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antipodal
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on the opposite side of the globe; diametrically opposite
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cartography
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art or business of drawing or making charts
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concierge
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doorkeeper; caretaker; custodian; janitor
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hegira
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any flight our journey to a more desirable or congenial place
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hustings
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the route followed by a campaigner for political office
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landmark
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any fixed object used to mark the boundary of a piece of land; any prominent feature of the landscape; an event
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peripatetic
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moving from place to place
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portmanteau
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suitcase
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safari
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a journey or hunting expedition
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tandem
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a two-wheeled carriage
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transmigrate
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to move from one habitation or country to another; in religion, to pass into some other body at death
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traverse
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to pass, move, or extend over or across; oppose
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trek
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to travel by ox wagon; to travel slowly or laboriously
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wanderlust
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an impulse, longing, or urge to have or wander
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wayfarer
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a person who travels, especially from place to place on foot
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