I hope you enjoy my Antarctica travel blog (even if you aren’t diabetic!) I offer tips for diabetic travel which can be valuable for people without diabetes as well. Safe and healthy travel is great for all of us!
In December 2007 at the age of 45, I treated my parents to an Antarctic expedition cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary. We flew from Boston to Ushuaia, Argentina, spent a few days sightseeing there, then boarded the “Polar Star” for a 10 day cruise to the Antarctica Peninsula. It was a trip of a lifetime!
I want to make it two trips of a lifetime! Sadly, the “Polar Star” is no longer in service, and each year I scour the agency websites looking for the best ship with the best itinerary to take my husband Greg to see this wonderful place. Each year, we say, “Oh, it costs too much now…”
Antarctica would be his final continent so we have to make it some day together.
If you are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go to Antarctica, don’t let being diabetic stop you. Preparing for, and going on a trip to Antarctica is no more difficult than on an African safari. Hmmm, you may not have gone on an African safari yet, so perhaps
This is an excerpt from my book describing my experiences aboard the M/V Polar Star from Ushuaia to Antarctica, December 2007. See the column on the right for purchasing information. Shortly after breakfast we donned our shore attire, packed our backpacks and camera cases and hurried around the corner to
I’ve read posts on some travel forums in which the poster says, “My husband is a diabetic, so he won’t go…” That statement makes me so sad. Of course diabetics can go. With the proper planning such a trip is no more difficult than a Caribbean cruise (not that I’ve
Hello, my name is Wendy Kirkwood Powers and this is my travel blog with travel tips and travel stories for diabetics and non-diabetics alike. |
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I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been for fifty-three years. From Antarctica to Svalbard, Australia to Africa, I’ve visited every continent. With my husband Greg, I have been on safari to Africa, wandered among the blue boobies in the Galapagos, slogged through jungle mud in Laos, and he has even chased an ocelot in Costa Rica (with his camera!) Our travel has taken careful planning, and constant attention to what is most important. I want to give you the inspiration and travel tips to enable you also to look beyond your own personal challenges, to not hide behind those words “I could never” and to see the world. |
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