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The name comes from a misheard line from the song "Space Captain". The founders were listening to the song, which contains the line "this lovely planet caught my eye".

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Where can one purchase a lonely planet guide to Thailand?

The Lonely Planet Guide to Thailand may be purchased directly from the Lonely Planet website. One may also purchase it from Amazon. Amazon also carries several varieties such as a phrase guide and a country travel guide.


Which planet would be considered the lonely planet?

The lonely planet refers to our earth. The "lonely planet" is also a travel guide company. Its name comes from "Space Captain" which is a song written by Matthew Moore. The actual words are "lovely planet", but were misheard as "lonely planet".


What would one use Lonely Planet Australia for?

Lonely Planet is a series of travel guide books that cover a continent, region, country or city. Lonely Planet Australia would provide information on transportation, lodging, food and things to see and do across the continent. The guide would be useful for anyone planning to travel to more than one State in Australia.


How can one obtain an online travel guide for the Bahamas?

One can obtain an online travel guide for the Bahamas from the 'Wikitravel' website. It can be read online or printed. One can also find a similar travel guide from 'Lonely Planet'.


What has the author Tom Brosnahan written?

Tom Brosnahan has written: 'Lonely Planet Istanbul' 'Frommer's Dollarwise Guide to New England, 1988-89 (Frommer's Dollarwise Guide)' 'Lonely Planet Turkey' 'Frommer's Israel on 30 and 35 dollars a day' 'Berlitz Jerusalem Pocket Guide' 'Frommer's Turkey on Twenty Five Dollars a Day (Frommer's Budget Travel Guide)' 'Turkey' -- subject(s): Guidebooks, Description and travel 'Lonely Planet Istanbul (Serial)' 'Lonely Planet Turkey' 'Turkey' -- subject(s): Guidebooks 'New England' -- subject(s): Guidebooks


Where can the best Europe travel guide services be found?

The best Europe travel guide services can be found on Travelocity, Expedia, TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet, Rail Europe, I Travel 2000, Visit Europe, and Virtual Tourist.


Where can one find a Dublin travel guide?

There are a number of sites that are very helpful and include great information regarding Dublin travel. One can view a Dublin travel guide on the Lonely Planet website as well as the Foder's website.


What kind of books are in the Lonely Planet series?

Lonely planet is trying to keep up with Fromers on being travel guide books. Hard part even though lonely planet has more pictures Fromers has been around and has name recognition from one of the first times most of us traveled.


Is the lonely planet guide formal?

yes it is formal because it doesnt use slang and too much puncuation the lonely planet guide does use puncuation but not too much unlike the email


Where can one find travel information about Canada?

The "Lonely Planet" website offers information about visiting Canada as well as a Canadian travel guide. They talk about all the places to see and things to do in Canada.


What if you know the dates you want to travel but not the destination?

If you know the dates, but don't know where to travel, then you can look out for many travel guides. There are many guide sites which can help you out like Lonely Planet, Wiki Travel etc. that can help you out to look out for your travel destinations.


What has the author Richard Watkins written?

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