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My Journey to Antarctica

Antarctica, you wow me.
Antarctica, you wow me.
Molly and I were able to visit many places on our trip. We explored Buenos Aires, visiting our friends and local office, experienced a Tango Show, made our way to Uruguay for a day, and had lots of empanadas. We spent a few days in beautiful Ushuaia, the gateway to Antarctica. This small town still has a lot to offer for a traveler on their journey to the southern continent. Next, we boarded the Akademik Ioffe for a trip of a lifetime to Antarctica. I have many tips and stories in this blog to help you prepare for your upcoming trip!
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Molly and Jose on our Buenos Aires Tour

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Molly and I enjoying some beach time in Colonia Uruguay!

Travel Woes

Flight delays are a reality of travel. I know this. I’ve worked in the travel industry for over three years. Even knowing this still doesn’t prepare you 100% for when it happens. I was a hot mess before this trip. Adventure Life is growing at an amazing pace, but it made for an epic busy season. I had no time to prepare mentally, …
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Molly horseback riding in Ushuiaia. With a rainbow, nonetheless. True Patagonian weather.

Money Tips

While in Argentina, I learned a sound lesson that I will take with me on every trip from now on. That lesson was, have local currency on you or at least have a debit card you know will work. As an operations coordinator, I plan until I’m blue in the face. My plan was to get currency from the Travelex counter (I’ll pay the extra …
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Well, you can guess where we were, here! We loved Colonia!

Colonia, a Day Out of the City

I have to say, this day tour surprised me the most – in a good way. I planned this tour as no one in our office had experienced it and I thought it’d be fun to visit another country along the way. We began by heading through customs; one for Uruguay and one for Argentina. With the stamp to Uruguay in our passports we waited in line for …
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Molly and Jose on our Buenos Aires Tour

Buenos Aires, Big Apple

If you are a huge nerd like me, you watch movies or read books about the destination before you travel. For me, I watched Evita. I had seen this when I was a little girl and didn’t really understand it. Now that I was going to Buenos Aires, I knew I had to watch it again. So, while wandering the streets, I had songs stuck in my head and …
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Enjoying those Patagonia winds while looking over the gorgeous Beagle Channel.

End of the World

Ushuaia was one of the most gorgeous places I’ve ever seen. It reminded me of Homer, Alaska. Beautiful and jagged mountains touch the ocean and you have the best of both worlds. We found it incredibly easy to get around Ushuaia. The taxis were dirt cheap and easy to flag down. As soon as we arrived to our sweet little room at Tierra de …
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Lucky we saw King Penguins on Martillo Island!

Whales, Seals, Penguins, Oh My!

Now, you might think I’m getting to the good part – Antarctica. Nope! Molly and I set out on a boat ride even before the Akademik Ioffe. This tour was of Estancia Haberton and Martillo Island. We were able to experience the Beagle Channel at a much more intimate level than when we set out on our expedition to Antarctica. PiraTours was …
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Humpback whale with lots of white on its belly! Paradise Harbor was teeming with whales.

The Drake

Okay, yes. Now we are getting to the exciting part! The dreaded Drake. Your biggest question to me would probably be, “did you get the Drake Shake or the Drake Lake?”. I would argue we had mostly the Drake Lake, with a bit of shake. Luckily Molly and I survived with our motion sickness patches. Neither of us felt the seasickness, but …
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What's up, leopard seal. Don't eat me.

A Day in the Life of a Sailor

I’m not a sailor, but I would like to be! I enjoyed being on that ship, smelling the ocean, wind kissed cheeks, listening to the water lap against the ship when we were anchored, and I even loved it on days when we saw nothing but water. The day began with our expedition leader’s calm and soothing voice waking us up. She would always …
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Gentoo Penguin getting pretty.

Dressing for Success

If there’s one thing that could spoil your entire trip in Antarctica, it’s not being prepared in the clothing department. Now, I’m a notorious over-packer, but I feel like I did a fairly good job bringing what I needed. I better have, right? I help people travel to Antarctica all of the time. One thing I wish I had more of were …
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