written by Isha The bright, sunny morning of 17th March saw us embarking on the adventure of a lifetime – the Antarctic Expedition, 2019. After a quick hop from Edinburgh to Amsterdam, we were Buenos Aires bound only…
In pleasant anticipation of the Antarctic expedition in March 2019, our first journey took our 12 polar explorers 16 kilometres north, to the city of Dundee. As a maritime city, Dundee has been shaped strongly by the…
Here we are – our 7th St Andrews students in the Antarctic expedition will take place in March 2019, same place, same ship, but new people! There’s a new group of entrepid explorers, including students in their fourth…
Here team members present their favourite moments from our 2018 Antarctic expedition. This is the third batch.
Here team members present their favourite moments from our 2018 Antarctic expedition. This is the second batch.
Here team members present their favourite moments from our 2018 Antarctic expedition.
We finally made it back to the home country, well somebody’s home country, via the magical land of Heathrow airport. There are mixed feelings playing out among us. While it feels great to have completed the bulk of the…
Today we enjoyed our final Dulce de leche-laden breakfast at the hotel in Ushuaia. Several cases of “land-sickness” persisted, with some students still finding themselves confused that juice glasses and plates of food…
I had been looking forward to visiting Tierra del Fuego National Park for some time, so I was really excited for today. I especially hoped we might see the elusive Andean condor, a bird I have been fascinated by for a…
Our day began with a scenic drives some 85km to the East to Estancia Harberton. While many of us slept right through the two-hour ride, we took a break to stop and marvel at the spectacular scenery along the Beagle…