Jan Ford's World

In the previous post in this series Tristan da Cunha (part 2) , I described my afternoon exploring the Settlement, which left me quite tir...

In the previous post in this series Tristan da Cunha , I described my walk to Potato Patches and back, after which I spent the afternoon ex...

In the previous post in this series South Georgia (day 4) , I mentioned that it would take us over four days continuous sailing to reach Tr...

In the previous post in this series South Georgia (day 3) , I described our landings in Grytviken and Fortuna Bay. But what many think is ...

In the previous post in this series South Georgia (day 2) , I talked about the visits on our second day. But there was more... Wednesday...

In the previous post in this series South Georgia (day 1) , I talked about my first experiences in this fascinating place. But we were des...

In the previous post in this series Sailing to South Georgia , I described the two-day journey to reach South Georgia. On the first day in...

Although, as far as I’m able, I like to describe these experiences as soon as possible after the event, whilst the memories are vivid, the...

In the previous post in this series Stanley, Falkland Islands , I described an enjoyable day spent on land. For the next two days, we were ...

In the previous post in this series Visiting West Point Island , I briefly described our visit to West Point Island. Now read on ... Even...

Afternoon of Thursday, 3rd March 2016 In the previous post in this series Visiting Steeple Jason Island , I described our marvellous morn...

Morning of Thursday, 3rd March 2016 In the previous post in this series Sailing to the Falkland Islands our ship was sailing to the Falk...

In the previous post in this series Ushuaia I described the first evening on the ship. The story continues ... Evening of Tuesday, 1st M...

In the previous post in this series Buenos Aires I finished still up in the air en route to Ushuaia. The story continues ... Events of T...

After stupidly leaving my camera in a taxi, I was a touch depressed. Unfortunately, I have form in this area. Many years ago, in Bangkok, I...

In the first post in this series here , I grumpily described the trip to Sao Paulo. I joined the queue for security which inched forward at...

Leaving Home I´m always a little sad to leave home but at 4.45 p.m. on Sunday, 28th February 2016, John J. picked me up to take me to Ter...