Every year the Good Hotel Guide scours the country for worthy new entries - places with the personal touch and bags of character. Here, editor Desmond Balmerpicks his favourite additions to this year's guide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
