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Nick Smith's feature on ‘Nimrod Centenary’ for Explorers Journal, Summer 2009

nicksmithphoto wrote 5 hours ago: The mighty Nimrod – a century on This year sees the centenary of the British Antarctic Expedition 19 … more →

Tags: A Chronology of Antarctic Exploration, Alexandra Shackleton, Aurora Australis, Bob Headland, Compass, Explorers Club, explorers journal, Nimrod, polar regions

Technology Agnosticism

Sunil wrote 15 hours ago: A strange feeling gripped me right now. I felt like sleeping, but I couldn’t. People’s f … more →

Tags: India, London Review of Books, Agnosticism, technology, London Walks, Moral Science, Rio de Janeiro, Intel, Intellect Intensified

Blood and Ice

sadiejean wrote 19 hours ago: —3.5— On a hot summer day picking up Blood and Ice by Robert Masello may make you thankf … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Science Fiction, Blood And Ice, Horror, robert masello

Antarctica's midwinter's day the meal and broadcast

kirkfwatson wrote 1 day ago: Here we sit down for our huge meal and head to the ops tower for a radio broadcast from the BBC worl … more →

Tags: BBC world service, British Antarctic Survey, Midwinter's day, Rothera research station

Antarctica's Midwinter's day breakfast and presents

kirkfwatson wrote 1 day ago: Here we are celebrating our midwinter’s day which starts with a breakfast cooked by the base c … more →

Tags: Antarctic, British Antarctic Survey, midwinter, Midwinter's day, presents, Rothera research station

Midwinter's day menu

kirkfwatson wrote 2 days ago: This was the menu that our chef Riet came up with for midwinter’s day meal. This is usually t … more →

Tags: British Antarctic Survey, midwinter, Midwinter's day menu, Rothera research station

RRS Discovery - Scott's Expedition Ship

polarprisca wrote 3 days ago: RRS Discovery, Dundee, Scotland The ship on which Robert Falcon Scott sailed to Antarctica has been … more →

Tags: Travel, antarctica, Antarctic travel, Antarctic circle, Adventure travel, RRS Discovery, Robert Falcon Scott, scott polar research institute, christchurch

First night of Mid-winters week, started with an unusual pub crawl1 comment

kirkfwatson wrote 3 days ago: This film shows the first night of our only week holiday in a year in Antarctica. We have a traditio … more →

Tags: Antarctic, British Antarctic Survey, Living in Antarctica, Pub Crawl, Rothera research station

And so the hate mail begins...2 comments

Paul wrote 3 days ago: To vote for me, visit the Quark Expedition website and click Vote for Me below my picture – it … more →

Tags: Travel, twitter, Charity, hate mail

22 Quietest Places in the World

starlagurl wrote 3 days ago: A little while ago, ForbesTraveler.com featured 10 of the quietest places in the world. I wanted to … more →

Tags: Hot places, Africa, Alberta, Anza-Borrego State Park, Arctic, Bahamas, Baker Beach, California, Cape Cod

Cruising – The Best Value Out There

stewarttravelnews wrote 4 days ago: There are many ways to see the world in 2009-2010, but none of them are anywhere close to being the … more →

Tags: Cruising, Cruisinig, @ vacation, Value, Hotel, Transportation, Meals, Entertainment, Disney

Quote of the Day

planetcity1 wrote 5 days ago:     I didn’t go to kindergarten, so I missed ’show and tell’ when I was young. I … more →

Tags: Photography, Life, Quote, Art, Philosophy, Thought of the day, Photographer, american photographer, American

Scientists Elated, Fearful Over Discovery of New Species

Mr. Snuggle Bunny wrote 5 days ago: Dominick and Andre: trying to conceive for years. Dominick says sometimes Andre just sits up at nigh … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, Environment, Gay, Penguins, Homosexuality

Antarctica with Peter Hillary and Dave Hahn

daschneider wrote 5 days ago: From November 21 – December 13, 2009, Travel Dynamics International will follow in the footste … more →

Tags: guest lecturers, cruise, luxury travel, Luxury Cruise, Shackleton, Hillary, Everest, mountainclimbing, Explorers

Mars Mission Research in Antarctica

ivanpankov wrote 6 days ago: Future Mars expedition is not easy, that’s for sure. We have to be very well prepared for it. … more →

Tags: Earth, Space Technology, astronomy, Concordia station, esa, Man on Mars

Corinthian II on Cruise Critic Forums

daschneider wrote 6 days ago: On the CruiseCritic.com forums, user Winegirl writes: Corinthian II vs Endeavor vs Polar Star-any fi … more →

Tags: ships, Travel Tips

☆ 28 Places to See Before You Die ☆1 comment

☆☆ Martinha ☆☆ wrote 1 week ago: I found this list in the Smithsonian magazine, and Love it.. well, you can see here in the blog that … more →

Tags: ☆ 28 Places to See Before You Die ☆, 28 Places to See Before You Die, Amazon Rain Forest, Angkor Wat, Aurora Borealis, Easter Island, Ephesus, Fallingwater, Galapagos Islands

Storm

mostlylostuk wrote 1 week ago: Just in time for the first predicted heatwave of the year, I thought I would take you back to februa … more →

Tags: crash, Grounded, Ocean Nova, Photo, Video

Al Bentley - Seabee - Greece, Spain, & Antarctica

moviedream wrote 1 week ago: Al Bentley – Seabee – Greece, Spain, & Antarctica I really had a super time interv … more →

Tags: Inventive Productions, McHatton, Seabee, Greece, Spain, Navy, Documentary