Teamwork is the key to a good DofE expedition.
From £100 a night, sleeps six, book through i-escape.com Temple des Arts, Ouarzazate Ouarzazate, a Berber city in south‑central Morocco, is a good base for expeditions into the Drâa Valley and the Sahara.
For a proper Victorian and Edwardian expedition, a good supply of booze was as important as a stiff upper lip or a bolt-action rifle.
nationaltrail.co.uk Offa's Dyke A slightly more ambitious proposition, and a good candidate for weekend expeditions, this is 177 miles down the England/Wales border, allegedly constructed by the eighth-century king of Mercia.
At New Hampshire, undergraduates do learn how to put together a kayak expedition, run a good canoe trip or keep a rock-climbing group safe.
Raleigh International's Mike Butcher says joining an expedition is a good way to make friends if you're travelling alone: "You'll be in a team of about 12 volunteers, from a diverse range of backgrounds, including volunteers from the country in which you're working.
If you want a good deal on a Ford Expedition, you might spend only a few seconds at the portal looking for a car site, then spend half an hour at the car site.
A good starting point for a MiMo expedition is the Miami Design Preservation League at 1001 Ocean Drive in South Beach.
The lesson seems to be that if you're planning an Everest expedition, it's a good idea to "sweat the small stuff".
