True Blue 971 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Stan said: Where in Germany? Who should we be warning on here that you're moving to there so they can plan their route out? Hahaha yet to determine the exact location, i guess it depends on where i find a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 9 hours ago, Toinho said: Ive looked into actually getting onto Antarctica. Absolute mind boggling prices from Australia. Cheaper for me to fly to Argentina and go from there. I want to do it but need to find someone willing to also spend like $9k. I have s friend who did it basically for free as part of an environmental project thing. I'm not gonna be able to go until at least November of 2020. Since I live with my parents, saving up is easier due to minimum wage and could probably do it by the north hemisphere summer to be honest, but its winter in Antarctica by then and it will be impossible. But I want to do the Shackleton tour instead of Antarctica classic. AKA, stop at the Falklands and South Georgia on the way there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 48 minutes ago, Grizzly21 said: I'm not gonna be able to go until at least November of 2020. Since I live with my parents, saving up is easier due to minimum wage and could probably do it by the north hemisphere summer to be honest, but its winter in Antarctica by then and it will be impossible. But I want to do the Shackleton tour instead of Antarctica classic. AKA, stop at the Falklands and South Georgia on the way there. Looks to be like $10,000 or more for what I’m looking at. Australian dollars though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, Toinho said: Looks to be like $10,000 or more for what I’m looking at. Australian dollars though. That sounds about right, I have a year to save up and at worst I might have to do it early 2021 if I don't get there on time. Hoping it pans out alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris 2,606 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 05/11/2019 at 13:15, True Blue said: Next summer will probably be different than all the others for me. Planning to move to Germany and if everything works out could be there March/April 2020, so holidays wont be a priority. I would have thought you'd have been more eager to live in England mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I actually have one more trip I can do before Antarctica. Can't be that far but I'm debating between Hawaii, Iceland or Morocco in the winter. Morocco is unlikely, but I have it as my third option. Thinking of going in January. @nudge thinking of taking a helicopter to Niihau if I do Hawaii, have you heard? I'm reading up on it. It's intruiging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted November 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted November 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, Grizzly21 said: I actually have one more trip I can do before Antarctica. Can't be that far but I'm debating between Hawaii, Iceland or Morocco in the winter. Morocco is unlikely, but I have it as my third option. Thinking of going in January. @nudge thinking of taking a helicopter to Niihau if I do Hawaii, have you heard? I'm reading up on it. It's intruiging! Never heard of it I'm afraid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, nudge said: Never heard of it I'm afraid... It's owned by the Robinson family and limits access to all visitors but allows helicopter tours to go on the beach alongside Monk seals. It's basically an island with only native Hawaiians, not hard to see why it's a limited access. Just the novelty of being there though sounds awesome and I *think* it's not that expensive if you go in a group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted November 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted November 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Grizzly21 said: It's owned by the Robinson family and limits access to all visitors but allows helicopter tours to go on the beach alongside Monk seals. It's basically an island with only native Hawaiians, not hard to see why it's a limited access. Just the novelty of being there though sounds awesome and I *think* it's not that expensive if you go in a group. I can understand the novelty factor but for me it definitely wouldn't be worth it; even if it's not that expensive. I don't really do snorkeling or scuba diving, so being brought by a helicopter to a beach and being told that I can't go anywhere else or interact with the locals doesn't sound like my kind of trip haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, nudge said: I can understand the novelty factor but for me it definitely wouldn't be worth it; even if it's not that expensive. I don't really do snorkeling or scuba diving, so being brought by a helicopter to a beach and being told that I can't go anywhere else or interact with the locals doesn't sound like my kind of trip haha. I can definitely see that mentality, but I'd go myself. However, Molokai is another place that has traditional Hawaiian culture, so I'll probably only be able to do one. Choose the novelty island or a place where I can actually interact. I'll probably only be able to do 2 islands at the very most to be honest, I'll have to pick my battles in this instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Blue 971 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 12 hours ago, Carnivore Chris said: I would have thought you'd have been more eager to live in England mate? Still am, but apparently its very hard to move to England to work and live, especially with Brexit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Grizzly21 said: I can definitely see that mentality, but I'd go myself. However, Molokai is another place that has traditional Hawaiian culture, so I'll probably only be able to do one. Choose the novelty island or a place where I can actually interact. I'll probably only be able to do 2 islands at the very most to be honest, I'll have to pick my battles in this instance. I’ve only been to Oahu but Hawaii is wicked. Not a huge snorkel man but best experience I had was doing that and seeing many dolphins(I mean I’ve seen and swam near some many times before) and a sea turtle. I think just the Hawaii factor made it better and it was a free trip for me haha. I wanna go back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,938 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, Toinho said: Not a huge snorkel man It’s true. I’ve seen it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 8 hours ago, Toinho said: I’ve only been to Oahu but Hawaii is wicked. Not a huge snorkel man but best experience I had was doing that and seeing many dolphins(I mean I’ve seen and swam near some many times before) and a sea turtle. I think just the Hawaii factor made it better and it was a free trip for me haha. I wanna go back! Actually kinda close to you as well - whether it's Australia or Japan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Grizzly21 said: Actually kinda close to you as well - whether it's Australia or Japan! From Perth? So far ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted November 7, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted November 7, 2019 Got invited to Canada next summer as my ex-neighbours (a lovely couple) just moved back there... Pretty tempted to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, nudge said: Got invited to Canada next summer as my ex-neighbours (a lovely couple) just moved back there... Pretty tempted to be honest. Number one on my list! I wanna go in the winter to snowboard, looking for someone to go with one day as the missus reckons way too cold for her aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted November 7, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Toinho said: Number one on my list! I wanna go in the winter to snowboard, looking for someone to go with one day as the missus reckons way too cold for her aha I never really considered Canada before but they are very nice people and it would be a good opportunity to meet again and to see something new as well. I'm with your missus though; there's no way I'm going there in winter either I've had enough of -20 to -30ºC winters in my life to know that I don't enjoy it one bit haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 minute ago, nudge said: I never really considered Canada before but they are very nice people and it would be a good opportunity to meet again and to see something new as well. I'm with your missus though; there's no way I'm going there in winter either I've had enough of -20 to -30ºC winters in my life to know that I don't enjoy it one bit haha. Haha, it would purely be for snowboarding sake although to be fair end of winter/spring would be best as I’m too scared of temperatures as cold as you mentioned! I’ve done 5 days of about -6 in a row. That is enough for me. How people live full time in these conditions is beyond me haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted November 7, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted November 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Toinho said: Haha, it would purely be for snowboarding sake although to be fair end of winter/spring would be best as I’m too scared of temperatures as cold as you mentioned! I’ve done 5 days of about -6 in a row. That is enough for me. How people live full time in these conditions is beyond me haha You just adapt to it... Just like you adapt to the heat of +40. No difference really; just another extreme to become acclimatised to. Though I certainly prefer the latter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, nudge said: You just adapt to it... Just like you adapt to the heat of +40. No difference really; just another extreme to become acclimatised to. Though I certainly prefer the latter I know way too many of you "high heat endurance" lot. I'm the opposite, I'm a wuss in the heat but am pretty resilient in the cold. Why do you think I do so many polar(arctic and antarctic) trips Edited November 8, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 8 hours ago, Toinho said: Haha, it would purely be for snowboarding sake although to be fair end of winter/spring would be best as I’m too scared of temperatures as cold as you mentioned! I’ve done 5 days of about -6 in a row. That is enough for me. How people live full time in these conditions is beyond me haha For me, as of -20 its seriously cold. Anything above that and I just go out in my sweater. It's tough to go out in these conditions but equip yourself well and you'll be fine unless it's -40 or something. I've lived through two or three times when it was -40 here and it's impossible to go out, but at least in Toronto it's pretty rare it gets that cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 10 hours ago, nudge said: You just adapt to it... Just like you adapt to the heat of +40. No difference really; just another extreme to become acclimatised to. Though I certainly prefer the latter I suppose so, housing and buildings would be suited to the cold weather too. Only 38 tomorrow. Uh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted November 8, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted November 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Grizzly21 said: I know way too many of you "high heat endurance" lot. I'm the opposite, I'm a wuss in the heat but am pretty resilient in the cold. Why do you think I do so many polar(arctic and antarctic) trips For me it depends. If you have to do intense physical activity outside then -20 is certainly preferable to +35. But if it's overall living in a certain climate then I personally prefer the heat. Having fewer clothes on, taking a cool shower a few times a day, drinking a lot of water and having a fan on 24/7 when indoors is by far easier and more enjoyable to me than having to wear a few layers of clothes, feeling the chill get into your bones and spending massive amount of money on heating costs. That said winter has its charm too. The crisp smell of fresh cool air. The snow. Christmas. Cuddling in bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris 2,606 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) On 07/11/2019 at 06:56, True Blue said: Still am, but apparently its very hard to move to England to work and live, especially with Brexit. If you do, you'll have to watch your wife with@DeadLinesmanaround. Edited November 10, 2019 by Carnivore Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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