Tag Archives: International

On the Beach of Rio de Janeiro

Posted on December 22, 2012 by David Cross

We arrived in Brazil a day before the world ends, but unlike the great book I read 20 years ago, we are truly on the beach with no major apocalypse in Rio de Janeiro.  (I think they made a black … Continue reading →

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Le Boreal Cruise Ship Review

Posted on December 20, 2012 by David Cross

A short review of Le Boreal which we cruised with A&K to the Antarctic region starting with this blog post. We also took a cruise to the Arctic region as well in this blog post. The overall ship ran well … Continue reading →

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Port of Ushuaia

Posted on December 18, 2012 by David Cross

The cruise to Antarctica was amazing.  But like all cruises, you must return to land.  The  most amazing stop was at Palmer Station and of course, running a 5K in Antarctica was a once in a life experience (if you … Continue reading →

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Penguins in Antarctica

Posted on December 14, 2012 by David Cross

Penguins, penguins, penguins… We officially landed on the 7th continent today at Brown Bluff. It was a nesting area of penguins. The water was like glass and it warmed up to almost 5 degrees Celsius. It was an amazing today … Continue reading →

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Icebergs Everywhere

Posted on December 13, 2012 by David Cross

Free cocktails and wine on the Le Boreal has been a highlight. The crew is very friendly and helpful and it is a very addictive luxury to be sailing on a small ship with very few passengers.  Overall, the food … Continue reading →

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Arrived in Ushuaia on Way to Antarctica

Posted on December 9, 2012 by David Cross

A quick introduction to Ushuaia. It is the most southern city on the planet earth and the closest point to the Antarctica continent.  We took a charter down down here from Santiago Chile that I posted about yesterday in this blog … Continue reading →

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Around the world in 70 days on Delta Airlines

Posted on December 6, 2012 by David Cross

First flight of many…thanks to Delta airlines, they do not charge for an extra seat for your sock puppets! Here we go! Posted from WordPress for Windows Phone 8!

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