Top 5 backpacking destinations for 2012

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Even if you managed to backpack your way through 2011, there are surely lots of places left for 2012. The impending apocalypse still leaves us some time to travel yet, so better take advantage of it! In any case, it looks like 2012 will be a great year for backpacking according to several travel magazines, so if you are yearning to see the world on the cheap you will have lots of chances to do so.

Don’t put off deciding on some destinations if you want enough time to seek out all the best travel deals – and if you don’t have have anything in mind yet, here are some suggestions: top 5 backpacking destinations for 2012. …

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A traveler’s guide to visiting Antarctica

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The Earth is beautiful, but it’s not always a fun place to be in. Deserts and snowy, icy corners of the planet are not everyone’s idea of a good time, and when it comes to Antarctica, for example, few people except for scientists would be willing to spend time there.

But as maligned as Antarctica might be, it is in fact a very interesting choice of a travel destination, and not just because visiting a continent covered in ice at the South Pole of the planet sounds cool.

A trip to Antarctica might just convince you that even the most inhospitable spots on the planet are actually excellent places for holidaymaking. Here’s a traveler’s guide to visiting Antarctica, for those who are looking for a freezing adventure. …

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Amazing places: Ushuaia, Argentina

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Ushuaia is the capital of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago off the southern tip of the South American continent. Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the entire world, in addition to being the tourist center of Tierra del Fuego, and an excellent base for excursions to Antarctica.

The city used to be a missionary base, penal colony and naval base, but today it is a cosmopolitan place with nice restaurants, and even casinos, but its main merit is for being in the middle of an area full of natural beauty. So here’s our next article in the series of Amazing Places: Ushuaia, Argentina. …

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