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Throwback Thursdays – Vernadsky Station and the Yalour Islands

ByMinion-Chris September 3, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015. After crossing the Antarctic circle we were eager to get our boots on the Antarctic ground. Wordie House & Vernadsky Station With a taste of Antarctica from our zodiac cruises yesterday, all of us were excited for what was next.  Our first stops would be in the...

Throwback Thursdays – Drake Passage & Antarctica

ByMinion-Chris August 19, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015, After Iquazu and Ushuaia we boarded the Akedemik Ioffe en-route to Antarctica  We set sail out of the Beagle Channel on our way to Antarctica!  We would need to cross the Drake Passage first though. In my research I learned that the crossing of the Drake would either...

Throwback Thursdays – Iguazu Falls & Ushuaia

ByMinion-Chris August 11, 2016 0 Comments
Recounting some of my adventures while not on the road. I traveled through Argentina on my way to Antarctica in early 2015, After Buenos Aires I visited Iguazu falls before arriving in the port city of Ushuaia.   We flew from Buenos Aires to Iguazu falls to spend two days exploring one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Iquazu falls spans across the border of Argentina and Brazil. ...

Wrapping up our Africa trip and GALLERIES!!

ByMinion-Chris July 23, 2016 0 Comments
This will be my last post about our travels in Africa. Firstly off, I want to thank you for following me on this journey through Africa.  While it was often a "chore" to write about what we did each day, I have truly enjoyed documenting my travels in this way and am hoping to do more of this in the future! I have also updated every post with a gallery of photos so for those into pictures,...

Reflecting on Africa – Muscles!

ByMinion-Chris July 18, 2016 0 Comments
Last week, Gimpy gave us her thoughts on our African Adventure. This week Muscles gives us his reflections on this trip! 1. What were your top 3 highlights of the trip? Highlight #1: The pyramids!  Seeing them in person, posing in front of them, touching them, climbing them, entering them, and marvelling at the magnitude of how they were all constructed by hand. Highlight #2: Seeing the beauty...

Reflecting on Africa – Gimpy!

ByMinion-Chris July 9, 2016 1 Comment
Now that we've had a little over a week to to settle back at home, I thought it would be great to give my travelling companions an opportunity to share some of their thoughts on this great adventure we've been on. I sent them a list of  questions for them to talk about and so without further adieu here' Gimpy's take on this amazing trip! Gimpy will be the first so give us her take on this...