At first glance it looked like another penguin standing behind him and the photo was taken at the perfect angle to give the illusion of 2 heads. After some careful review and a strong magnifier I concluded there were, in fact, 2 heads on that bird. So, does that make him/her twice as hungry or twice as tired or twice as scared... hahahahahah
Great picture though. Amazing actually. Love your blogs. Traveling has been out of the budget for years now so this is how I travel now. Thank you for the memories of my favorite continent. Antarctica!
You write well... Really easy and funny to read... just how a good travel memory should be. You should read William Sutcliffe's "Are You Experienced" - about a lad that goes on a gap year to India to impress a girl.... hysterical.
around the world Hi, I remarked that you made a trip around South of the world. Do you think, one day, to start again for a new trip in North Countries?
Holy cow, this looks really familiar! I was searching for Antarctica photos on the web and found your trip, and this photo looked awfully familiar. Here are two photos I took:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66248512@N00/5032243744/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66248512@N00/5031625391/in/photostream/
Mine are the exact same iceberg! Your photo is taken (I think?) March 13th, 2009 - mine are taken the day before. I was on a 12-person sailboat - we hung out at Pleneau Island for about 3 days observing penguins, leopard seals, and icebergs.
It's a small world!
u r in heaven '''i am manoj from bikaner INDIA i can die to have these adventures or to visit these places although i know that this is not so easy to survive in these conditions and my financial condition also does not allow me to do so
Thanks for sharing... Just to say 'thank you' for taking time out to share your epic journey - and to read the comments sent to you from 'old' FP friends... Hope we can meet up sometime.
Cheers mate
W
Thank you Gareth ! big thanks for all your picts and stories over the world.
funny to imagine that I start my one-year-trip when you end yours !
thanks for helping me to take the decision in the jungle in sumatra laughing in front of a cold beer under this udge rain.
I hope you follow your journey even if you're stuck in the smog !
THANKS again!!!
Axelle
Antatctica Hi there,
Your blog looks great! I was just wondering what company you ended up going with and approx how much?
Hope all is well,
Suzanne ( Canadian)
I have to say i had a right laugh reading your blog on bali and co . im off there soon myself so im really looking forward to it and i wont eat any chicken along the way :)
No! Not the final blog!! What are we going to do to while away the hours!! going to miss them! Not sure they would have the same impact from Cheltenham, mind!!
Can't believe you travelled on buses that were that full and i moan about no air con!
Like i keep saying i do hope one of those monkeys is in your bcak pack and heading his way back to the UK with you they are so cute.
Speak soon
B
Costs and stuff Roberta, glad u enjoyed reading it. For prices just do a google search for 'MV Ushuaia' I did and got the following, altho I didn't book thro them.
http://www.alvoyages.com/ships/mv-ushuaia/118/itineraries.html
Also a big factor is your country's exchange rate with USD when you book it as it makes a difference with these sort of figures. Hope this helps!
Slowly catching up... I'm slowly wading my way through these tomes Gar. Won't do them in a hurry - it's only taken me 3 months to find time to read the last two. I'll see if I can squeeze in a few more this afternoon because I do enjoy them, even if they do make me green. The sunsets around French Polynesia are amazing (and I'ma sucker for a nice sunset), but I guess not good enough to justify top 50 places, eh...?
Maybe by the time to get back to Blighty I'll have caught up. Then again that's only a few weeks away. Hmmmm... x
Love the pics! Shouldnt be surprised that there's just as many of a football game as there is of the stunning scenery on the Inca Trail - but I am!
Pleased you're feeling better... and excellent news that you don't have AIDS!
Let me know when you're heading back... I know its soon :-) xx
Brilliant hello this blog is great! please advise how much it costed you to do this trip! to go to Antarctica is a BIG dream of mine for years......
thanks !
Roberta
Beth
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At first glance it looked like another penguin standing behind him and the photo was taken at the perfect angle to give the illusion of 2 heads. After some careful review and a strong magnifier I concluded there were, in fact, 2 heads on that bird. So, does that make him/her twice as hungry or twice as tired or twice as scared... hahahahahah Great picture though. Amazing actually. Love your blogs. Traveling has been out of the budget for years now so this is how I travel now. Thank you for the memories of my favorite continent. Antarctica!