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Back to the Journey

Back to the Journey

It’s been a while since I last posted here. In that time, I’ve wandered further than I ever expected, both in travel and in how I approach creativity. The past couple of years have been about exploring new places while also returning to some old favorites. I made

By Josh Gates 16 Aug 2025
Antarctica - Ushuaia and heading to the Drake Passage

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Antarctica - Ushuaia and heading to the Drake Passage

Antarctica - Ushuaia and heading to the Drake Passage Whew, after a day that didn't quite go as planned, I spent most of my downtime exploring a few spots in Buenos Aires that I hadn't visited yet, such as El Ateneo Grand Splendid. Since it was

By Josh Gates 29 Feb 2024
Antarctica - The trip to Ushuaia

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Antarctica - The trip to Ushuaia

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with

By Josh Gates 21 Jan 2024
2023 - Antarctica Planning - Camera Edition

2023

2023 - Antarctica Planning - Camera Edition

2023 - Antarctica Planning - Camera Edition With a bit over two weeks to go before leaving, it’s come time to finalize my photography equipment and make sure all is ready to go. I’m looking at it in three main categories: * Bag * Camera(s) and Lenses * Accessories * Processing

By Josh Gates 25 Nov 2023
2023 - 40 days to Antarctica

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2023 - 40 days to Antarctica

Ok, it’s not actually 40 days until I’m in Antarctica, but the countdown has started for when I leave. Today I was able to see the ship I’m going on, the Ocean Endeavour, on the Webcam for Ushuaia in port a day late for it’s delivery,

By Josh Gates 04 Nov 2023
2023 - Norwegian Escape - New England and Canada

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2023 - Norwegian Escape - New England and Canada

2023 - Norwegian Escape - New England and Canada A brief pause in Antarctica planning took me on a cruise out of New York to New England and Canada for a week of relaxation and exploration. This was booked last minute for me, only a month from sail date. I’

By Josh Gates 28 Oct 2023
Photo of Elephant Island

2023

2023 - Antarctica Planning

With two and a half months before I embark on a trip to Antarctica, it’s finally starting to feel real. I’ve been dreaming of Antarctica since I was in my early 20’s and fantasizing about quitting my job to work at a station there. That never happened,

By Josh Gates 01 Oct 2023
2023 Updates

2023

2023 Updates

This year will be the lightest year I have for travel since I started my adventures, but for good reason. Just two real trips planned for this year, one in July on the Norwegian Escape out of Miami and the other going to Antarctica with stops in Buenos Aires and

By Josh Gates 19 May 2023
Norwegian Escape

2022

Norwegian Escape

Planning and research for Antarctica is still ongoing, and there's a lot that I still need to figure out, but with only 51 days till the annual Christmas vacation I'm switching over to that for a little while. This year's getaway is on the

By Josh Gates 27 Oct 2022
Antarctica

antarctica

Antarctica

Going to Antarctica's been a goal of mine for as long as I can remember.  Back in my early 20's when I was looking for some way to escape the rutt I was in I'd spend time looking at jobs that'd take

By Josh Gates 05 Sep 2022
NCL Getaway - Spur of the moment

NCL Getaway - Spur of the moment

With only a month before my next trip, figured it's about time I catch up on a couple of trips from earlier this year.  Brief posts to be sure though. Early in March I was daydreaming and looking into cruises on NCL to use up some of the

By Josh Gates 17 Jul 2022
Holiday Escape

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Holiday Escape

This will be a mostly pictorial post, I'm not going to spend much time discussing this cruise.  There were some fantastic parts to be sure and overall I really enjoyed this trip, however given the port intensive nature of it and the state of the world with omicon,

By Josh Gates 02 Mar 2022
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