Antarctica🇦🇶Checklist: What To Take Part 3 – Food and Drink

  So you’re heading to Antarctica and you want to know what food and drink to take to survive in the world’s coldest continent? Well for a start, trips to Antarctica don’t come cheap so you’re likely to get all meals included on board the boat. Literally all you can eat breakfast, dinner and lunch!! Read more about Antarctica🇦🇶Checklist: What To Take Part 3 – Food and Drink[…]

Backpacking Halong Bay, Vietnam

How to do Halong Bay in Vietnam on the cheap

Halong Bay in Vietnam is highly recommended and honestly, DON’T MISS IT if you’re in North Vietnam!! I was actually only on a short holiday to Vietnam due to work commitments therefore time was at a premium, and so I didn’t have time to do a 2-3 day tour of Halong Bay, which are meant Read more about How to do Halong Bay in Vietnam on the cheap[…]

Antarctica🇦🇶Checklist Part 1: What Clothes to Pack for Antarctica🇦🇶

  Antarctica is a land of superlatives and is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see an amazing place, so you need to be well prepared. What clothes should you take? In this new series, I’ll be outlining the main types of things you need to ensure your trip runs smoothly. It’s been almost Read more about Antarctica🇦🇶Checklist Part 1: What Clothes to Pack for Antarctica🇦🇶[…]

The Antarctica🇦🇶”Carryout”: Having A Beer On King George Island

Position – 62o 10’S/ 58o 30′ W Location – Near Henry Arctowski Polish Station, Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, ANTARCTICA Weather – Windy and cold Date – 13th November 2010 Time – 8.45 pm Wind Speed – 35 knots Temperature – 0 degrees the water, 10 degrees outside Admiralty Bay and the Read more about The Antarctica🇦🇶”Carryout”: Having A Beer On King George Island[…]

Backpacking In Antarctica🇦🇶:Point Wild, Elephant Island

Named due to its shape, the eloquent Elephant Island leant its tusks to us just before we packed our Antarctic trunks and headed north again. This, then was the final part of my amazing Antarctic journey. A sadness and happiness filled the freshest air I’d ever breathed as we pulled into the windy Point Wild. Read more about Backpacking In Antarctica🇦🇶:Point Wild, Elephant Island[…]

Backpacking In Antarctica🇦🇶: John and Scobie Go “Swimming” At Admiralty Bay

Our Antarctica adventure certainly wasn’t without drama and incident, and unfortunately we had a minor accident on our trip. We had arrived back on our ship and were in and around King George Island in the South Shetland Islands when we had an emergency. I am well used to understanding emergencies on board boats, having Read more about Backpacking In Antarctica🇦🇶: John and Scobie Go “Swimming” At Admiralty Bay[…]

Standing On The Moon🌙: Half Moon Island, Antarctica🇦🇶

Where – Half Moon Island, Antarctica Geographic Location – 62o35’S 59o55’W Weather – Sunny and Snowy Temperature – Hot and Cold Date – 13th November 2010 Somebody (and I’m not sure who) once described parts of Antarctica as “it’s like walking on the moon”, whether they really knew what walking on the moon was like, Read more about Standing On The Moon🌙: Half Moon Island, Antarctica🇦🇶[…]

Calling At Telefon📞Bay, Deception Island⚫⚪, Antarctica🇦🇶: “It’s Black; It’s White”

The Antarctica trip just kept getting better and bizarrier (that’s probably not even a real word, but it will do) and more diverse. After a fun filled morning which involved steering our boat through the narrow “Neptunes Bellows” (the slim entrance into the centre of the “C” shaped Deception Island), docking at Whaler’s Bay, seeing Read more about Calling At Telefon📞Bay, Deception Island⚫⚪, Antarctica🇦🇶: “It’s Black; It’s White”[…]

Backpacking in Antarctica🇦🇶: Neptune’s Window, Deception Island

It’s not the same sort of “window” we are used to, but this particular landmark was another of those amazing experiences on the world’s coldest continent Antarctica.   The walk from the main bay at Whaler’s Bay was cold and windy, but the air was so fresh. I walked with Russell, Rodrigo and Craig.   Read more about Backpacking in Antarctica🇦🇶: Neptune’s Window, Deception Island[…]