If it's not yet blantantly apparent that Mitch likes to travel, well, let's just say MITCH LIKES TO TRAVEL! The antique business has afforded him the luxury of visiting countries worldwide. When in the states, Mitch seeks out unique locations and exciting adventures with each new year. At the very top of the Mitch's favorite Travel Guides list, sits Lonely Planet.

Lonely Planet began in the early 1970s after founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler completed an overland journey from London through Asia and on to Australia. Since then it has grown to be the world's leading travel guide publisher.

Lonely Planet publishes over 600 titles in English and cover every corner of the planet. The guidebooks are also published in a number of languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Korean and Japanese.

The Lonely Planet catalogue includes:
- Country Guides
- City Guides
- Activity and Theme Guides
- Maps
- Phrase Books
- Pictorials
- Travel Literature
- Diaries, Calendars, and gift products

Lonely Planet also has a strong online presence, with LonelyPlanet.com attracting over 5 million unique users per month. In addition to destination content, travel features and user generated content, the website also features an online shop. The online shop stocks the entire Lonely Planet catalogue and ships globally.

Visit the site and read about Tony and Maureen's amazing lives, and how they turned their thrill of adventure into an incredibly successful business, of which BBC Worldwide acquired a 75% share in 2007.

"The company is still driven by the philosophy in Across Asia on the Cheap: 'All you've got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!'"

Add to Mitch's TO DO's: visit LonelyPlanet and purchase one Travel Guide to Antigua and Barbuda.