AustralieMilsoms Hill33°43’31” S 151°1’18” E
13 février 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The Antarctic Treaty supports territorial claims made before 1959, by New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway, United Kingdom, Chile, and Argentina. Under the treaty, the size of these claims cannot beEn savoir plus
AustralieMilsoms Hill33°43’31” S 151°1’18” E
13 février 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The second half of the 20th century was a time of drastic change in the Antarctic. This change was initially fueled by the Cold War, a period of time defined by the division between the United StatesEn savoir plus
AustralieCockle Bay33°52’17” S 151°12’2” E
13 février 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Two important and related issues that concern the Antarctic region are climate change and tourism.
Antarctic tourism has grown substantially in the last decade, with roughly 40,000 visitors comingEn savoir plus
AustralieAustralia Road Bushland Reserve34°1’58” S 151°0’41” E
13 février 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Just waiting for our ride to the Airport. Trades will still be working while we are away so fingers crossed all goes to plan and the kitchen and ensuite are completed when we return. Let the holidayEn savoir plus
AustralieSydney International Airport33°56’21” S 151°9’56” E
13 février 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
At the airport, eating breakfast and waiting for our flight. First stop Houston 16 hour flight with 10.5 hour stopover. Oh, the joys.
AustralieSydney International Airport33°55’56” S 151°10’22” E
13 février 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
États UnisGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport29°59’17” N 95°19’57” W
13 février 2024, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Flight was ok. The plane was not full, so the middle seat was free. Could not sleep, though, as the crew talked all through the flight. Once landed, we had to go through customs and security, whichEn savoir plus
États UnisGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport29°59’16” N 95°20’29” W
13 février 2024, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
I'm glad that is over. Our second lounge access was not honoured for the final half of our 10 hour layover. Having fries and weird flavoured sauce before our next connection to Buenos Aries. ThisEn savoir plus
ArgentineMinistro Pistarini International Airport34°48’47” S 58°32’22” W
14 février 2024, Argentine ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Very full flight and not very comfortable as the plane was smaller than the first leg. The view was very nice flying over the Andes lots of snow capped mountains. The airport was chaotic, customs wasEn savoir plus
ArgentineBarrio Esteban Echeverría34°47’16” S 58°31’28” W
14 février 2024, Argentine ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Checked into our hotel as this layover is 20 hours. Very small but close to the international airport, however, 40min from the domestic airport, which is where we depart for Ushuaia. We did not thinkEn savoir plus
