Hi All, I think it was last Friday or Thursday that I received the British and French flags I had ordered for this trip. It is a tradition, from what I see from the previous expeditions' pictures, to bring your country's flag. Well, I'm lucky because...
Lire la suiteHi All, I'm going in THREE days!!!! Just enough time to read the tourism book I bought yesterday! I haven't had the time to organize my week-end in Ushuaia. Naughty me! Those who know me must say to themselves: "that's not the Caro we know who over-organizes...
Lire la suiteHi All, I went to see my GP last week to get a list of basic medicine for my trip. The list included anti sea-sickness, something for general pain relief, etc... When going to buy what was prescribed to me, I ended up buying loads of other stuff I didn't...
Lire la suiteHi All, Has any of you visited Ushuaia and would have tips on places to visit during the week-end preceding the expedition for me? You can either send me an email (see page Contact Me), or reply by a comment here. Thanks in advance.
Lire la suiteHi All, Paris has been experiencing abnormally cold temperatures for the past couple of weeks. We currently wake up with -9 to -7°C. Some people may be experiencing colder weather, but believe me when I say that Parisians are not used to this. The last...
Lire la suiteHi All, I discovered last night that we will be a little more than 70 people embarking on this amazing trip! The more, the merrier, as we say! Caro
Lire la suiteHi All, See page Equipment and Itinerary for information on a few products I tested last week. If you don't see that comment at front, you may need to go on the second page as I noticed it didn't want to position itself at the head.
Lire la suiteHi All, Last week, I was near San Francisco, California, for a business trip. I took the opportunity to take a few items of my equipment to test them out. Here are my comments: - North Face duffle bag: I got tricked by its content capacity and it was...
Lire la suiteHi All, As of this evening, I am now covered to embark on my expedition. Finally! This was one worrying issue as I couldn't find any insurance company that would cover me. Either, it was because they didn't cover the poles, they didn't cover me as a French...
Lire la suiteMy last action item is to deal with the insurance. Easy, you might say. Not really, say I having met several insurance companies. I need a special risks insurance policy that covers me namely on repatriation. That doesn't mean just bunging me into an...
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