www.AntarcticGuide.com Impromptu antarctic adventurer in the gun By John Weekes 6:27 AM Sunday Feb 19, 2012 Busby Noble, the impromptu crewmate on Norwegian adventurer Jarle Andhoy’s illicit trip to Antarctica, faces two grillings when he returns – from authorities and his girlfriend of 20 years, T.P. Teiho. And Teiho already has harsh words for entrepreneur […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com February 16, 2012 COLONIALISM AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS Posted by Jon Michaud Lauren Collins writes from London that the British are in an uproar over remarks that Sean Penn made about the deployment of Prince William to the Falkland Islands. “The world today is not going to tolerate any ludicrous and archaic commitment to […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://en.mercopress.com/2012/02/16/falkland-islanders-have-the-right-to-choose-their-future MercoPress Montevideo, February 16th 2012 – 22:12 UTC Thursday, February 16th 2012 – 20:00 UTC Falkland Islanders have the right to choose their future By Dr. Barry Elsby – The Falkland Islands are home to a thriving community. In the face of escalating rhetoric, that community must have the right to determine its […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://news.discovery.com/earth/safeguarding-antarcticas-buried-lakes-120216.html SAFEGUARDING ANTARCTICA’S BURIED LAKES Analysis by Sarah Simpson Thu Feb 16, 2012 05:45 AM ET Hundreds of mysterious bodies of fresh water are trapped deep inside Antarctica’s massive ice sheets. Polar scientists have been clamoring to explore these buried lakes for years, knowing that they may hold secrets to the origins of life […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com Corinthian II available for charter from winter 2013 Corinthian II, which has been chartered to New York-based Travel Dynamics International for eight years, will be redelivered in March 2013 and is due to sail for Copenhagen’s Albatros Travel for the following summer. The vessel’s manager, International Shipping Partners, said Albatros Travel has options for […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com Facelift for Hapag-Lloyd’s website The Hapag-Lloyd Cruises website, at www.hl-cruises.com, has undergone a major facelift. The homepage now reveals new user-friendly tools, as well as a redesigned visual appearance, presenting clear information for passengers, potential cruisers, media and travel agents. As part of the relaunch the company is introducing its new family brand ‘Hapag-Lloyd […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/blog/2012/feb/16/talk-falklands-oil-boom-tensions-anniversary Talk of Falklands oil boom heightens tensions as war anniversary nears Up to 8.3bn barrels of oil could be up for grabs, ramping up tensions as the 30th anniversary of the war between the UK and Argentina approaches A banner outside Government House in Buenos Aires reads ‘Brits get out of the Malvinas’. […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/robert-f-scotts-skis-return-57-years-on/story-e6frg6so-1226267667324 Robert Falcon Scott’s skis return 57 years on BY JACK MALVERN From:The Times February 10, 2012 12:04PM TWO pairs of skis belonging to Robert F. Scott of the Antarctic that went missing from his hut 57 years ago have been recovered after an amnesty on “lost” items. The wooden skis with leather bindings […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Stowaway-or-not?-and-Let-him-sink-statement-outrages-Norway/93921 Stowaway or not? and ‘Let him sink’ statement outrages Norway Was he invited or did he stow away? Reports from different ends of the globe disagree about whether Busby Noble, 53, a 150 kilo Mauri activist who is sailing to Antarctica with Norwegian controversial adventurer Jarle Andhoey had left on the Nilaya with […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com Sean Penn accuses UK of ‘ridiculous colonialism’ over Falklands LAST UPDATED AT 09:39 ON TUE 14 FEB 2012 AFTER enlisting the help of her fellow South American nations in a blockade of the Falkland Islands, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner has unveiled the latest weapon in her efforts to force Britain to negotiate over the […]