Discovering sea legs on a dream trip to Antarctica
The white continent's beguiling beauty is well worth a voyage across rugged Drake Passage.
Polar Opposites: 'seeing the light' is a core part of the experience
When a writer visits the Arctic then Antarctica in quick succession, he sees the world in a whole new light – twice over.
Podcast: What it's like travelling to the ends of the Earth
Freezing temperatures and unimaginable landscapes: why everyone should consider travelling to Antarctica and the Arctic.
Why it's worth crossing the world's roughest ocean to see Antarctica
I look out the tall windows beside me, frothy waves crashing up against them, feeling like a banana in a blender.
Antarctica: What this great white continent can teach you
A visit to the great white continent teaches important lessons about emptiness and austerity and the calming and restorative effects of its inherent simplicity.
On board an Antarctic ice safari
The wildlife is all around – a Weddell seal sleeping it off on an iceberg and gentoo, Adelie and chinstrap penguins shooting through the water in their little squads.
One of the most fascinating phenomena on our planet
There were moments when I wondered if I'd get bored of all the ice.
The most surreal travel experience on Earth
It was a moment of such stupid levels of beauty that it has taken me weeks to convince myself it actually happened.
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