When I taught English in Japan, I’d often ask students what they liked most about living in Japan. The two most common answers were: Japanese food and the fact that Japan has four seasons. The second answer initially struck me as …
During the six expedition days on the Antarctica cruise, we made 8 different landings. Most of the stops provided a chance to get close up to different kinds of penguins. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFJeX7rEE8 We also stopped at Arctowski, a polar research base …
From Svalbard, I made my way to Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city, stopping along the way in Oslo, Barcelona and Buenos Aires. Most of the tourist cruises to Antarctica leave from Ushuaia, which is much closer to Antarctica than Australia …