Off The Beaten Track Archives

Our Lonely Planet Syria and Lebanon guidebook has hit the shelves!

We’ve just received our author copies of our recently released Lonely Planet Syria and Lebanon guidebook and I’m rather excited to see it in print as we put a lot of hard work into it. Admittedly, seeing a book for the first time is not as thrilling these days as it once was, especially as … Read more about Our Lonely Planet Syria and Lebanon guidebook has hit the shelves!

Hong Kong: it’s all about the backstreets

by Lara Dunston

It’s all about the backstreets, isn’t it? Whether it’s Hong Kong (pictured), Shanghai or Dubai, it’s the backstreets of those cities that are the most fascinating. That’s where I like to think we find what’s ‘authentic’ – a term in itself that’s up for discussion, right? But to really see how people live, we need … Read more about Hong Kong: it’s all about the backstreets