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Exploring Antarctica: A Unique Journey
January 11-16, 2025, Antarctica Peninsula, Antarctica. Antarctica cannot be described properly with any known language. We have spent the last five days cruising around the Antarctic Peninsula and Islands, surrounded by hundreds of whales, thousands of penguins swimming about and basking in the sun on the beaches and nearby icebergs. We have been in the…
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Ushuaia: The Southernmost City and Antarctic Launchpad
January 10, 2025. Ushuaia, Argentina We are one step closer to Antarctica. Early in the morning, we completed our transit through the Straits of Magellan and proceeded east on the Beagle Channel to arrive at the town of Ushuaia, Argentina. This is the last stop before departing on our Antarctic exploration. Ushuaia makes the official…
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Transforming Travel: The Value of Hop-On, Hop-Off Buses
January 5, 20205, Buenos Aires, Argentina. We have been traveling for years and never used a hop-on, hop-off bus. That’s what tourists do. We are not tourists; we are travelers! However, the conditions this time were just right. The day before, we had boarded the Sapphire Princess for our Antarctic adventure. It seemed like an…
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Navigating Cash Systems in Buenos Aires: A Traveler’s Guide
December 3, 2025. Buenos Aires, Argentina. We’ve roamed the world these past five years since we retired. We’ve faced storms, some big, some small. But money—real money, the kind you hold in your hand—was never the problem. Until Buenos Aires. We bank with Bank of America. Their travel rewards card has been our ally for…