonely Planet has had to innovate in a number of gorgeous ways. And now they’re doing it through our taste buds.
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I’ve found that this time of year is often when my wanderlust kicks in hard. I yearn to be somewhere else, exploring new places, eating new foods, and learning new things. And I’ve found the same to be true in my kids.
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Exposure to other cultures, languages, geography, and ways of life is vital for our kids to learn that they aren’t alone in this world. They inhabit our planet along with billions of others, most of whom don’t share a common language, diet, or sense of fashion. Lonely Planet Kids continues to put out enjoyable books for kids to broaden their horizons.
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Maps. I love everything about them. I love looking at them, using them, and exploring them. This week’s Stack Overflow focuses on a few map-related books that landed on my doorstep in the last few weeks.
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With this app, kids can learn world geography including maps, capital cities, locations on the globe, and more.
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Prepare for travel, or wander the world vicariously with these fantastic new additions to Lonely Planet’s library.
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Lonely Planet’s Best Trips series of books are the only books you need to plan your next road trip.
Continue ReadingNext up in our geeky gift guide series, we look at children’s books, on subjects as varied as making art, Abraham Lincoln, Lego bricks and Star Wars.
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This week, the GeekDad holiday gift guide turns the page to an area of interest, many of us are fanatical about — books. Check out our list and see some of our favorite choices we found on our bookshelves this year.
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Lonely Planet just published a new set of books, great for traveling, coffee tables, and bucket lists alike.
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Lonely Planet now makes some great books for kids about travel, world sites, and dinosaurs. Rawr!
Continue ReadingLonely Planet, home of excellent travel advice and an active travel community, has been publishing some new books, both of the coffee table variety, and of the road trip guide variety. Their latest offerings include books to guide you around places in the United States, such as California and New England, and around European countries like France and Ireland.
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Last month, Lonely Planet published two gorgeous new books that will both inspire you and decorate your coffee table. When I think of Lonely Planet, I think of travel guides that you take along on your travels. But these new books will instead plant the seed for future adventure. Great travel books include magnificent photography that evokes emotion and paints a scene. These books definitely succeed there.
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