http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/ The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-9361 Ben Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:47:03 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/#comment-9361 I'm in Beijing right now. I went to two bookstores chock full of Lonely Planet guides, but neither had the LP guide for China or Beijing. The only China guidebooks I saw were published in China. I’m in Beijing right now. I went to two bookstores chock full of Lonely Planet guides, but neither had the LP guide for China or Beijing. The only China guidebooks I saw were published in China.

]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-4758 Mike Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:22:52 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/#comment-4758 Good to know, Greg. Thanks for the "in the trenches" tip. Good to know, Greg. Thanks for the “in the trenches” tip.

]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-4695 Greg Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:41:39 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/china-confirms-ban-on-lonely-planet-guidebooks/#comment-4695 I just returned from China (Dec 2007) and I covered my LP with duct tape just to be safe. It turned out that it did not matter, the book was for sale everywhere there! I saw numerous copies in Chengdu, Beijing, and in hostels/cafes all over. I just returned from China (Dec 2007) and I covered my LP with duct tape just to be safe. It turned out that it did not matter, the book was for sale everywhere there! I saw numerous copies in Chengdu, Beijing, and in hostels/cafes all over.

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