Antarctica Articles

The Coldest Places on Every Continent

Stop complaining about the cold in your area, and take a tour with Peter Frick-Wright of places that are way worse.

What’s Green In Antarctica?

It’s natural to expect a trip to Antarctica to be like visiting a huge block of ice, but Lynda Joy Smith discovered that green isn’t too hard to find near the bottom of the earth.

Dollars and Sense – Around the World

Marina Kuperman shares some why-I-can’t-do-an-rtw scenarios we’ve heard, as well as several profiles of travelers who do just what they dream. She even suggests some ways you can make money on the road.

On Going South – Antarctica, Argentina

Before you can experience Antarctica, you have to get there. Read what Bjørn Christian Tørrissen has to say about what that can be like.

Adventures in Antarctica

Carrie Thompson finishes her goal of making it to every country before she turns thirty, with a trip to Antarctica.

Sailing to Antarctica

Carl Boyer's passage was rated a six on a scale of ten – a ten meaning turning into the wind for ten hours at full speed and losing three nautical miles in the process.

South America on the Way to Antarctica

Carl Boyer outlines the steps he took to get to Antarctica – with a three-week stop in South America.

Aboard the Clipper Adventurer – Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia Island

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Betty Ingerheim Voiland ventured to magnificent South Georgia Island to visit the king penguins. Now she truly understands why it's known as one of the most magical pl

Antarctica Travel Facts

The Basics
Country: Antarctica
Where is it?: Continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Why do people go here?: There is something to be said for a whole continent that no one owns, a location that even the most adventurous travellers will probably not get an opportunity to visit, and a landmass [...]

Black Tie Affair – Antarctica

Black Tie Affair
Antarctica
“If you stand still, the penguin chicks will just come up and peck at
you,” my guide Gavin told the group, after we all landed on the shores
of Aitcho Island, just northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula. Aitcho
Island, just one point that a ship may land during a commercial Antarctic
expedition cruise, was inhabited with hundreds [...]