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February 26th 2009

Published: April 3rd 2009

I have been looking forward to this trip for so long now and it was quite a relief once I jumped on board the Ushuaia on the 26th Of February. I arrived in Ushuaia 2 days before and kept everything pretty low key as I was constantly glancing towards the harbour and the waters that lay further south. Just from gathering comments from a few people who obviosuly didn´t like it there they painted a d... Read Full Entry

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Just wandering around

Lonard

Hi there. Well, this is my travel blog that I have been trying to keep up for the last 3 years. Although a few gaps have started to appear I will do my best to update it as much as possible. Travelling I will be the first one to admit that I have been dealt some nice cards in my life so far. Born into a middle class Australian family, graduated from university with a job that pays well, freedom of movement and has subsequently given me time to explore. My first trip to South East Asia when I was 24 seemed to revolve around the amount of havoc that I could inflict on my own body in the pro... full info

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7th April 2009

Suzanne
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Hi There, I will be heading to Usuhia in March 2010 to go to Antartica. I have been to Ushuia before and they had "walk on" prices for a research vessel, but I had missed it by 2 days. I was wondering if you could reccomend a company to use, or which one you went with. Your blog is great and I can't wait to go myself. I hope you're having fun and look forward to hearing from you cheers Suzanne

21st April 2009

Lonard
Just wandering around

Hi suzanne, thanks for the positive feedback, Antarctica was an amazing place. I went with the boat called the MV Ushuaia and I booked it through an Australian Company called chimuadventures.com but I think it can be booked a number of ways. It cost me about $4000 US however a number of people on the boat got last minute deals in ushuaia for the same price. The boat is one of the smaller vessels but it was a great ship. the crew were mostly from Chile and Argentina and were lots of fun as well. My boat left on the 26th feb and there were lots of whales around at that time as well. Hope this helps and if u have any more questions would be happy to help. Daniel

21st April 2009

Joeandnicky
Joe Yeates

Incredible!
I very much enjoyed your beautifully-written account of your magnificent trip and your breathtaking photos. I would love to go!

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