Previous Pikmin games made it feel as if you were exploring one part of a map at a time.
WHERE TO EAT Pack a lunch if you're exploring outdoors: there are slim pickings within the park during the spring.
And if you're exploring Dresden by bicycle, cross the Blue Wonder bridge and continue two blocks to the wonderful Leonhardi-Museum.
High Street North, Shincliffe (+44 (0)191-384 8454, sevenstarsinn.co.uk) If you're exploring wider County Durham, then make a mental note of this handsome, Good Food Guide-listed village pub, near Barnard Castle.
Mains from €18.50, three courses €31.50, +31 206 365 170, hoteldegoudfazant.nl If you're exploring Amsterdam Noord by bike, check out Nieuwendammerdijk, a beautiful, long and narrow street of historic wooden Dutch houses, some dating back to the 1500s.
And have you noticed how, when you encounter fellow travelers out in a forest or on a mountain or on an ocean where you want to feel as if you're exploring, you tend to resent their existence a million times more than if they jostled you on a city street?
If you're exploring on the ground (preferably with a guide who can introduce you to the ancient rock art along the way), be very careful where you swim and always obey the warning signs as the top end is famous for its saltwater crocodiles – they're a natural phenomenon you really don't want to encounter.
If you're exploring a new city, dog parks are a great place to go.
If you're exploring refinancing as a way to save money or shorten the term of your loans, you'll need to run the numbers.
