So, as we previously discussed, I’ve been to Antarctica. In my time there I got to visit two of the American stations, McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole (where I wintered over), and New Zealand’s station right over the hill on Ross Island from McMurdo, Scott Base. I want to take a moment so that I …
Category Archives: Antarctica
I Went Here: Exploration, Toilet By Toilet
At last, the long promised “Bathrooms of Antarctica” post. Once upon a time, in the dawn of the new millennium when Geocities and Angelfire sites still littered the internet, I came across a brilliant website, now lost to the ages, entirely dedicated to one man’s exploration of the world via it’s bathrooms. Now, you might …
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Corporate Culture vs. The Frozen Frontier
Right out the gate, I must highly recommend the work of Mr. Nicholas Johnson writer of Big Dead Place and curator of the website of the same name. I started giggling at his tales while I was still in Antarctica and it now helps me maintain a connection to a continent I never expect to …
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Antarctic Lifestyle Challenge
Herr Direktor Funranium issues a challenge for you to assess what is important in your life.
Drinking To Columbia – An Antarctic Tale
Herr Direktor Funranium shares another Antarctic moment and salutes the astronauts who made for a very special, though sad, memory.
The Black Lodge, Antarctica
Rather than talk about Las Vegas adventures, Herr Direktor Funranium shares with you a slice of life from Amundsen-South Pole Station, circa-December 2002.