East Coast, Australia is the best road trip destination for 2006, according toLonely Planet Bluelist - the new definitive travel book, which captures what’sgreat in travel in the year ahead
Find out why Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Capetown to Cairo and Amsterdamto Istanbul are amongst the top road trips in the world.
Launched in December, 2005, Lonely Planet Bluelist is LP’s first ever annualpublication, revealing over 618 things to do and places to go, providing adefinitive list of the hottest destinations, journeys and experiences in 2006.Lonely Planet Bluelist is the first of its kind: It’s comprehensive, currentand opinionated, covering the breadth of travel experiences.
The name ‘Bluelist’ was chosen as it taps into Lonely Planet’s blueidentity, and gives a sense of an event. Just as the ‘blue’ flag represents aninternational award for the best beaches in Europe, so too does Lonely PlanetBluelist, using the color ‘blue’ to highlight the best destinations.Tom Hall, Lonely Planet’s Travel Information Manager, says: “We believe thatLonely Planet Bluelist will set the cutting-edge trends for the year ahead andinspire people to put travel at the top of their ‘Blue Year’s Resolutions’.
Lonely Planet Bluelist aims to rejuvenate world weary travellers as well as make theunadventurous adventurous, encouraging readers to open their eyes and trysomething new. Lonely Planet knows travel and we believe our choices willrouse interest, provide insight and start a global conversation with travellers.”
Covering the iconic and the classic, the dangerous and the extreme, the entertaining and emerging, the fun and thefestive, the Lonely Planet Bluelist will motivate, entertain, inform and inspire travellers of every interest.To celebrate the launch of this unique publication, Lonely Planet is offering a dream competition ‘win the chanceto write for Lonely Planet.’
Lonely Planet authors are envied by aspiring travel writers the world over, and forthe first time 6 lucky winners will have the opportunity to sample life as a travel writer and win on-the-roadtraining with Lonely Planet authors, and the chance to write for the next edition of the Lonely Planet Bluelist. To be in the running, visit www.lonelyplanet.com/bluelist and submit up to 300 words on any Bluelist topic.
Lonely Planet Bluelist: So, what’s in it?
THINGS TO DO reveals the world’s best destinations, journeysand experiences for the year ahead, both classic and emerging,profiled under 40 categories covering the full gamut of travelexperiences – from ‘Most Awesome Trek’ to ‘Best SustainableTravel Experience’ to ‘Countries on the Rise’ to ‘Best Places toGet Naked’. In each category, ten options as chosen by theLonely Planet community are profiled with engaging, succincttext and a vibrant layout of full-colour images. A taste of thecategories:
Classic City BreaksBest Road TripsClassic Train TripsBest Places to get NakedBest Value DestinationsMost Gruelling EventsBest Public ArtMost Unusual Places to StayCities on the RiseTough Travel DestinationsHippest HostelsBest Travel GadgetsMost Remote Places on EarthMost Awesome TreksBest Foodie DestinationsMost Extreme EnvironmentsBest Working Holiday JobsMost Unusual Rest & BarsDodgiest Scams
PLACES TO GO recommends the top countries in each region ofthe world, with on-the ball, magazine-style content that doesn’treplicate Lonely Planet guidebook text. In addition, boxed texthighlights recent fads, most bizarre sights, hot topics of the dayand other current information to keep travellers in-the-know.Beyond the highlighted ten countries, every country in theworld is given a punchy snapshot profile ensuring the LonelyPlanet Bluelist covers everything from top to bottom – as it isright now.
