A trip to one of the world's most
extreme environments is one you'll never
forget.
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discussing why you need to travel to
Antarctica are you a fan of our videos
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looking at some of the most compelling
arguments as to why you should be adding
the frozen continent to your bucket list
by highlighting what makes this such a
unique experience start to finish your
point of departure is the end of the
world in adventure movies and novels the
intrepid traveler is always looking to
reach the horizon to explore beyond the
known end of the world
now modern mapping technology means that
we've done a pretty thorough job
exploring the globe but due to its harsh
climate and it's extremely a remote
location Antarctica remains the next
best thing and while there are a few
different routes you can take to get
there including departures from South
Africa New Zealand and Chile most agree
that the Argentinian port city of this
way is the way to go
generally considered to be the
southernmost city in the world it's been
dubbed el fin del mundo which translates
to the end of the world to those for
whom the word Argentina brings to mind
images of sunny weather and rainforest
you're in for a surprise
while Argentina's north is indeed
subtropical sy as climate is that of a
mild tundra
it never gets particularly cold or hot
the landscape is rugged distinctly
northern anesthetic and breathtakingly
beautiful the small town of Californian
forests and soaring snow-capped
mountains it's a perfect stepping stone
before you embark on your great
adventure into the relative unknown the
voyage itself once not so long ago a
trip to Antarctica was reserved for the
most daring seasoned and adventurous of
travelers it was a domain of the
explorer
not just the outdoor enthusiast though
modern technology and dedicated travel
companies have made the southernmost
continent far more accessible in recent
years you're still sailing the same path
taken by early pioneers you're a lot
more comfortable safe and well equipped
than these pioneers were but it's
nonetheless an epic experience you're
reaching back through time and
connecting with these brave pioneers and
you can really feel that history as you
cross these
forgiving waters gaining a whole new
appreciation for the endeavor they
undertook nowadays crossing the Drake
Passage takes about two days an
experience typically falls into two
categories smooth sailing on the Drake
lake or the Drake shake which is a
nickname for extremely rough seas but
honestly it's all part of the adventure
crossing the Drake Passage comes with
serious bragging rights and makes for a
once-in-a-lifetime experience during the
trip you're also apt to see all manner
of wildlife and some pretty incredible
sunsets
how many destinations can you name for
it getting there is a trip unto itself
the landscape this is perhaps the single
biggest draw to the frozen continent
though it is a land of sky rock ice snow
and frigid cold water those elements
come together in a way that utterly
captivates imagine heading out in a
kayak and navigating your way through
icebergs impossibly white ice giants
jagged monoliths that slice through sea
and sky the experience is none like
exploring a massive outdoor museum
except here the hour consists
exclusively of sculptures crafted by the
hands of time and the elements both the
size and shapes of the icebergs inspire
or if you're going out exploring that
means the weather is good and so you'll
be slowly make your way through calm
water it's an almost meditative
experience of course now that
high-resolution digital cameras are
reasonably affordable and given that the
picture quality on smartphones has come
as far as it has Photography is another
big reason to consider making the trip
Antarctica is utterly unique you won't
find comparable photo ops anywhere else
in the world
the landscape that stretches before you
is unreal and begs to be captured oh and
we haven't even mentioned the night sky
free from light pollution after dark the
Antarctic sky comes to life in
magnificent fashion depending on where
you visit you may even get to see the
elusive aurora australis Antarctica's
own Southern Lights wildlife animal
lovers this one's for you
Antarctica might not be home to many
humans but it's by no means uninhabited
here in this inhospitable land a wide
array of annum
have adapted to not only survive in the
harsh conditions but thrive and with so
little human influence on meddling they
live in relative peace this is their
land due to the extreme climate and
permanent ice Antarctica isn't known for
its abundance of greenery as such with
the exception of krill and phytoplankton
herbivores are essentially non-existent
birds are among the most common animal
sightings in Antarctica highlights being
the beautiful snow petrels and the
wandering albatross which boasts the
longest wingspan on the planet the
continent is also home to orcas and blue
whales the former can be spotted across
the globe but Antarctica is among the
places where killer whales are found in
the largest number of course two of the
biggest draws at least in terms of
Wildlife are the penguins and seals here
in Antarctica both are abundant you all
but guaranteed to get plenty of time
with each in terms of penguins
Antarctica is home to an assortment of
species including a Delhi's Emperor's
chinstraps
Kings gentoos macaronis and rockhoppers
as for seals those commonly seen in
Antarctica include Weddell seals
southern fur seals crabeater seals
leopard seals and southern elephant
seals that's a lot of seals you get a
continent to yourself by escaping the
modern world our planet is massive and
full of or inspiring sites both natural
and human-made realistically one could
spend their entire life traveling the
globe and still not see it all with the
world population quickly approaching a
billion however it can be hard to find
destinations that don't bear the
distinct mark of human activity even in
national parks and other such popular
nature type destinations their
popularity is apt to make them
relatively crowded that's the beauty of
Antarctica for starters the continent
has only one thousand to five thousand
residents depending on the season with
none of them permanent the human
footprint here is very minor being
limited to a few dozen scientific
outposts and basis even though travel to
Antarctica has increased nearly tenfold
since the early 1990s the total number
of visitors remains under fee
thousand and that's for the entire
continent for contacts consider that the
Grand Canyon National Park receives over
six million guests over the same time
period the lack of humans and human
activity in Antarctica translates to a
land of incomparable peace and quiet
it's wild in a way that's extremely rare
in this day and age it feels special
like your own little secret its vast
emptiness mammoth glaciers and barren
landscape overwhelm in the best possible
way visiting Antarctica is not only an
opportunity to immerse yourself in one
of the world's most extreme environments
but also offers an incredibly cleansing
and cathodic dose of perspective do you
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