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Lonely Planet Best Places to Travel in 2016

10 Spectacular Countries You Absolutely Must Visit

January 8, 2016 by Brinton Parker First Published: October 28, 2015

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Botswana

Lonely Planet describes the feeling you experience when visiting Botswana as "slack-jawed-with-awe syndrome," and 2016 is the perfect time to visit because the nation is celebrating its 50-year anniversary of independence.

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