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ANTARCTICA

The significance of the great white continent, and its draw for intrepid travellers looking for a true once-in-a-lifetime destination, only increases year-on-year. Those earlyfrom Chile or Argentina, seen as a rite of passage for Antarctica-bound travellers. Once through that, the Antarctic peninsula awaits, with its largely ruined explorers huts.

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