Lonely Planet's Unpacked

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Sometimes travel doesn't go according to plan - but that's what gives you best stories! Around the world, these Lonely Planet writers encounter hurricanes, road accidents, secret police and nasty parasites - among other aspects of life on the dark sideof the road.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Map; Crash; The first hour of the first day of my first assignment for Lonely Planet; Walking the Mount Kailash circuit; Terror and anguish on Europe's safest roads; Misadventure in south-west China; Three spies in a diamond tub; Travel in India -- the hard way; Lost in Madagascar; Tales of Tuscany; Last rites on the Tatshenshini; The motorcycle diaries; Falling for Greece; The Mongolian Scramble; Riding out the big one; Service all hours; Running the gauntlet; New Year's Eve in Borneo; The local cure; Run, don't hesitate!; Fear and loathing in Tuva Intro Title Page Copyright Contents Map Crash The first hour of the first day of my first assignment for Lonely Planet Walking the Mount Kailash circuit Terror and anguish on Europe's safest roads Misadventure in south-west China Three spies in a diamond tub Travel in India -- the hard way Lost in Madagascar Tales of Tuscany Last rites on the Tatshenshini The motorcycle diaries Falling for Greece The Mongolian Scramble Riding out the big one Service all hours Running the gauntlet New Year's Eve in Borneo The local cure Run, don't hesitate! Fear and loathing in Tuva A costly tripWatch your step Expulsion from Hanoi A close call in the Cooks Dissolute in Resolute A weekend lost and found (or how I met the Wheelers)