Jan Ford's World

A few years ago, they abandoned the previous Auckland station and constructed the present Britomart terminal at the end of a new tunnel. Br...

21st-Feb-2007: I decide to check-out a couple more ferry routes, so I buy another day ticket and catch the service to Stanley Bay - lovely l...

Tuesday, 20-Feb-2007: This is the quick version. Arrived safely in Auckland, taxi to hotel but room not available for hours (even for money ...

There's the remains of a whaling factory at Whaler's Bay on Deception Island in the South Shetland Isles which I examined briefly in...

I've commented before on the problems of combining getting experiences with documenting at least some of them. On earlier trips, I'...

The Ferro Carril Fin Del Mundo is one of a small number of locations in the world pursuing more efficient steam traction. The work was origi...

'Antarctic Dream' was built in Holland for the Chilean Navy and has an electric propulsion system. When de-commissioned by the Navy...

Sunday, 18-Feb-2007: Written Sunday evening, 22:00 hours: Well, I arrived in Santiago last night and, already, I'm leaving. I've s...

Sunday, 18-Feb-2007: I've commented before on how successfully I feel the old Santiago terminal of Estacion Centrale has been adapted fo...

18-Feb-2007: This is my second visit to Santiago - I was here around a year ago. I'm still a little tired from yesterday, so I have a le...

17-Feb-2007: Last morning shipboard, last morning Ushuaia. Arise at 6.00 am, finish packing, take case down to reception and hang around in ...

This was the rather breathless post I managed from an Internet Cafe in Ushuaia late evening on Friday, 16-Feb-2007. The other Blogs are now...

Thursday, 15th February 2007: With some trepidation, the passengers embark on the 600-mile, two-day North-bound crossing of the Drake Pass...

Wednesday, 14th February 2007, Deception Island: Overnight, the 'Antarctic Dream' has headed North, crossed the Bransfield Strait ...

Monday, 12th February: After breakfast, we pass through the Lemaire Channel. This is 7 miles long and less than a mile wide at its narrowe...

Saturday, 10th February: At 5.00am we still seem to be in open water. By 6.00am the outline of the South Shetlands is visible on the star...

On Wednesday, 7-Feb-2007, I board the 'Antarctic Dream for my 11-day trip to the Antarctic Peninsula in Ushuaia, Argentina. Bit of a sc...

Tuesday, 6-Feb-2007: I took my travel agent's advice on a hotel in Ushuaia, so we have about 5 miles to go out of town to get to the T...

Tuesday, 6-Feb-2007: I'm sitting in the dining room of the Tolkeyen Hotel, a few miles outside Ushuaia. It's getting dusk and I...

6-Feb-2007: After an all-to-brief stay, I'm leaving Buenos Aires. Things followed a familiar pattern: On arrival, the place seemed alm...