It wasn't all that long ago that the idea of taking an Antarctic vacation was little more than a pipe dream for most travelers. Daring explorers such as Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton Keep Reading
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PHOTO GALLERY: Penguins of Antarctica
"Everyone who comes here is eager to see the Penguins of Antarctica," our Antarctica XXI naturalist guide told us as we prepared for our first shore excursion. "Don't worry: I guarantee that you will Keep Reading
ANTARCTICA: The Haunting Beauty of Icebergs in Antarctica
If you've ever watched environmental documentaries such as March of the Penguins or , you might think you have a pretty good idea of what being in Antarctica is like. But honestly, there's no movie Keep Reading
How Do You Get To Antarctica Without Crossing The Drake Passage?
How Do You Get To Antarctica Without Crossing The Drake Passage? Despite the fact that visiting Antarctica had been on our World Travel Bucket List for years, we didn't include the continent on Keep Reading
Seeing Whales That Live in Antarctica: A Dream Come True!
Seeing Whales That Live in Antarctica A Dream Come True! I've been fascinated with Whales ever since I was a boy, reading Melville's Moby Dick. But I didn't start dreaming about seeing the Keep Reading
Top 5 Antarctica Ecotourism Attractions
Top 5 Antarctica Ecotourism Attractions NAVIGATE THE DRAKE PASSAGE In order to get to Antarctica, you must first navigate the infamous Drake Passage. With waves that can easily reach Keep Reading
25 Biggest Deserts in the World (For Your World Travel Bucket List)
Deserts– barren areas that receive little rain and offer harsh living conditions– are not the first landscapes that spring to mind for most people considering where to go on vacation. But there are Keep Reading
ANTARCTICA: Mary’s Hilarious Freakout During the Polar Plunge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-B0ZOBlWyg&feature=youtu.be Mary's Hilarious Freakout During the Polar Plunge in Antarctica As travelers, there are certain rites of passage Keep Reading
Exploring Grytviken, South Georgia Island
Exploring Grytviken, South Georgia Island The Serengeti of the Southern Ocean (The following is a a guest post by Donna L. Hull, who writes about active travel at My Itchy Travel Feet, The Keep Reading
20 of the World’s Biggest Waterfalls (By Continent)
Despite R&B legends TLC's classic admonition not to go chasing them, waterfalls remain among those magical natural features that can put a given destination on millions of people's world travel Keep Reading
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GO GREEN TIP #112: 10 Simple Wildlife Photography Tips
I didn't start out as a wildlife photographer (or maybe I did, depending on your definition of "wildlife"). My first professional photography job, way back in 1996, was shooting rock bands in Keep Reading
Jordan Romero, the Youngest Person Ever To Climb the Seven Summits
What were you doing when you were 13? California native Jordan Romero was cresting the summit of Mount Everest. He approached the climb from the more difficult Tibetan side, because he was too Keep Reading
20 Tallest Mountains in the World By Continent (For Your World Travel Bucket List)
The writing staff here at Green Global Travel has been a fortunate group of ramblers, exploring a bevy of the biggest and tallest mountains in the world. From Alaska's Denali/Mt. McKinley and Keep Reading
20 Largest Lakes in the World by Continent (For Your World Travel Bucket List)
Whether they're man-made or all natural, lakes are generally among the most popular places for outdoor recreation. Lakes offer everything from swimming, fishing, kayaking/canoeing, and sailing to Keep Reading
20 Best Small Ship Cruises for Your World Travel Bucket List
Cruises have gotten a bad rap lately: One recent scientific study found that air quality on a cruise ship deck was “worse than the world's most polluted cities.” But not all cruise Keep Reading
