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The average person couldn’t point the Falklands out on a map. Even in the U.K. (the Falklands are a “British Overseas Territory”), mention of the islands often invites remarks along the lines of “Oh, how I love Scotland!”
Paddles with Penguins
Posted by spark on April 7, 2010 About a month ago, Andrew Evans, our contributing editor who traveled 10,000 miles to Antarctica from Washington, D.C., mostly by bus, posted a video of him with a penguin on his lap. After watching the video, I began missing the birds I sunbathed and paddled with on the Boulders Beach, near Cape Town, South Africa,…
Bus2Antarctica: My First Iceberg
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 23, 2010 Andrew Evans encounters his first iceberg on his way to Antarctica (while wearing a penguin shirt, naturally). Just like the very first Antarctic explorers (Ross, Wilkes, and Captain Cook), my first sign that I was getting warmer (i.e. getting closer) showed up in the form of this giant ice cube that bobbed in the sea…
Bus2Antarctica: Be There for the Send-Off!
Posted by Janelle Nanos on December 30, 2009 While the rest of us are finishing off our holiday cookies and making our New Year’s plans, our contributing editor Andrew Evans is busy packing his bags, arranging his visas, and putting together his playlist for his big bus trip from Washington D.C. to Antarctica. If you want to wish him luck, you can come…
Penguin Places
Posted by Andrew Evans on March 6, 2009 IT Contributor Andrew Evans offers an all-inclusive guide to all things penguin. Penguins are never passé. Be they marching or tapping their happy feet toward another sequel, the little black and white birds are still very much in everybody’s minds and hearts. I also imagine that kids who play with plastic penguins in their Happy…
