Wanderlust

THE TRIP

The author travelled with Audley Travel (01993 838615, audleytravel.com/antarctica). Audley Travel offers 15-night, tailor-made citizen-science adventure trips to Antarctica operated by expedition experts Polar Latitudes (polar-latitudes.com), starting from £9,995pp, including 12 nights aboard an expedition vessel on a full board basis, two nights in Buenos Aires and one night in Ushuaia (both on a B&B basis), all flights and transfers.

Vital statistics

Capital: None

Population: Around 4,000 seasonal scientific staff

Languages: International

GMT-3 (Antarctic Peninsula)

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