Tagged With "Antarctica"
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Re: Antarctica, part 3. Antarctica Rocks!
What a great and fascinating conclusion to wonderful series! I've really enjoyed following your adventures and animal interactions around the world. Many thanks, Kirsten!
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Re: Antarctica, part 3. Antarctica Rocks!
Hi Kirsten, Behind in my emails, but did want you to know that the last of your series on Celebrating Nature went live today. I want to personally thank you so very much for sharing your tremendous talents with our audience. I enjoyed reading -- and learned a lot -- from your posts and greatly enjoyed your wonderful photography! I'm sure many others did, too. If you have more material you'd like to post on TravelGumbo in the coming months, it would be our pleasure to host it. Hope you had a...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, April 22, 2015 : Antarctica
Beautiful photos Marilyn! Thanks for sharing them with us
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, April 22, 2015 : Antarctica
Nice pics especially the one with the penguins.
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Re: How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica
Interesting blog Cathy. And a reminder that a much warmer winter is just around the corner for us all. Your book should make it into Santa's bag for a good Christmas read.
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Re: How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica
That sure looks like a remarkable and most unique adventure! My book is on order. I just love stories like this. I have to confess that while I don't mind being out in the cold, I hate never really getting warm, so I guess I don't have what it takes to be an Antarctic explorer.
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Re: How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica
Wow what an adventure. Talk about some serious planning.
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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...
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United: Dreamliner flights to 6 continents
No complaints received yet from Antarctica, but its now the only continent with no Boeing 787 Dreamliner service from United. United, which has been the fastest U.S. airline at getting the 787 into the fleet, is adding flights this week from Houston...
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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...
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Antarctica, Part 1. Pacing Penguins
Kirsten's Celebration of Nature on Seven Continents series continues, with a post on Antarctica's penguines.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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Re: Antarctica, part 2. Weaner Wars
Weiners with an "i" don't fight back! Nice post, Kirsten.
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Re: Antarctica, Part 1. Pacing Penguins
Awesome photos!! I especially loved the group lined up to jump into the water...well done!!
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On Approach to Ushuaia
Sylvia shares some photos of southern Patagonia, as her plane's approach into Ushuaia's airport reveals great views of the Andes Mountains and the Beagle Channel.
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Viking Octantis Ship in Antarctica
LestertheInvester outlines a journey from South America to Antarctica, aboard the fabulous new expedition ship, the Viking Octantis.
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First Views of Antarctica!
DrFumblefinger shares impressions and images of his first views of Antarctica.