The Battle of the River Plate was the first Naval battle of World War two and took place on the 13th of December 1939. Between the British/New Zealand Navy and the German Navy.WWII in South America: Graf Spee in Flames. Photo credit: Imperial War Museums UK.Background, WWII in South AmericaThe Germa
Read MoreCaptain Robert Falcon Scott is a legend of Antarctic Exploration. Perhaps more famous for his death and the mistakes that he made leading up to it, rather than his achievements and career. Like his contemporary, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Scott’s dedication to exploring the Antarctic is both inspi
Read MoreIf you’re an intrepid traveller, you’ve no doubt been to a few places which you sarcastically dubbed ‘the end of the world’. Remote places seeming lost in a vortex of utterly unremarkable appeal, a million miles away from any kind of familiarity. But then there’s Ushuaia: the most enticing End of th
Read MoreIt’s not many places in the world that can lay claim to their national soft drink outselling the global giant Coca Cola, but in Peru it is just the case with Inca Kola. Like the very proud Scots and their national soft drink of choice, Irn Bru – Inka Kola stood in the face of Coca Cola, and outsold
Read MoreThe animals of Antarctica are, rather unsurprisingly, quite a hardy lot. However, the only creature tough enough to endure life this far south all year long is the elusive and majestic Emperor Penguin (more on this super-Antarctic hero later on). Almost all of the incredible animals one encounters o
Read MoreThere are 17 penguin species on the planet, all of which are confined to the Southern Hemisphere (with the possible exception of the Galapagos Penguin, which lives on the equator).The list has been broken into three distinct regions:1. Antarctica and sub-Antarctica Penguins (8 species).2. New Zealan
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