After 13 years and 46,000-miles, travelling by pedal boat, kayak, mountain bike, inline skates and foot, Jason Lewis returns home from his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.

  It was billed as the trip of a lifetime, following the footsteps of Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler, who criss-crossed their way across Europe and Asia to Australia in 1972.

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  Leader: On Saturday, 13 years after he started, Jason Lewis arrived at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich in a pedal boat.

  As a new series of Strictly Come Dancing gets under way, Joanne O'Connor tries to pick up some tips from the show's stars on a ballroom dancing break.

  Lonely Planet has been sold and the creator of Rough Guides has stepped down. Carole Cadwalladrlooks at how their growth from humble beginnings into publishing leviathans has transformed our guidebooks.

  Affordable rents and the cultural buzz are luring top-level US talents to a reborn German capital.

  Seven chefs will compete in London for the highest honour of Japanese cuisine.

  Thomasina Miers, TV chef

  Suicidal kangaroos and a python in the shower are just some of the hazards Ed Gillespiefaces as he drives his camper van across Australia on the latest leg of his plane-free trip around the world.

  Tom Hallof Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travel.

  Take on me ... and take out my appendix