The Disco Ball Traveler

Antarctica Packing tips and tricks

This ain’t no normal trip, so there’s going to be some details here describing the what and the why to help tailor this list to your specific needs. As mentioned, the temps weren’t too crazy, 30-35F during the day. People over-hype the cold factor, but if you’re from a colder climate (northeast US here), wear what you normally would in…
Antarctica: Tour Choices

Choosing an Antarctica tour is stressful all by itself – The cost is high, this is usually a once-in-a-lifetime experience you don’t want to get wrong, there’s endless options, and there’s not much info out there except for tour operator sites. Now, I’m not an Antarctica travel expert by any means, keep doing that research and find what best fits…
Antarctica! Penguins, Penguins and Penguins

Antarctica! The land of no bears! Ahhhh, a trip of a lifetime, and rightly so. The vastness of the landscape, huge mountains jutting out of the sea, floating icebergs bigger than our ship, whales, seals, birds and of course PENGUINS, allll the penguins. The expedition experience was exhilarating, with my tour balancing education, zodiac exploration and onboard activities quite nicely…

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Antarctica Packing tips and tricks