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Associated Press
In this November 2010 photo released by PR By The Book, Michael Wigge celebrates in Antarctica at the end of a 25,000-mile trip that began in Berlin. Wigge embarked on his journey without a penny in his pocket, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way through 11 countries. He kept a video diary of the trip that has been turned into a series airing on some PBS stations in May and June this year.

By Beth J. Harpaz
AP Travel Editor
NEW YORK — Michael Wigge left Berlin without a penny and traveled 25,000 miles to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from Europe to Canada and the U.S. and then through Latin America.

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