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☆ I lived and traveled abroad for 7 months using credit-card points. My stash of miles meant I barely had to pay anything out of pocket.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Anny Caba | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe idea to move from New Jersey to Buenos Aires came to me one afternoon while watching the Diego Maradona (famed Argentine soccer player) biopic series on Amazon Prime. Within a year, I had enough to book a one-way United flight to Buenos Aires for 33,000 miles (plus $5 in taxes). AdvertisementMy points took me all around Argentina — and into other South American countriesMy home base for the next seven months was Buenos Aires in Argentina. One of the highlights of my seven months abroad was celebrating Argentina's World Cup win at the Obelisco Buenos Aires and chanting the national song alongside 5 million local fans. They don't pay for everything, but they make massive undertakings (like moving abroad for seven months) more seamless than ever before.

Persons: —, Diego Maradona, Anny, I've, El, São Paulo, Anny Caba, Mendoza Organizations: Service, Amazon Prime, Business, Venture, United Airlines, Argentina — Locations: New Jersey, Buenos Aires, Argentine, Dominican, Argentina, South America, Brazil, Chile, Bariloche, Iguazu, Mendoza, Ushuaia, Rio de Janeiro, Dominican American Spanish, Anny

☆ 3-Year Cruise Passengers Seek Fraud Charges Over Cancellation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Ceylan Yeginsu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By now, they were supposed to be well into the first leg of the three-year Life at Sea cruise, sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Punta Arenas in Chilean Patagonia. On Tuesday, 78 would-be Life at Sea passengers sent a letter to Markenzy Lapointe, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, asking him to investigate whether Miray, a Turkish cruise company, defrauded them out of millions of dollars. They claim that the company collected an estimated $16 million and used it toward a deposit to acquire a new ship that it did not end up purchasing. Dozens of passengers quit their jobs, sold their homes and withdrew their life savings to pay for what promised to be the adventure of a lifetime: a cruise with 382 ports of call over 1,095 days. But in late November, just days before the cruise was scheduled to depart, the voyage was canceled because Miray had failed to acquire a suitable ship.

Persons: Markenzy Lapointe, Mr, Lapointe, Miray Organizations: Punta Arenas, Southern, Southern District of Locations: Ushuaia, Argentina, Punta, Chilean Patagonia, Istanbul, Ecuador, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Turkish

☆ I flew from Miami to Argentina on the country's flag carrier for the first time. I was thoroughly impressed with the A330 economy trip after low expectations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

If you have a domestic or shorter international flight after landing in Buenos Aires — like my second leg to Ushuaia — it could go out of AEP. So, be mindful of that when planning your travel day. The seats on my Aerolineas flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia. Taylor Rains/Insider

CNN —One passenger was killed and four injured when a “rogue wave” hit their cruise ship during a storm earlier this week. The passengers had been taking an Antarctic cruise aboard the Viking Polaris when it was hit by the storm as it sailed towards Ushuaia, Argentina, late on Tuesday evening. The storm caused a giant wave that broke several panes of glass on the cruise ship and these fell onto and killed an American woman. The boat arrived in Argentina Wednesday and had sustained “limited damage” during the incident, Viking Cruises said. The US National Ocean Service describes rogue waves as being “very unpredictable” and says they often come unexpectedly from directions other than prevailing wind and waves.”

One person died and four others were injured after a "rogue wave" hit the Viking Polaris cruise ship while it was sailing toward Ushuaia, Argentina, on Tuesday night, officials said. “It is with great sadness that we confirmed a guest passed away following the incident,” Viking said in a statement Thursday. Rogue waves, or extreme storm waves, are uncommon, unpredictable and "greater than twice the size of surrounding waves," according to the National Ocean Service. “Everything was fine until the rogue wave hit, and it was just sudden. The Viking Polaris’ next departure, the Antarctic Explorer cruise scheduled for Dec. 5-17, was canceled due to the incident.

Sâmbătă la TV8 s-a difuzat primul episod al serialului Ultima Frontieră, un serial despre prima expediție a conaționalilor noștri către misteriosul și necunoscutul tărâm – Antarctica. În primul episod, numit „Prolog”, ați făcut cunoștință cu echipa de temerari și cum aceștia au ajuns la sfârșitul lumii – în Ushuaia! Următorul episod va fi difuzat pe vineri, 6 noiembrie, la ora 10:00, doar pe TV8. ***Această emisiune este produsă de Ultima Frontieră cu susținerea U.S. Embassy Moldova și IREX in Moldova. Pentru reportaje video și emisiuni ne găsești pe Youtube , pentru fotografii și stories vino pe Instagram , iar pe Tik Tok îți oferim o doză de amuzament

Persons: Sâmbătă Organizations: TV8, U.S, Youtube, Instagram Locations: Antarctica, Ushuaia, Moldova

☆ (video) „Veți vedea cum am ajuns la sfârșitul lumii.” Fotograful moldovean Alex Bred a lansat o emisiune despre aventurile din Antarctica
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-01 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Fotograful și videograful moldovean Alexandr Berdychevska, cunoscut ca și Alex Bred, a anunțat despre lansarea unei emisiuni despre aventurile sale în Antarctica. Emisiunea va avea 12 episoade și va descrie în detalii nuanțele despre echipa cu care a mers artistul la Polul Sud, întâlnirile cu balene, furtuni, dar și alte aventuri prin care au trecut. Primul din cele 12 episoade este despre expediția spre continentul înghețat. Despre expediția spre „Continentul Înghețat”, Alex Bred a vorbit și într-un interviu pentru ru.diez.md. În material, fotograful spune despre ghețari, momentul în care s-a stricat un motor la corabie și balene.

Persons: Alexandr Berdychevska, Alex Bred Organizations: YouTube, YouTube Locations: Antarctica, Ushuaia

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