If you had a once in a lifetime chance to goto Antarctica...

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preslove

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There are also tourist outfits that actually fly to camps on antarctica. If I had the cash, I might go, but after I had vacationed at cooler (pun intended) places first.
 

puffff

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i met a couple that worked in antarctica for 6 months of a year, then spent the other six months on vacation. they said it was a pretty cool place.
 

Nab

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i think there are cruises and ships that go from the southern tip of south america to antarctica pretty frequently.

yes i would go!

<3 penguins
 

WildHorse

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If you probe around you might find volunteer opportunities to go there free, to count seals or something.


Originally posted by: daveymark
I'd rather spend the $5k on a safari/big game hunt (which I'll be doing in about 2 years)
BOOOO BOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOO

Animals are not for people to "use" that qway, they're barely hanging on as it is. Can't you please coexist with animals w/o blowing them away?

Most live in social groups, you kill one & it disrupts the whole herd/flock/school. Please let them be.
 

jonessoda

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That's like a couple weeks for one person in the Bahamas. Or a couple months in Cuba. So, no.
 

jonnyGURU

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Ice age is here, right in your town
Antarctica, look what you?ve done
And i, I feel like I?ve cheated your scheme
And i, I feel like you really know what I mean
 

Zim Hosein

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Originally posted by: Quasmo


Topic Title: If you had a once in a lifetime chance to goto Antarctica...

but you had to spend $5000 to go, would you?

H*ll yeah, I wanna see the gate! :D
 

Quasmo

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I want to make a documentary about finding the fortress of solitude, but at the end of the movie they find out they were searching the wrong pole!
 

JEDI

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Originally posted by: Quasmo
but you had to spend $5000 to go, would you?

you can probably get better bang for the buck than $5k for antartica

ie:
i just came back from 2 weeks in Eastern Euroipe (6 cities) -> $2500 total
 

LordMorpheus

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Originally posted by: Quasmo
but you had to spend $5000 to go, would you?

at this point in my life, I don't have 5000 to spend.

in ten years, i'd go in a heartbeat.

I'd definately join the 300 club . . . .

(sit in sauna at 200 degrees, run a lap of the facility at -100 degrees (in the winter), come back in with blue balls but much pride.)