Archive for the ‘Falkland Islands’ Category
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Cruises to Antarctica have recently become commonplace trips for more adventurous travelers. Titan Travel from the UK is currently offering a new twist to typical Antarctic excursions. In November 2009, as part of its “National Geographic Journeys by Sea” trips, Titan is offering a unique opportunity to experience Antarctica with ...
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
Adventure cruises are becoming increasingly popular with younger people, as Neill Johnston discovered.
On a crystal clear morning among the icebergs with a piercing polar sun high in the cloudless sky, it is not difficult to see why mariners on the early whaling ships who visited Paradise Harbour in the heart ...
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
When a cruise ship arrives at Stanley, the capital town of the Falkland Islands, the population of the island doubles! The islands have 6 million
sheep and 3,000 residents — the same number of passengers and crew on the ship that took us there! Of course, one can also fly down ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
The Falkland Islands have a raw, unspoilt quality which entices locals and tourists back time and again.
Visitors to the islands – consisting of two main islands and over seven hundred smaller ones – are spoilt for natural choice with more than 227 species of identified birds, as well as whales, ...
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