Lonely Planet is the worldÍs leading travel media company. We enable curious travelers to experience the world and get to the heart of a place via guides to every destination on the planet, an award-winning website with booking capabilities, a suite of mobile digital products and a dedicated traveler community. Our story: A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 thatÍs all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a life…time _ across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end _ broke but inspired _ they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week theyÍd sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the worldÍs leading travel guide publisher. Visit us at www.lonelyplanet.com.