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| Lonely Planet 2008 Bluelist (Lonely Planet's Bluelist) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lonely Planet Publications
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 89326
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1741791952
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.202
EAN: 9781741791952
ASIN: 1741791952
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
Lonely Planet Bluelist 2008 captures the best in travel - a collection of trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the year ahead. Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles travelled by the Lonely Planet community of authors, staff and travellers, this year's edition is a selection of the best places to go and things to do all around the world right now.
Highlights
Introduction from Lonely Planet's co-founder, Tony Wheeler
Explore our pick of must-go destinations for 2008 in the GoList section, and set your 2008 travel agenda
Take a whirlwind ride around the world with over 300 unique travel experiences mapped out in the famous Bluelists
Explore the countries of Islam and immerse yourself in one of the world's most travelled cultures
Take a tour of the globe's threatened wildlife in our Endangered Wildlife section
Stunning travel photography from the Lonely Planet travel community - that means you!
2008 travel planner - the best places to go and things to do throughout the year
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| Customer Reviews:
 great travel book! June 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Come on people....this is a great book for those who use common sense. We are planning to gift this to our traveling family members and friends.
 Travel to Baluchistan? February 10, 2008
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
I usually like Lonely Planet but suggesting to visit the "mountainous Northwestern region of Pakistan" will most likely end up in death.
Blue List 2008 January 24, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great book full of all the crucial information for me to better decide where I'm going to be traveling.
Great Travel Idea Book January 23, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I took a gamble on purchasing this book after reading the negative review above (book just rants on about middle eastern travel locations with no talk of the dangers involved). WELL - I'm glad I spent the $16 because this book is exactly what I was hoping for - a comprehensive list of locations to consider traveling to for open minded individuals. There is a special feature portion in the middle of the book on Islamic travel locations BUT it is 30 pages of the 230+ book and it does speak a small bit to the dangers involved. The remaining 200+ pages of the book equally cover Asian, African, South + North American, Russian/Czech, and other remote locations with a variety of reasons to travel there. The book doesn't seem to overly boast just the positives but gives you some ideas of dangers/negatives too, so I definitely did not get the feeling the book was openly suggesting travelers to blindly fly to dangerous locations. If you're looking to travel abroad and looking for some potential ideas you haven't considered pick this book up, it's worth the $[...] - I ordered from [...] and got the 2007 bluelist book free when I ordered the 2008. It's got some great photos too.
 BBC Propoganda December 30, 2007
6 out of 25 found this review helpful
This book includes a large section on traveling in the Islamic world. While this sounds interesting and helpful, be aware that this article totally white washes the inherent dangers of traveling to places like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. While we would like to think the best of some of these areas, following lonely planet's advice will probably get you killed. Of particular note is a section admonishing us to forget our preconceived fear and jump right in. The most absurd is Pakistan, they suggest the mountainous regions of the Northwest Frontier province are getting safer because the warlords want peace. As we all know from recent news the NWFP is a hotbed of growing terrorist support. We challenge the entire staff of Lonely Planet to follow their own advice and visit this region. Bon voyage!
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