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Staring into the unknown of that first Big Trip can be enough to make you accidently-on-purpose lose your passport and make for the safety of the sofa. But with these worldly philosophies in your back pocket, you're sure to hit the ground running.
You don't have to travel to the frozen wilderness of Antarctica to see these wonderful creatures – here's where to observe them in the wild, from Argentina to New Zealand.
Thanks to Hollywood’s use of American landscapes to represent everywhere on Earth and the rest of the universe, you can turn almost any show or movie into a US road trip. Here are a few examples to set you off in the right direction.
Lonely Planet Trailblazer Peter Watson is just back from an epic trip to Djibouti, where he had an incredible experience exploring off-the-beaten-track landscapes, stayed in a traditional Afar camp and swam with whale sharks.
At first glance this compact, cultural powerhouse may seem impenetrable, but scratch the surface and you'll soon discover the subtle idiosyncrasies of Venice's six diverse districts.
Follow the River Nile as it snakes south through the Sahara to uncover the mysteries of its marvellous tombs and temples, and decipher the riddles of the anicent Egyptians.
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