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A last-minute invitation inspires exploration of Argentina and Chile

Features, November 2007 issue
by Marlene Candell, Berkeley, CA As the 2006 Christmas season, with its attendant festivities and responsibilities, was moving ahead at a scary pace, my husband, Cass, received an unexpected phone call and invitation. Would he and I like to accompany our friends Claudia and Jerry Johnson on a trip to South America? They had just been ...

Antarctica — unimaginable beauty

Features, September 2007 issue
Antarctica — unimaginable beauty
by Debi Shank, ITN After a full day at sea, I woke up, peered through the window of my cabin and had my first sighting of Antarctica. The months of anticipation were over as we sailed past Deception Island and began our 5-day voyage through the South Shetland Islands and down the Antarctic Peninsula. The first distinct ...

Latin America Watch

Columns, September 2005 issue
by Deanna Palic CRUISE NEWS • Clipper Cruise Line, a division of INTRAV, offers spectacular savings on South American cruises this fall aboard the 122-passenger expedition vessel M/S Clipper Adventurer. On a space-available basis, the discount offer applies to any Category 1-5 cabins booked on Clipper’s 13-day cruise “Exploring the Route of the Conquistadors” (departing Colón, Panama, on ...

Far Horizons » The first air cruise to Antarctica

Columns, April 2004 issue
Far Horizons » The first air cruise to Antarctica
by Randy Keck It is commonly known and accepted in the realm of international tourism that in order to experience Antarctica one must first conquer the dreaded Drake Passage, perhaps the most consistently rough ocean crossing in the world. Little did I ever dream that I would have the opportunity to tame this monster crossing in ...