Independent travel is a departure from routine - an opportunity to learn, have fun and embrace life in novel environments and cultures. (indietravel.org)
In addition, the cognitive mapping system detects the absence of representations of novel environments and changes in maps of familiar environments and uses these mismatches to trigger and control exploration. (kavlifoundation.org)
Sol, D., Bacher, S., Reader, S. M. & Lefebvre, L. Brain size predicts the success of mammal species introduced into novel environments. (nature.com)