Black Tie Affair – Antarctica
Black Tie Affair
Antarctica
“If you stand still, the penguin chicks will just come up and peck at
you,” my guide Gavin told the group, after we all landed on the shores
of Aitcho Island, just northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula. Aitcho
Island, just one point that a ship may land du
Antarctica Travel Facts
The Basics
Country: Antarctica
Where is it?: Continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Why do people go here?: There is something to be said for a whole continent that no one owns, a location that even the most adventurous travellers will probably not get an opportunity to visit, an
Aboard the Clipper Adventurer – Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia Island
Antarctica
My journey to Antarctica began 18 years ago when I first started daydreaming of the White Continent while working on expedition ships. Fellow travelers would always ask the inevitable question, "So, what was your favorite trip?" Hands down, the answer time and again would
South America on the Way to Antarctica
Would a trip to Antarctica ever be within my means? When I read that GAP Adventures was selling bunks in a triple cabin at a very cheap price, I called immediately. The bunks were gone, but I shared a cabin on the main deck – cheap, compared to what had been available the year before, in
Sailing to Antarctica
When I read I might get a bunk on an Antarctic cruise in 2004 for $1,780.00, I made the call immediately. Of course the bunks were gone – that's the result for not reading International Travel News the instant it arrived. I did not quibble, though. I booked a share of a cabin on th
Adventures in Antarctica
Antarctica
Years ago, I decided I wanted to make it to every continent before I turned thirty. I backpacked around Europe with a side trip to Morocco, worked for Habitat for Humanity in Thailand, hit the high points in Peru, and woofed it in Australia. By the age of twenty nine, I had one
On Going South – Antarctica, Argentina
"What? You've been to the South Pole?"
Unfortunately I haven't, but this question is frequently asked when someone looks at a map showing my various journeys. I have, however, done something that surprisingly few seem able to tell apart from a visit to the actual South Pole. I
Dollars and Sense – Around the World
Around the world
The sheer mention of a long-term voyage immediately puts
some people on the defensive. Here are some scenarios.
I can’t take off and travel the world. What a
ludicrous idea! I have too many responsibilities, loans, payments, a social
life. What if I don’t find
What’s Green In Antarctica?
One of nature’s little quirks sees the world’s most southerly continent Antarctica, classified as a desert. Wikipedia states: “This polar desert is planet earth’s largest, coldest and driest region.” If this fact isn’t in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, then it should be.
Heading southwards to Anta
Tourists burn trail to Australian Antarctic outpost
The 97-year-old Mawsons Hut is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination.
An isolated Australian outpost in remote Antarctica has become a popular destination for adventure-seeking tourists, as more tour ope
Hot? Try a dream job in Antarctica
Loving a cold climate ... Rothera Base in Antarctica.
Anyone wanting escape the heat or get away from the financial crisis might apply for a 2-1/2 year job on the only continent without a bank - Antarctica.Most scient
Endangered sites see boom in tourism of doom
Tracking endangered wildlife like polar bears in Churchill, Mantioba is part of the trend for tourism of doom.
Tracking endangered wildlife in politically troubled, impoverished Zimbabwe might not seem the ideal h
Cruising to Antarctica: voyage into the ice
Cold call ... Gentoo penguins have no fear of tourists.
The ride is rough but Jordan Baker discovers a journey to the coolest continent is all that its cracked up to be.I climb the slope, sweating under countless
Antarctic crackdown on cruise ships
The US wants tougher controls for ships going to the ice, writes Mike Heard. Cruise lines may soon face tighter controls on their Antarctic activities. The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called for mandatory limits on the size of ships sailing there and on the number
Antarctic Peninsula tourism hurting environment?
Penguins welcome the Peregrine Voyager to the Antarctic.
Is the influx of tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula putting the environment at risk? Erin ODwyer reports. Amid all the gloom that the global recession is casting
Cold War relics frozen in Antarctic memory
The stark white and blue of Antarctica.
Not your average passengers. Whale researchers over Anntarctica.
Whale research flight underway.
Superjumbo flights open new era of Antarctic tourism
A view of Antarctica from the Qantas A380.
The view from the NYE 09 airbus A380, the first time one has flown to Antarctica.
The view from th
Antarctica A380 sightseeing flights | Night of cold lang syne
A view of Antarctica from the Qantas A380.
The view from the NYE 09 airbus A380, the first time one has flown to Antarctica.
The view from th
Frequent flyer: Michael Aw
This photographer and environmentalist is about to lead an expedition to Antarctica. Q Describe your next expedition, which will retrace the footsteps of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
A We will begin in Ushuaia [Argentina] and sail south into the Weddell Sea
Feat in the freezer
Kind of blue ... a king penguin colony on Salisbury Plain.
Roy Masters rides the swell on a maiden voyage past giant icebergs and Shackletons resting place. My long-time fascination with the exploits of polar expl
