Antarctica Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Top 10 things to do in 2012

    19 December 2011

    It’s not as if you need an excuse for travel…but if you did, here are the anniversaries, gatherings and essential...

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  2. Best in Travel Readers’ Choice: vote for your favourite city and country!

    18 October 2011

    Two weeks ago we asked you to nominate the best city and country for travel in 201...

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  3. Best in Travel 2012: Readers’ Choice Awards!

    06 October 2011

    In late October, Lonely Planet will be releasing its guide to the...

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  4. Where to go in December

    04 October 2011

    Only one month left for travelling in 2011! Not sure where to go? See what Lonely Planet Magazine suggests:Patagonia, ArgentinaTake...

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  5. World’s most amazing natural phenomena

    23 September 2011

    Nature is always amazing, but sometimes it pulls a really freakish rabbit out of a hat. Here’s where to catch...

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  6. 10 wild regions saved from certain death

    06 September 2011

    Having been snatched from the very jaws of environmental disaster lends a certain added drama to these wilderness regions.1. Franklin...

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  7. Believe your eyes: the world’s strangest optical illusions and mirages

    10 June 2011

    Can you believe your eyes? When it comes to these head-twisters, chances are you can’t. Come around the globe with...

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  8. Best places to get naked

    02 June 2011

    It’s not news to point out that the human body has been fetishized by advertising, consumerism, cinema, etc. There is,...

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  9. Top 10 destinations for twitchers

    14 May 2011

    If you don’t know what a ‘twitcher’ is then this list is probably not for you – then again, perhaps...

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  10. How to beat the winter blues

    07 January 2011

    New Year’s Eve has been and gone and it doesn’t seem like there’s much to look forward to. Right?Wrong. There...

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  11. The coldest places on earth

    03 December 2010

    Believe it or not, there are places that regularly experience colder temperatures than we’re feeling in the parts of Europe currently...

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  12. Travel highlights from Planet Earth

    02 December 2010

    Planet Earth, BBC’s award-winning documentary brought together some of the most stunning nature footage from over 200 locations in 62...

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  13. Getting personal with penguins

    15 November 2010

    Penguins are the number one attraction for many visitors to Antarctica. You’re pretty much guaranteed to see them up...

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  14. Planning your Antarctic dream vacation

    15 November 2010

    Antarctica has become a top destination during the past couple of decades for several reasons. Many people come just for...

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  15. How to take great wildlife pictures

    15 October 2010

    It is said that great wildlife photography comes from the heart and not the head. Whatever the case, capturing the...

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  16. Country at a glance: Antarctica

    01 October 2010

    Snow, ice, water, rock, sky. The stark surroundings of Antarctica and the enormity of its ice shelves and mountain ranges...

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  17. Top 10 places to run a marathon

    03 August 2010

    If you’ve loved London, nailed New York and sailed through Sydney, then it’s time to look further afield for your...

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  18. Best places to get married - and best places to go after a break up!

    19 July 2010

    From the giddy heights of romance and commitment to the best places to be miserable and alone, we’ve got places...

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  19. Antarctic stag weekends: the future of travel?

    22 January 2010

    In 2009, the travel world was rocked by swine flu and ’staycations’, but what about 2010? In an extract from...

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  20. 10 places that don’t exist (but should)

    05 January 2010

    We’ve all read a book or watched a movie and wished the places it transported us to were real. ...

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  21. The world's coldest places

    22 December 2009

    As Europe freezes and snowstorms blanket the US East Coast, remember, it could always be worse…Vostok Station, AntarcticaLocated near the...

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  22. The moon: where dreams and endeavours collide

    20 July 2009

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