Trip Specific Links:
I booked my tour with these folks: Quark Expedition: Antarctic and Arctic Expeditions
Check out Vessel Finder to see where in the world my ship is: Ultramarine
IAATO International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators – learn how to leopard seal watch safely!
Polar Women Reading List compliments of the IAATO: 10 Reads to Celebrate #PolarWomen
A timely article in The Guardian about explorer Mary Ann Patten and the related book: To the Edge of the World: A Perilous Storm, A Mutinous Crew and the Woman Who Defied Them All.
Does Antarctica really have the bluest sky in the world?
Check out the New York Times Antarctic Expedition that’s been running January and February 2026
Travel Resources:
Prince Of Travel travel hacks, news and bookings
Rewards Canada Canadian travel rewards
Great Canadian Rebates credit card and banking sign on bonuses
Award Fares find and monitor award flight availability
Flight Connections all flights world wide on an interactive map – really handy to work out routes!
AeroLOPA accurate airline seating plans
Great Circle Mapper calculate great circle routes between airports.
Below is a map with every flight that I have ever taken in life my mapped out on GCM. It looks like a mighty carbon footprint but it is a fraction of that of a life long car owner, (which I am not.) Still, I’ll be bequeathing whatever modest wealth I have left at the end of my BIG trip to green initiatives.
66°33′ South 