How To Get To Antarctica On Your Holiday

Stories from our time on Antarctica, from camping on the continent (without a tent) to coming face to face with whales in the icy waters, Antarctica is a destination worth making the effort to see! Plus you get to meet the locals, the penguins being our absolute favourites. Dive in and start planning you adventure to Antarctica!

Zodiac Cruising With Quark Expeditions In Antarctica [VIDEO]

BarryNovember 29, 2013

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a cruise in a zodiac through the icy waters of Antarctica? Hit play and see how close we got to towering icebergs, penguins and whales in our time down in Antarctica!...

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Deception Island – The Awful Consequences of Whaling in Antarctica

BarryAugust 21, 2013

Amidst the excitement of watching whales fluke and dive around us, penguins going about their hilarious daily routines, and the general excitement of being in Antarctica, there was a more somber tone to one of our excursions whilst on the white continent....

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4 Minutes in Antarctica Video

BarryJanuary 30, 2013

'4 Minutes in Antarctica' is a video summary of our time on the frozen continent! Magnificent icebergs, penguins, whales, birds and seals all feature in our unique time on Antarctica!...

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Minke Whales Circling Our Zodiac in Antarctica [VIDEO]

BarryJanuary 30, 2013

Whilst cruising the waters of Neko Harbour, we were intercepted by two curious Minke whales who got very close to our zodiac, and circled us for 10 minutes! Check out the (shaky) raw footage as our interested friends swam around us!...

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Our Polar Plunge In Antarctica! [VIDEO]

BarryJanuary 23, 2013

'This is totally stupid' we thought to ourselves as we stood on the volcanic brown sand beach of deception island, our bare feet cold in the sand. Two minutes earlier, we'd made our decision, we were going to do the polar plunge, a breathtaking run into the icy waters of Antarctica!...

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Mesmerised By The Wildlife In Antarctica

BarryJanuary 23, 2013

Our fourth day on the continent with Quark Expeditions brought the most stunning weather of our time in Antarctica, with clear blue skies and calm winds! We saw many more penguins in Antarctica, crabeater seals chilling on icebergs and Skua birds stealing (and devouring) defenceless penguin eggs....

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Port Lockroy & Paradise Bay, Antarctica

LauraJanuary 23, 2013

Our third day on the continent saw us visit a penguin colony, where one particularly cheeky Gentoo caught our eye with his antics! We also visited Port Lockroy, an ex British Antarctic research station and Paradise harbour, a beautiful place where we climbed our first Antarctic peak!...

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Camping On Antarctica (Without A Tent!)

BarryJanuary 15, 2013

Our adventure to Antarctica is still one of our favourites, and an absolute highlight of our time there was spending a night camping on the white continent, without a tent! It was an unbelievable experience, made all the more exciting when we were woken by two whales, feeding in the middle of the night. ...

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Navigating The Lemaire Channel On Our Antarctica Cruise

BarryJanuary 15, 2013

Our first full day on the continent, we spent our morning on Plenau island and cruising through the iceberg graveyard! The afternoon saw us visit Peterman island, where we met our first seals of the trip!...

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The Ice Of Antarctica

BarryJanuary 11, 2013

One of the most magical parts of our time in Antarctica was marvelling at the incredible ice sculptures that formed around the peninsula. Huge chunks of ice would break off from the melting ice sheet, and buffeted by the harsh Antarctic conditons would form into some incredible shapes and sculptures!...

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The Curious Penguins In Antarctica

LauraJanuary 10, 2013

The highlight of our time in Antarctica was undoubtedly meeting the locals! We fell in love with the penguins, the way they waddled on land and glided through the icy cold waters! Here are some of our favourite anecdotes and photos of our time with them!...

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Welcome to Antarctica!

BarryJanuary 10, 2013

Arriving in Antarctica was the most exciting thing to happen to us in all our travels, and we'll never forget opening the curtains of our room to reveal our first glimpse of the continent! Read on for our first day, including penguin and whale spotting!...

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