Antarctica, the final frontier. These are the voyages of Lisa and Alex. Our life long mission: to explore strange new places, to seek out new people and new cultures, to boldly go where we haven’t gone before. After our first visit to Europe in 1987, Asia in 1998, Africa in 2001, Oceania in 2005, South America in 2008, Antarctica would be our final continent. I did a lot of research of the various companies that go to Antarctica; I chose…
Ushuaia “Fin del Mundo” or the End of the World, Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. Most Antarctica cruises begin at their ship terminal. We arrived late on Friday, February 22, a couple days before the start of our cruise so we could see a bit of this charming town. I had booked a full day tour of Tierra del Fuego National Parque for Saturday. We had a 3rd passenger, Caterina, a nice lady from Italy, joining us…
Santiago We booked the Antarctica cruise with Quark and decided to extend our trip with a few days in Santiago before heading to Ushuaia. We booked a 3-night Santiago trip through Go-Today, flying in on a direct 10 hour flight from Dallas. Santiago is a great walking city, lots of murals and interesting architecture. We booked a walking tour with Free Tours; walking tours with a local guide are always a great opportunity for learning a lot about a city…