Comments on: Scandal at Lonely Planet – Colombia guide written in San Francisco! http://oztraveller.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/scandal-at-lonely-planet-colombia-guide-written-in-san-francisco/ News for Australian travellers Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Robert http://oztraveller.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/scandal-at-lonely-planet-colombia-guide-written-in-san-francisco/#comment-12 Robert Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:23:01 +0000 http://oztraveller.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-12 The Lonely Planet's really gone down hill since they were bought by the BBC. This is the second big controversy to hit them in less than six months. The last one was their guide to Burma - where they were actually encouraging people to visit a terror state that uses slave labour to build tourist resorts. http://rjjago.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/lets-go-gulag-archipelago-bbc-wants-you-to-visit-burma/ The fact that the Colombia guide was written in San Francisco - well, it sheds some light on why their advice is often so bad. The Lonely Planet’s really gone down hill since they were bought by the BBC. This is the second big controversy to hit them in less than six months. The last one was their guide to Burma – where they were actually encouraging people to visit a terror state that uses slave labour to build tourist resorts.

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The fact that the Colombia guide was written in San Francisco – well, it sheds some light on why their advice is often so bad.

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