I write this as we approach the western side of the Falkland Islands. The ocean and winds have been kind to us today, pushing us on with a following sea. Tomorrow we’ll be making our first landings for the voyage. Our mandatory briefings on what to do in Zodiacs and IAATO’s responsible tourism behaviour in […]

Was one of the earliest moments in PR when sailors referred to a ship “coming alive” in really bad weather? We boarded One Ocean’s Akademik Ioffe in Ushuaia the day after the ship had been hammered by a bad storm while rounding Cape Horn. Even the most stable ship in Antarctica had “come alive” and […]

In this photo taken on Sept. 24, 2010 provided by the Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition, British adventurer Felicity Aston skis across Iceland during a pre-expedition training trip. Aston plans to ski by herself across the Antarctica, all the way to the other side of the frozen continent. If she manages to complete this journey of […]

Seals use incredible navigation skills to return to site where they were born The Antarctic fur seals’ remarkable homing instinct, which is thought to be the most accurate of any sea mammal, allows the creatures to return to within a single body length of the spot where they were born to give birth to their […]

The Hodgeman family shares a slice of history with a century-old piece of Australiana tying one continent to another, writes Steve Meacham. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/bloodlines-keeping-the-antarctic-mission-immortal-20111111-1nblx.html#ixzz1eG7ybiVL

Peter Hughes embarks on a journey of discovery in the homeland of the maligned Norwegian who beat Scott to the South Pole. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/norway/8879509/Roald-Amundsens-Norway.html

DELEGATES at an ocean conservation conference have agreed to a plan to create marine reserves in the waters around Antarctica. The Commission for the Conservation of Marine Living Resources meeting in Hobart today accepted a framework be instituted for protected areas in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean. Industrial fishing would be prohibited in the […]

A biscuit found at the old Cape Royd Antarctica hut from the famous Nimrod Expedition of Ernest Shackleton, has been sold in a Christie’s auction for £1,250 (just over A$2,000). Christie’s currently holds the world record price of £7,638 (A$12,292) for biscuit crumbs from one of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctica expeditions. This was achieved at a […]

Ushuaia feeling the pinch from Chile’s seduction policy to attract cruise vessels Argentina’s extreme south city and Antarctica cruise hub, Ushuaia is feeling the pinch from the latest Chilean measures to attract more vessels and is requesting a costs adjustment to improve competition conditions. http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/27/ushuaia-feeling-the-pinch-from-chile-s-seduction-policy-to-attract-cruise-vessels

Ushuaia, Argentina 20 November 2011 Polar Legend gets his wish 70 years late Next week renowned Antarctic explorer, Frank Wild CBE will have his last wish granted 72 years after his death when his ashes are laid to rest alongside Sir Ernest Shackleton in a tiny graveyard in one of the remotest places on earth. […]