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Planning for Antarctica
I am in the midst of planning my trip to Antarctica for next year! Thankfully, I did all the research and booked the actual cruise a few months ago. Now, it’s a matter of putting together all the little puzzle pieces like finding a place to stay pre/post trip, booking return flights, optional excursions, etc.…
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Food in Antarctica…Rather, Food on an Expedition Cruise
Above is an example of what our nightly dinner menu looked like on our Quark Expedition Cruise. There was always a great variety of international dishes and some basics were always available like grilled chicken breast and New York sirloin steak. For breakfast every day, we had a buffet that had everything from beans to…
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Getting To and From Easter Island
You’ve booked your trip from Santiago, Chile to Easter Island, now what? Two weeks before my trip, I went online and filled out the FUI form that is required for Easter Island. Well, that did me no good because I had no proof to show the airline attendant when I was checking in to my…
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All About Food on Easter Island
Apparently, ceviche (pictured above) is a popular dish on Easter Island. But I’m not sure what type of fish they use, so that freaked me out a little. I like sushi, but I usually only get raw tuna or salmon. This is the ceviche I ordered my first day on Easter Island. It was so…
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Ancient Bird Man Competition on Easter Island and Fresh Guava
As recently as 1867 there was a bird man competition on Easter Island. The competition took place for several hundred years. The purpose of the competition was to crown the new king but in order to do that you had to prove yourself worthy. The competition consisted of 36 men and started at Orongo, a…
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Paddling and Kayaking in Antarctica
When I booked my expedition cruise, there were some excursions that were optional that I could pay for and book in advance. One was paddling and one was kayaking. The kayaking was more expensive and for the more seasoned kayakers, and you went out multiple times whenever the rest of the guests were doing land…
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I Had 10 Days on Easter Island – Here’s What I Did
I had 10 days on Easter Island, which is a lot for such a tiny island. The way LATAM flights are to/from Easter Island, they are not operating on a daily basis like they used to. Easter Island only recently opened back up for tourism after Covid-19, so the flights are not as frequent as…
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Traveling Solo on an Expedition Cruise and Making Friends
A lot of people are surprised when I tell them that I travel alone. But I love it. Sure, it gets lonely sometimes, but I get to do whatever I want to do whenever I want to do it! The photo above is of the friends I made on my expedition cruise to Antarctica. Lucy…
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Happy World Penguin Day!
I will celebrate today by featuring penguins of Antarctica! We saw Gentoo, Chinstrap, and Adelie. Our first stop was on South Shetland Islands where we saw tons of penguins. This island did not have much snow on it yet. We had to be careful around the penguin colonies. We weren’t allowed to set down any…
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Where the Heck Is Ushuaia and How Do I Get There?
Ushuaia is at the southern most tip of Argentina in South America. It is from where most Antarctic expedition cruises depart. It was pretty easy to get there. It just took FOREVER. My cruise with Quark Expeditions left out of Ushuaia in Argentina.. I flew Delta from Orlando to Atlanta (quick layover and almost missed…
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Packing for Antarctica
I’m glad I packed… Chapstick, Kleenex, compression bag, sea bands, pill pouches, and extra camera batteries. The chapstick was a no-brainer. I used it constantly. The Kleenex was so helpful on excursions because the cold always makes my nose run. I knew I was getting the yellow Quark parka on the ship, but I was…