Antarctica Travel Resources (How to Plan a Trip to Antarctica)
Antarctica Travel Resources
Freelance Articles:
Articles we’ve written about Antarctica on this site are featured below, though we have also written for many other websites, on the following topics:
Posted by Meg Jerrard on 1:02 pm in Antarctica, World | 8 comments
Have you ever wondered what people actually do on an Antarctica tour? Sure, the scenery is awe-inspiring and the weather is cold, but what more does this continent have in store for the intrepid traveller?
Actually, Antarctica is a treasure trove of untapped potential, especially for adventure seekers. Here we take a look at some of the ‘cool’ things to get up to while exploring the south pole.
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Posted by Meg Jerrard on 12:34 am in Adventure Travel, Antarctica, Blog, Budget Travel, Writers | 36 comments
This job made me realize that the world was much smaller and more accessible than I ever knew. Holland America took me all over the Caribbean, around both the Mediterranean and Baltic seas, to Egypt, Greenland, Russia, and everywhere in between! I even managed to travel on my own in between contracts, requesting extensions on flights that were already paid for by Holland America.
Eventually, despite the lure of new places and having made so many great friends, I knew I couldn’t keep doing this forever. Youth staff on a cruise ship was a young person’s job and I was ready to focus on starting a photography career. With this goal in mind, I decided to end my career in cruising, a task that is easier said than done. Ask any former crew member and they will agree!
It was once I stopped, of course, that an irresistible opportunity practically fell in my lap. It was another contract, though this one was different. It would last 6 months, taking me from South America to the Mediterranean, by way of Antarctica!
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Posted by Meg Jerrard on 10:54 pm in Adventure Travel, Antarctica, Blog, Travel Tips | 53 comments
Traveling to Antarctica is a once in a life-time opportunity, and one which tops the bucket lists of many travelers…including us! And, with Spectacular glacial lagoons, dramatic icebergs, vast areas of remote wilderness, breaching whales and deep-diving seals, it’s not hard to see why.
Antarctica really is the final frontier! Here are 5 tips for when you organize your trip.
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Posted by Meg Jerrard on 5:40 pm in Adventure Travel, Antarctica, Blog, Writers | 12 comments
Before you visit Antarctica you have an idea of what it might be like. It might be cold there. The landscape is likely to be white. You might see penguins. There’s a high probability that you might see snow. It can get windy. You might even get sea sick.
Well forget all that, the only way to find out is to head there for yourself and see what the white continent is really like! So I did.
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