1. 🌊 Introduction – Entering the World’s Quietest “Water Park” After leaving Port Lockroy behind, our ship slowed noticeably. The engines dropped to a low hum, almost as if the vessel itself understood that Paradise Bay demanded a quieter approach. This stretch of water along the Antarctic Peninsula didn’t announce itself dramatically with sudden cliffs…
📍 1. Introduction – Arriving at Port Lockroy Our journey to Port Lockroy began quietly, almost without ceremony. As Taniya and I watched the horizon shift deeper into the Antarctic Peninsula, the sea became eerily calm, though the air retained its sharp, unyielding cold. After days of witnessing vast glaciers and remote research strips, the…
✈️ 1. Introduction – Arriving at King George Island Antarctica Stepping onto King George Island felt less like entering a remote corner of the planet and more like arriving at Antarctica’s busiest front door. After the eerie silence of Deception Island (Part 02), this place immediately felt different—almost alive. Research bases dotted the coastline, expedition…
1. 🚢 Introduction – Arrival at Deception Island The Deception Island tour began long before our boots touched the black volcanic land. It started in the quiet, overwhelming tension of the Southern Ocean, somewhere between grey, endless water and a sky that seemed to stretch forever. Our Ushuaia to Antarctica cruise aboard the Ocean Explorer…
01. 🗓️ Why Travel from Ushuaia to Antarctica in January Traveling from Ushuaia to Antarctica in January is considered the most dependable window of the entire season. The weather is comparatively stable (by Antarctic standards), wildlife activity is at its peak, and the daylight feels endless. For Taniya and me, January also offered the strongest…
Our journey to the Akchour Waterfalls actually began a day earlier in Chefchaouen—the Blue Town that feels like it was dipped in pastel paint and left to dry under the Moroccan sun. Taniya and I spent our first day wandering through the narrow blue alleyways, stopping every few minutes because she wanted “just one more…
After spending a truly magical day wandering through the blue-washed alleyways of Chefchaouen, Taniya and I were ready for a change of pace—and scenery. When we first stepped into the northern folds of Morocco’s Rif Mountains the next morning, I didn’t expect Talassemtane National Park to feel so instantly different from the rest of the…
When I first arrived in Chefchaouen, the famous “Blue City Morocco”, I felt as though I had stepped into a dream painted in every shade of azure. The winding alleys of its medina glowed under the warm Rif Mountains sun, buildings draped in cobalt and cerulean, the hue rebounding in the reflecting light like ripples…
After three unforgettable days exploring Tanna Island — climbing the fiery rim of Mount Yasur, diving into the glowing Blue Cave, and walking barefoot along its wild black-sand beaches — Tanya and I decided to end our Vanuatu journey on a calmer note. We wanted one last memory before flying back: a day somewhere soft,…
“When I first arrived at the western coast of Tanna Island, I realized that the sea here had a different rhythm — slow, ancient, and strangely alive. The road from the volcano curved gently downhill, revealing the soft shimmer of the ocean through the palm groves. I could already smell the salt mixing with the…
After two nights of fiery adventure near the Tanna Vanuatu Volcano, our third morning on the island felt calmer — though still filled with excitement. Taniya and I woke up early, our faces still marked by a thin layer of volcanic ash from the night before. The soft sound of waves replaced the roaring echoes…
“When I first arrived at Tanna Vanuatu Volcano, I felt as though I had stepped into another world — one where the air whispered secrets of fire and earth. As Taniya and I disembarked from our tiny plane onto the tarmac at Whitegrass Airport, the humid breeze hit us like a warm welcome, red dust…