Antarctic

At the moment I have a tourist brochure that I am reading up about South America. Funnily enough there are three different choices of trip to Antarctica 10 days for £3685, 12 days for £4708 and 19 days for £6723. Due to not being able to afford these prices and it not being a destination for independent travelers I am sure I won't ever go there. It is way too cold for my liking although I do enjoy seeing penguins. I would prefer to go to Churchill in Canada to see polar bears. I wouldn't go to a war zone but in the future it could become safe there. Like in 2003 I went to Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia. At the moment I would not want to visit Nigeria, Iraq, Pakistan or Afghanistan.

Antarctica! Actually after seeing the movie Eight Below, I very much want to go there and experience the thrill of being always on the edge! Even though it is utterly desolate with chilling temperatures well below zero, there is still an amazing kind of beauty I can see in that place. I think, that would also be the test of what I am capable of enduring, physically as well as emotionally. But then it is so expensive, I wonder whether I will be able to visit Antarctica ever.

I don't fancy going to Antarctica as well or anywhere that's too cold. Having lived all my life in a tropical country, I don't think I would do well in sub-zero temperatures, even with all the right gear. Heck, I feel so cold at 22 degrees celsius and I sleep with a thick blanket. We are normally at 32 degrees in my country. I like travelling since I live in an archipelago with thousands of islands and I often say I would travel all over the Philippines but there are certain provinces I don't want to go to since those places are where the Muslim rebels are. Skirmishes between them and the government troops are not uncommon. Peace talks between the government and these militant groups have been going on since forever, and we don't see the rift being solved soon.

I endorse your view.Antarctica will be cold and isolated with nothing to see or keep you in a holiday mood while you are in vacation.Cold is alright but to be so far removed from cities means we will feel despondent and lonely.It is good for the scientific community to make experiments but the rest of who would like to sight see, experiment and shop will find it disappointing.

Actually, i want to see the whole world. Currently, my husband and I are saving our pennies so we can see Italy. I love the architecture and my husband loves the history. Also, I was raised Catholic so seeing the vatican would be interesting for me. If we were ever to travel to New Zeland, we do have some friends that live there, we would take the boat ride down to Antarctica just to say that we were there. I have already been to Asia, Europe, and Africa. I live in the US so that is north America covered.

For me, it'll probably b Cambodia cos I hv heard that there r a lot of land mines there. So, there's no guarantee that I won't step on one.

I view the outside world as a jungle. Scary and dangerous. Others who have a thirst for adventure would probably love to be thrown anywhere!lol I'd probably have Top 5: 1. Anywhere icy 2. Amazon rainforest with snakes, crocs, everything 3. Places where there's war 4. Places with known cannibals 5. On an island in the middle of nowhere

I would have to agree with you about the Antarctic. Seems like a bad place to visit. I would like to see the northern lights but, you can go to Alaska for that. I don't like the cold at all so you would never see me in the Antarctic. I don't think I would want to visit the Amazon either. That is just because; all the crazy wildlife and the threat of disease.