I've been dreaming of going to Antarctica for the past 6 years thinking I must spend at least 15k... This makes it seem so much more realistic than it ever has been, thank you!

A couple I knew went to Antarctica and loved it. You were so blessed to get there. Good video advice. Have fun and success always.

Very nice and useful information.. really worth to see

Just came across this video. Thanks for the helpful tips. 👍🏾

this is extremely helpful, thank you!

I appreciate your travel tip in Antarctica.... Awesome 😊😊 Greetings​ from​ Thailand

I don't know how I came to your channel, but your presentation is really distinct and special. It's a Shame that the channel didn't boom like it should.

Great tips on making Antartica a more realistic destination!!

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! It's still a once in a lifetime thing, but absolutely worth it!

First appreciate for share info. And like for video bcoz u r hardcore traveler, it touch when you said about your house. Wish you Happy traveling for yr next adventure.

Feels a life in ur vlog

New subscriber. I love your video list. I’ll find time to watch them all. I recently became financially independent and plan to travel the world as much as I can. 😍

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

that's fantastic! congratulations :) and thank you for the support. Whats your first trip you want to go on?

@KaRelleproductifhobbies

4 жыл бұрын

Life by Linda I’m grateful for the reply 😊😊😊 excited actually... have been on 7 trips so far. Looking forward to an Europe tour this year and some Asian countries after the outbreak

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

@@KaRelleproductifhobbies That's amazing :) Europe will be great I'm sure - do you know which countries you want to visit?

Hello Linda, You are right, cost to go Antártica are huge any way, but there is an opción maybe you don,t know yet. There is a possibility, to fly from Punta Arenas, Chile to the Antártica península avoing the Drake pass ( often very shaking and anoid) . There you pick for about 5 days on a little ship, ( very convinian ), to the most interesting part of Antártica shore. Finally You take the fly an return to P. Arenas. All about from around US 5000. More information you can find at the net. Sorry about My English..!!

I'm going in March. I booked 15 months in advance and got a shared cabin to keep costs low(er). I also added several days in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile on the way down and my total for the entire 3 weeks will be around $15k. Another cost not mentioned in the video is gear. Not everybody has the kind of cold weather gear needed for this trip so you either have to rent or buy it. Because of covid, my cruise company consolidated ships and I got bumped to an itinerary that's 2 days longer and goes deeper into the Antarctic circle. On top of that, I got a free upgrade to a suite that would have cost $25k if I had booked it originally. In the end, I know it will be worth every penny.

@chronicle_mavka_lisova

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, what company have you booked with?

@christianrichardson8956

Жыл бұрын

How was it?

@gordongraham7

Жыл бұрын

@@christianrichardson8956 Because of covid, my trip from last year was rescheduled for this year so I just got off the ship 2 days ago. It was absolutely incredible! Antarctica is unlike anywhere else in the world. I had a great time!!

@christianrichardson8956

Жыл бұрын

@@gordongraham7 that’s so cool! Im going on a cruise to the Bahamas in may, I definitely wanna save up for Antarctica though, looks very neat? You run into any Leopard Seals? How’s the wildlife out there, they bothered by humans at all? Do they bother you?

@gordongraham7

Жыл бұрын

@@christianrichardson8956 we saw several leopard seals. Though I didn't see it, several saw two leopard seals hunt and catch penguins, including a dive team who saw the whole thing from underwater. The wildlife was great, but I would recommend not going in March. By now, a lot of the penguins were already out at sea so we didn't see as many as I expected. Penguins weren't bothered by us at all. Some of the fur seals would get a bit upset if you got too close, but most of the other seals didn't care at all. Lots of birds. We saw over 200 fin whales and many humpbacks. We also saw several orca pods, including one that was hunting penguins and another pod that was only a few feet away from our zodiac. It's definitely worth saving up to go!

thank you so much!

Nice tips👍. I just want to know which ship and which month you went? ThAnk you😊

Nice tips👍 i just want to know which ship and month you went ? Thank you 😊

Thank you so much for the entire series, Amen 🙏

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

Yay glad you liked it!

Selling your house is such a hard decision to make, i have a lot of respect for you for doing that

Great video about a trip I’ve been looking at seriously taking for quite a while. I’ve done a lot of research regarding the ship size & my understanding is that once your in Antarctica being on a smaller ship will mean not only will you be able to make more landings but being on a smaller ship will allow you to enter areas that the bigger cruise ships aren’t allowed to & because the smaller ships lack some of the amenities that larger ships have like entertainment etc can also be cheaper. But the big drawback of a smaller ship is the Drake Passage which looks naughty! Crossing that looks like hell on earth if you’re on a small ship & spending £10,000 on a holiday only to reach your destination smelling of your own vomit & excrement after crossing a naughty Drake Passage is currently holding me back to be honest.

@lifebylinda

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and yea it's probably one of the drawbacks but there are quite a few options where you fly in as well, which means skipping the drake passage for at least one leg of the journey. When I went we actually also got really lucky and got the 'drake lake' so the crossing was smooth.

@SuperFucdat

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifebylinda That might be a better option, though all we have to do now is wait for someone to come up with a vaccine for this Coronavirus! Following recent developments in Spain & Denmark culling ALL of the mink in their mink farms due to finding out that the mink had caught a strain of the virus & had passed it on to the workers would find it strange if cruises were allowed to travel to Antarctica. Not because of the chances of a human catching it off an animal, but in case one of the visitors gave it to a species of animal that could house the virus like the mink in Spain & Denmark can do, that could get proper naughty because some of the species in Antarctica migrate! Sorry for the long email & thanks for your reply. Mark🇬🇧

Hi Linda! Thank you so much for sharing these videos about Argentina and the Antártica, they are fantastic, very well done! I have one question for you… from all the wonderful places in the world, why Argentina? I’m very curious to know, why people from other parts of the world decided to come to Argentina

@chiaraog5476

Жыл бұрын

have you ever taken a look at the map?

Whats the music in background? Sounds really nice

Thanks for making this, it’s really helpful! Quick question, which vessel did you end up going on? Thanks!

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

Yay so glad it was useful. We ended up on the Akademik ioffe, which One Ocean usually operates :)

@kelseyr6638

4 жыл бұрын

Life by Linda Great, thank you so much for letting me know!

Thanks. Have few questions

We booked our tickets to Ushuaia in January but what are our chances of getting on a cruise for a discounted rate? How days in Ushuaia do we need to be there to find a boat? (We already booked her airfare back also)

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

I would say from my experience there are good chances since there are usually a few options coming up each week. The more flexible you are the better obviously. However, I am not sure how covid-19 might have affected the amount of ships sailing/ tours operating. I would recommend getting in touch with the con pool any I used maybe a month or two in advance and stay on top of the offers and what's available. Hope that helps, and enjoy your trip!

When you say suscribe to receive notifications for last minute deals, where can we start? Which company did you use?

@lifebylinda

3 жыл бұрын

The link for the company I booked with is in the description. Get in touch with them and they will send you the notifications. In the end the tour provider I went with was cheeseman's ecology safaris. Hope that helps :)

amazing video, i was thinking what if volunteering for some kind of work in antartica, may get you there for free? just thinking out loud.

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

I believe there are a couple of bases where you can work, but I think it's usually for 4 month terms or so. I'd have to look into it more but, not going to lie, I've thought about it haha

@DianaCon

4 жыл бұрын

@@lifebylinda 4 months is long time :) thank you for sharing your video.

I found cheap cruises BUT flights were prohibitively expensive - some were $45k

Does anyone know where to book?

It's painful that you sold your house.. eventually you got most expensive memories... i am happy about that... good luck

6:35 holy crap 🤕.

Antarctica is a place

I guess you also have to include the costs for your special clothing, boots etc. you will need in Antarctica. What's the budget for this?

Hello Linda thanks for your tips. As mentioned it’s a costly trip. I have chosen to book 2 yrs in advance to help with cost. One thing I just learned about within past 3 wks as I recently made a deposit for my booking was travel insurance. I was told it’s mandatory, I was interested in hearing from you if this was an associated cost you dealt with given your trip was last minute

@lifebylinda

3 жыл бұрын

No problem! Yes it was also required for my trip, but I already had a policy to cover my travels at the time that I used for this. Hope that helps :)

@lifebylinda

3 жыл бұрын

Oh and have an amazing time! It's totally worth it!

"and thats what she said" lmao

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Namaste from Kolkata 🙏 India ☺️. Are all tourists to Antarctica called Expeditioners? Stupid question. Sorry

@lifebylinda

4 жыл бұрын

No stupid questions :) I think based on the nature of the tours and them being more expeditions, I'd say that's probably accurate. Although I don't really know fore sure... I like the idea of being expeditioners instead of tourists though, makes it sounds more adventures and filled with learning and stuff :)

@AmitSenguptaVlogs

4 жыл бұрын

@@lifebylinda thank you so much

I would rather wait for an Antarctica VR experience , buy a vr headset , buy a parka jacket and stand in a walk in freezer watching the Video

wait for me pomu

There must be a cheaper way I'm willing to go on the most decrepit ship.