prisca.campbell's blog
Upgrade your Airport Wait - Pay-in Lounges
By prisca.campbell
I flew to Ushuaia via Miami last November. My layover was nearly 8 hours. I was pleased to learn of a special - one day membership to the American Lounge. Cost me $50 for the access, but it included a beverage and snacks and wireless Internet access. And the chairs were more comfortable!
Jake Gyllenhaal is going to the Arctic
By prisca.campbell
Really! With his 30th birthday approaching, (he turns 30 on December 19, according to IMDb), Jake wants to mark the occasion in a truly memorable way.
The Northeast Passage - 100 Years of Discovery
By prisca.campbell
In 1910, the Tsar of Russia sent two Imperial Navy icebreakers - Taymyr and Vaygach - to survey the Northeast Passage. The five year mission was known as the Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition. Without the work of those intrepid sailors and ships, our 20th anniversary sailing of the Northeast Passage would not be possible.
Adelaide's South Australian Museum
By prisca.campbell
Our Ross Sea voyage in 2011 ends in Hobart, and Antarctica's Far East begins there. Hobart, Tasmania, is just a short flight from Adelaide. Extending your stay in Australia makes sense because of the country's significant connections to the southern polar region.
None of our Business - Or maybe it is - the subject is Antarctic
By prisca.campbell
The Australian federal government has funded the establishment of the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies to the tune of AUD$45 million. The facility requires a new building. Princes Wharf No. 2 on Hobart's harbor is the designated site.
Papparazi Free Honeymoon Suggestion for Prince William and his Bride
By prisca.campbell
We wondered where a future king with the celebrity factor of Prince William could go for a paparazzi free honeymoon?
Hobart, Tasmania - Australia's Gateway to Antarctica
By prisca.campbell
Anyone joining Kapitan Khlebnikov's finale voyage to the Antarctic in 2011 - Antarctica's Far East - should arrive in Hobart a couple of days early.
Spitsbergen, Svalbard: Update
By prisca.campbell
The Governor Svalbard's office issued a newsletter this week recapping the 2010 expedition season in Norway's Arctic paradise, Spitsbergen. The missive included a thank you to all who participated in data collection, like the guests that sail on our ships.
The North Pole and the Big Bang Theory
By prisca.campbell
Eggheads - geeks - really, really smart people - that's the cast of scientists on The Big Bang Theory, an Emmy winning sitcom with absolutely no scientific understanding of the North Pole.
Remastering the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
By prisca.campbell
Herbert Ponting was Robert Falcon Scott's official cinematographer during that last fatal expedition to Antarctica from 1910-1912. Ponting returned, Scott did not. The film Ponting made = The Great White Silence of that experience was released in 1924 under the title The Great White Silence.
