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  Why birding is taking flight with a new generation - Lonely Planet

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  Growing up, Sarah Toner often went on bird walks with her grandfather and quickly developed a passion for birding. Toner, now 22, recently graduated with a biology degree from Cornell University, where she traveled all over the world researching birds. Today, she works in the Cornell Lab of …

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  The battle for the Bywater: how tourism is transforming this New Orleans neighborhood - Lonely Planet

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  In a New Orleans neighborhood popular with tourists, a familiar question is bubbling up to the surface: what responsibility do tourists have to the communities they visit? It’s 6:30am on a Monday and I’m in the back of an Uber driving through the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans on my way to the …

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  Japan launches new eVisas for Americans and Canadians - does that mean it's ready to fully reopen? - Lonely Planet

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  Japan has launched a new electronic visa scheme for American and Canadian citizens. Applications open today for people who wish to apply online for a visa for tourism or business purposes, as well as for those who need a visa to visit relatives in Japan. Before you start booking flights, it's …

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  23 hours ago

  The best 6 day trips from Panama City from beach to jungle - Lonely Planet

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  Panama City is a fast-paced urban dynamo that’s quickly becoming a Central America powerhouse. The city’s spruced-up historic quarter of Casco Antiguo invites endless strolling, while soaring skyscrapers overlook the Pacific and the so-called banking district is a hive of buzzing restaurants, luxury …

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  21 hours ago

  Dive into Slovenia’s beautiful Lake Bohinj region - Lonely Planet

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  Hypnotic, blue-green waters. Breathtaking mountain panoramas. A wide range of outdoor activities. Slovenia’s Lake Bohinj is the ideal summer holiday destination – wilder and more authentic than better-known Lake Bled to the northeast, but no less beautiful and far less crowded. Several small hamlets …

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  23 hours ago

  Riding rocks, rails and reservoirs, half a mile underground, in Slovenia - Lonely Planet

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  Slovenia’s remote Koroška (Carinthia) region, a mountainous area running along the country’s northern border with Austria, is firmly off the beaten track. Even for Slovenians, this traditionally industrial district feels out of the way, and most visitors come to see the unique experiences around …