Departure Day

Background Last year, Andy was sitting in the car ready to go at 11am (even though our flight didn’t depart until 5pm). This year was a little different.   I had a last minute work trip to Tokyo. I’m not a frivolous work traveller. I really needed to be there. The only problem was that […]

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Embarkation Day

This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day Santiago, Chile Torres del Paine, Chile El Calafate, Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina Embarkation Day

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Ushuaia, Argentina

This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day Santiago, Chile Torres del Paine, Chile El Calafate, Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina

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El Calafate, Argentina

This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day Santiago, Chile Torres del Paine, Chile El Calafate, Argentina

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Puma in Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine, Chile

This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day Santiago, Chile Torres del Paine, Chile

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Santiago, Chile

This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day Santiago, Chile

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Departure Day

This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts: Introduction Departure Day <– You are here Santiago, Chile Torres del Paine, Chile El Calafate, Argentina […]

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Collage of Antarctic wildlife and exploration from Aurora Expedition cruise to Antarctica. The images feature close-ups of Emperor penguins, a large colony of penguins, and pairs of penguins standing together. Other photos show a seal on grass, a person in winter gear photographing wildlife, penguins on an iceberg, and dolphins swimming in the ocean. There is also a photo of blue ice formations, a seal resting, and an explorer holding a camera on a boat. The scenes highlight the diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes of the Antarctic region.

Antarctic Expedition Cruise

Are you ready for a story of a trip that was three years in the making? Imagine the anticipation of booking a trip of a lifetime to one of the most remote places on Earth – an Antarctic expedition cruise with Aurora Expeditions – only to have it cancelled not once, but twice due to […]

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Maned Wolves, Macaws, and Monkeys

When we booked the trip to the Pantanal, we were “upsold” to spend a few days at another one of the owner’s properties. He promised maned wolves, a macaw hide, and nut-cracking capuchin monkeys, so we decided to give it a go. From the Pantanal (Cuiaba airport), we flew to Brasisila, and then drove four […]

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