South America (27)

Antarctica vs. the Arctic

Sunday, March 17th, 2013

Ship in Icy Waters

How well do you know your ice-world geography? Here’s a test:

  • Do polar bears at the South Pole?
  • Do penguins live at the North Pole?
  • Can you see the Aurora Borealis in Antarctica?

No, No & Nope!

(Actually this last …

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Video Tour of Patagonia

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

I ended my 2-year RTW trip the perfect way – spending nearly a month hiking the mountain ranges of Patagonia. The fresh (at times freezing) mountain air, stunning vantages, and the long hard treks gave me time to reflect on …

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MESSAGE Antarctica *Videos*

Sunday, December 30th, 2012

Antarctica is more than 5 million miles in size (larger than the U.S. and Mexico combined), and has a ton of natural resources, including copper, nickel, iron, gold, silver, titanium, lead, coal and oil.

This natural abundance, as well as …

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Wild about Antarctic Wildlife *Videos*

Thursday, December 27th, 2012

Antarctica is the darkest and coldest place on Earth, so you might assume that there’s not a whole lot of wildlife around – Wrong! Antarctica is bursting with animals!

It is actually warmer in the Antarctic water than it is …

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Ice Art: Photo Essay

Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

I thought Antarctica was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but instead of being satisfied with my 11-day expedition, it only whetted my appetite for more — more natural beauty, more immensity, more clear, white light. These photos are the reason why I’ll …

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All About Ice

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

With ice covering 98% of Antarctica, there’s an amazing variety. Here’s the low-down on all this ice, ice baby! (I couldn’t resist…)

Clear Ice: Clear ice is made by snow falling on glaciers. The snow becomes compressed, eliminating the …

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5 Tips for a Polar Plunge + Video (maybe)

Thursday, December 13th, 2012

The main question, of course, is “Why would you do a polar plunge?” (ie: run into the freezing cold water in Antarctica in your bathing suit).

Well, when I was in Siberia a few years back, I was told if …

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Anatomy of Antarctica *Video*

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

One of the perks of my expedition to Antarctica was the lectures that were given by the on-board naturalists and scientists. Really fabulous stuff, including insights on the wildlife we would be seeing, the history of South Pole exploration, photography …

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Mapping the End of the World

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

As a lover of all thing “map,” I’m a huge fan of the blog called Strange Maps. These cartographic curiosities, by Frank Jacobs, are super cool! Each day Frank offers up a specimen from his collection of real, fictional, …

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Falling for Iguazu *Videos*

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Iguazu Falls is one of the mightiest waterfalls in the world. Serving as the boundary between Brazil and Argentina, it’s name literally translates as “big water” – and big it is! Here’s a peek at the enormity of the falls …

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