Your free, five-step workbook for planning any trip, anywhere in the world. This is the same planner Doug and I use for our own trips. It takes you from the first “where do I even begin” moment right through to packed and ready, with the checklists and itinerary templates we rely on every time we…
In episode 99 of the Global Travel Planning Podcast, Tracy is joined by Doug to share the routine they follow before and during every international trip. After more than 20 years and close to 50 countries together, these are the 10 things that keep them organised, connected and confident, wherever in the world they are…
People often ask what it is actually like to spend two weeks on an expedition ship in Antarctica. Here is the honest version, from someone who was not at all sure cruising would be for her! Settling into ship life I shared a cabin with a friend. To be honest neither of us spent much…
The biggest surprise about packing for Antarctica is that the cold is not really the problem. In the early summer, overheating caught far more of us out than the chill. Here is what actually worked. What the ship provides More is provided than you might expect, so check before you buy: What I actually wore…
Antarctica has a short visiting season, roughly November to March, and the month you choose shapes what you see. Here is how to think about timing, and how to pick an expedition that suits you. The season, month by month The Antarctic travel season runs across the southern summer: There is no single best month,…
If anything puts people off an Antarctica trip, it is the Drake Passage, the stretch of water between the tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. My husband Doug did not come for exactly this reason, he gets seasick at the mere sight of a boat. So if you are nervous, you are in…