Lufthansa's one-off Falklands flight
Lufthansa makes a special round-trip, its longest ever, to support a crew swap for an Antarctic research group.
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Top 5 Places to Visit on Your Next Antarctica Adventure
Darren shares some of the highlights of a visit to Antarctica with you (sponsored content)
Norwegian flying nearly Pole-to-Pole
With a combo of four routes, Norwegian connects the airports nearest the North and South Poles.
Norwegian plans South Pole routes
A Norwegian Air subsidiary is filing for a route that would connect Buenos Aires to Singapore via an over-Antarctica route to Perth, Australia.
Lindblad, NatGeo plan to break the ice
A new ship's Polar Class 5 rating opens up destinations that have been, up to now, only available in summer.
Silversea offers 'glamping' at the South Pole
A luxury cruise line is adding expeditions to remote areas as extensions for some of its cruises.
France opens world's first Polar Lands museum
Premanon, in eastern France, is home to a unique museum, honoring the work of French explorer Paul-Emile Victor.
Antarctica, part 3. Antarctica Rocks!
Kirsten Hines concludes her "Celebrating Nature on 7 Continents" series with this final installment in Antarctica. We look at the dollar currency of penguins, rocks used in constructing their nests.
Antarctica, part 2. Weaner Wars
Kirsten Hines continues her celebrating Nature on 7 Continents series with this second installment in exotic Antarctica. Young elephant seals are called ‘weaners’ from the time they’re weaned from their mother’s milk, around a month, until they reach a year old. They’re cute but their warrior training begins young.
Antarctica, Part 1. Pacing Penguins
Kirsten's Celebration of Nature on Seven Continents series continues, with a post on Antarctica's penguines.
How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica
Anyone who’s taken a long camping trip knows just how much work goes into the planning and organizing. There’s food and clothes to pack for every contingency, transportation to arrange, routes to map, visas to obtain, cameras to...
Crystal Cruises, with new owners, expands luxury offerings
First step in Crystal's expansion: Crystal Esprit luxury yacht sails this December. Photo: Crystal Cruises Crystal Cruises, presently a two-ship, all-luxury line is planning a burst of expansion in every direction, with...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, April 22, 2015 : Antarctica
Nothing can prepare you for Antarctica. Ice, snow and rock formations named as islands, inlets and seas—stops for the One Ocean Expedition ship Akademik Ioffe and its 125 passengers—each carved by times, wind and the bitter...