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South of Everywhere

Posted on 10. Sep, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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When I was kid I didn’t know much, but I did know that Antarctica was one place that I definitely did not want to visit. I’d read about the horrors faced by the early 20th century explorers, and they scared me silly. British explorer Robert Scott and four of his comrades froze to death in [...]

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Podcast: Antarctica

Posted on 09. Sep, 2008 by Graeme McLaughlin.

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[podcast]http://www.mywestworld.com/Podcasts/Antarctica-DanielWood.mp3[/podcast]
In this episode Daniel Wood travels to Antarctica. Discover penguins, whales and more as he shares his journey to the last continent.
You can also read an interview between Daniel and Kerry Banks: Antarctica – South of Everywhere

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Driven to Destruction

Posted on 06. Sep, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Mike Vaughan and Jason Minvielle were in a remote section of eastern Turkey when they decided to stop for the night by the roadside. As they began erecting their tent, a tank and armoured personnel carrier pulled up. The tank aimed its cannon directly at the two Regina travellers. “Soldiers with machine guns jumped out [...]

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Flying Green

Posted on 04. Sep, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Air travel has long been lambasted, particularly by environmental groups, for the amount of gas emissions that flights release into the atmosphere. A recent study for the European Commission found that aircraft travel currently causes from 3.5 to 7.4 percent of global warming emissions. However, there are predictions that this will rise to 15 per cent [...]