Antarctica Off The Beaten Path Travel Articles

The Expedition: An Arduous South Pole Quest

Antarctica: American couple Chris and Marty Fagan took up a quest to ski to the South Pole, a 750-mile frigid excursion, with no assistance.

Antarctica: Nothing Else Comes Close

A Silverseas cruise to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, and Antarctica is a bucket list come true. Icebergs, king penguins, baby seals, oh my!

Cruising the Beautiful Sea to Antarctica

Antarctica is a continent is filled with mysteriously untouched ground waiting to be discovered and nothing gets you closer than an Antarctica cruise.

Expedition Cruises: Going Where the Big Ships Cannot Go

Expedition-style cruises on small vessels to places like Antarctica or Alaska focus on exploration without a lot of distractions.

Call of the Wild in Cape Horn

Cruising from Cape Horn to Antarctica on an Australis Cruise, adjusting to having no internet connections and bonding over penguins, icebergs and a comfy ship.

Ice formations on the Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctica: A Model of International Cooperation

Fifty-two nations work together to preserve the natural beauty of Antarctica; Stephen Hartshorne gives some advice on planning a tour to the frozen continent.

Whale's tales in Antarctica. Dennis O'Connor photo.

Antarctica: A Sensory Overload!

Three travelers provide useful information about Quark Expeditions on what to bring, how cold it is, and why they loved Antarctica.

Lee Abbamonte: One of The World’s Most Traveled People

Lee Abbamonte, the world’s most traveled person, talks about all the places he has gone, to every country in the world, and he did it before he turned 30.