Leaving Lonely Planet hasn’t extinguished my own travel addiction, so here are my 50 travel favourites – divided into 10 diverse categories – including opera-related travel (Maureen’s travel addiction) from the past 50 years. Nevertheless, appealing wooden open ferries, known as “abras” still shuttle across The Creek for the equivalent of 50 cents. Aeolian Islands, Italy Why didn’t I know about the scattered Aeolian Islands, volcanic Stromboli the best known, just north of Sicily? Credit: iStockThis was the highpoint of the hippie trail in 1972, the trip that led to the first Lonely Planet guide. A stay at the Amari, at the old Don Muang Bangkok Airport, was a prelude to something exciting or a chance to muse about a great trip.

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