Last year on 5th November I waved goodbye to Ushuaia aboard the Ocean Endeavour. For the first time in my life I was Antarctica bound as a trainee guide with the Quark Academy, Quark Expeditions. I am fortunate to be working aboard the Ocean Endeavour again this year and the 5th of November will mark the first departure of the season for this vessel. As I think back to that first voyage I can clearly remember the buzz and excitement that filled the air on board. I'm not sure

Whether it is the extreme climes, the isolation, the spectacular ice formations or the penguins, Antarctica’s spell beckoned past explorers