No but its on my bucket list to visit and see penguins in the wild but I guess going to Newfoundland and chilling with puffins is the closes I'll likely get that won't be assrapingly expensive.

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>>2871212
>its on my bucket list to visit and see penguins in the wild
It might be easier than you think.

Apparently Antarctic tourism is the latest thing that chronically online slacktivist people find problematic.

>>2872450
fucking this. I need to book my trip before fucking globohomo closes to everyone but the ultra rich.

Im open to travel suggestions, the main thing is that i need to set foot and hopefully spend a night in the continent. No stupid cruises, boat sleeping doesnt count. That really narrows the options and increases the costs

>>2871172
>Any /trv/lers ever been deployed here?
yeah did a cruise there last year
>23 days for Antarctica, Falklands & South Georgia
and South Georgia was (by far) the best / most interesting location
had booked some kayaking package, where you kayak at every location, which was awesome

still fucking hate cruises
sadly it was the only option here

>>2872467
>the main thing is that i need to set foot and hopefully spend a night in the continent.
wanted to do this as well, but it'd be like double the cost of a cruise
which was already like 40k€/p.P. (and there are cheaper options)

you can actually work in Antarctica though
if you have relevant qualifications for anything maintenance related it's fairly easy to do a 6month iteration on a research station

>No stupid cruises, boat sleeping doesnt count
as far as cruises go it's not that bad (I imagine)
you typically stay for 2-3 days at each location
though you have 3x 2day passages that are only at sea
drake passage was kinda fun though

>>2872488
Thx. The most realistic option are the 1-2 companies that can land at Union Glacier, a new Chilean base they built way inland.

If I cant gather the money soon, meh, the cruise will be.At least there are several options were they let you land

>>2872492
>most realistic option are the 1-2 companies that can land at Union Glacier
there are actually quite a lot of cruises that offer some camping for a night on land

i went with Quarks Expedition
and they offered one night Camping as well, where you slept outdoor under the sky

but they are all restricted by the 100 people rule (quarks was 50 but only like a dozen people booked it)
so these will typically be smaller and more expensive in the first place

>If I cant gather the money soon, meh, the cruise will be
i think the cheapest ones are like 7-8k when I researched
but apparently you can save thousands with last minute tickets, i.e. just fly to Ushuaia and "wait" until a slot opens up

>At least there are several options were they let you land
but be aware the super budget cruises won't
they just cruise by
if your cruise has >500 guests, it's unlikely they land at all
everything beyond >200 guests will already be shit and only short because of the 100people rule

>>2871172
I worked mcmurdo station for 6 months (over winter).
The food was good, the gym was okay, the job was boring but kept me busy.
Gender ratio was at least 5:1 so there was always some low key drama going on.
The most interesting thing that happened was a libtard freak had a meltdown that the firefighters were watching racist stand up comedian skits and tried to get them fired or something, but she got "arrested" by the station manager instead and confined to quarters for a week. I had to bring her meals since we worked for the same company.
Outdoors were a no go. Nothing to see, dark 20 hours a day. So cold your teeth hurt with your mouth closed.
It was an interesting experience but I wouldn't do it again.

>>2872572
Thanks, the Union Glacier stuff is something entirely different, way beyond just setting foot. But you wont find anything under 30k. The night camping is a possible alternative

>>2872615
Im too old to go there as a tradie but good on you