You don’t need much gear to travel to Antarctica but there are a few things to consider. Most ships include insulated rubber muck boots needed for excursions ashore. If not, there are gear rental services available so you don’t have to purchase and pack boots you may use on this trip...
people can’t help but be impressed when you say, “I’ve camped on the Antarctic” but Greenland has a choice of a lot of adventures and there are tour operators and guides outside your expedition that can take you on guided trips of your own. ...
Pick up a small plate if you are tackling the food laden buffets and think how much you are cutting back on rather than carting around a dinner plate. Leave the trays behind too. The Aquavit buffet. Credit: Viking. Skip the High Tea As tempting as dainty sandwiches, pretty pastries and ...
Another format is Antarctic Circle Crossing. In this case, as the name suggests, you will go beyond the polar circle. This area is much less frequented. At the same time, this type of trip is longer – usually 12 days. This will allow you to spend about 7 days in Antarctica, where ...
are calling the new creature the “Antarctic strawberry feather star.” It has twenty arms, some with a bumpy texture, and others that are feathery. It’s amazing to think that after so many centuries of documentation, we still have so much to discover about creation.Of courseGod’s ...
There is so much to see at the Art Institute that you may want to pick a few galleries that are most interesting to you. Don’t miss a stop into the Modern Art gallery to see the Andy Warhol’s and the gorgeous view over Millennium Park. ...
Having a DSLR camera body that allows you to switch out different lenses will allow you much more flexibility when it comes to shooting various subjects in different conditions. However, it’s important to understand thatyou may not need a wide array of lensesdepending on what you are planning...
The people at Swoop made a difficult and complicated itinerary much easier by clearly outlining all of the options to fit our schedule and budget, explaining in detail all of the requirements and recommendations for preparation and being available for immediate help for unexpected challenges as the ...
is pretty much one giant ice block. So the icecap we hiked on today goes on and on as far as the eye can see, all the way to both the north and the east of Greenland, where the Polar Bears live.It’s amazing that the Greenlandic community have built a life for themselves here...
For the January experiment, the community composition data was lacking, but since both the in situ surface community composition [7] and the outcome of the experiments (Figure 3) were comparable in January and March, we assumed that the ecosystem did not change much during this period. A high...