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Treverton College continues its Antarctic legacy through new OCR venture

10 December 2025

World’s largest iceberg breaks off Antarctica

20 May 2021

An enormous iceberg, currently the largest in the world, has calved from the Ronne Ice... read more

SA beer made from melted Antarctic sea ice cores

19 June 2020

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s heroic Antarctic journeys have, for generations, inspired those who love stories of... read more

First cruise ship to dock at all 7 continents sets sail

14 January 2020

This first-of-its-kind cruise will visit all 7 continents and includes three days in Antarctica and... read more

Apply for a free 1-month sabbatical trip to Antarctica

25 September 2019

If you're passionate about the environment you could spend a month on an icy continent... read more

Apply for this all-expenses paid trip to Antarctica

17 September 2019

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is busy putting together a team to head... read more

What it’s like to set foot on the seventh continent

11 June 2014

Magical, mysterious and one of the least accessible places on earth - that's Antarctica's public... read more

The best doggone movie at the 2013 Banff Mountain Film Festival

11 October 2013

You are going to love this year’s Banff Mountain Movie Festival selection and if you’ve... read more

Your guide to the Hermanus Whale Festival

16 September 2013

It's that time of the year again when Southern Right whales migrate from their feeding... read more

Video: photographer's amazing experience with Antarctic predator

6 September 2013

National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen relates a thrilling encounter with a leopard seal in the... read more

The 5 highest peaks in Southern and East Africa (and why you should climb them)

17 April 2013

From Mount Kilimanjaro, the fourth highest peak in the world, to the 3 482-metre high... read more

All-female team summits Kilimanjaro on International Women’s Day

4 April 2013

After successfully summiting Mount Everest in 2008, an all-female team of climbers didn’t think it... read more

10 travel resolutions for 2013

1 January 2013

Travel more, pack less and ticking off the Bucket List: my top travel resolutions for... read more

An epic Antarctic egg hunt

8 November 2012

Many crazy journeys have been made in pursuit of science. None equal the sheer madness... read more

Follow my family’s epic adventure from Argentina to Alaska

21 September 2012

Myself, my wife and our two kids are soon going to be heading off on... read more

Interview with travel blogger Nellie Huang from WildJunket

17 July 2012

An interview with international travel blogger Nellie Huang of WildJunket before she speaks at the... read more

Interview with travel blogger Melvin Boecher from Traveldudes

16 July 2012

Melvin Boecher, creator of Traveldudes, shares his tips for travel blogging success ahead of the... read more

Why Antarctica should be on your bucket list

13 July 2012

A visit to Antarctica is a once-in-a-lifetime experience – expensive, but priceless.... read more

Interview with Matt Long from Landlopers

20 June 2012

An interview with top international travel blogger Matt Long from Landlopers about how he created... read more

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