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Exploring the world while minimising the negative impact on the environment

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ABOUT ME

Hi I'm Sue Quelch!

Guardian of South Georgia Heritage Trust, this is my personal blog about sustainable travel, our environment, the Antarctic region and sustainable concepts. Why? Because every person can make a difference to our planet and this is my contribution.

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Show the earth you care, it's all we have in common. Let's restore and preserve it for future generations

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Seriously Royal Mail - you have to 'Opt Out' of receiving junk mail that you never asked for?
October 9, 2023
Environment, Travel
When a Gift to Yourself is a Gift to the Planet
November 13, 2023
Environment, Travel
What a Juxtaposition!
September 5, 2023
Environment, Travel
Has Anyone Asked the Penguins What They Think?
September 27, 2023
Environment, Travel
Antarctic Ambassadors
January 13, 2024
Environment, Travel
We’ve Lost Five Times the British Isles worth of Sea-Ice from Antarctica! 
October 26, 2023
Environment
What is this 'speck' of an island in the Indian Ocean doing with one of these???
December 15, 2022
Environment
Will This Radical Idea Slow the Melting of the Thwaites Glacier
March 19, 2024
Environment
Our 'Antarctica - It's Time to Act. NOW' Documentary Selected for the Cannes Short Film Festival
February 7, 2024
Environment, Travel
Antarctica. A Life Changing Experience
March 28, 2024
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BUCKET LIST Helicopter Flight From the Most Famous Helipad in the World: Burj Al Arab

Has to be done – add it to your bucket list!

We took the helicopter sightseeing tour of Dubai, from what is touted to be the most famous helipad in the world. Remember Tiger Woods tee’ing off and Roger Federer vs Andre Agassi tennis match on top of this iconic hotel? Loved David Coulthard’s F1 ‘donuts’ – this helipad boasts plenty of historic events. And we were there!

But just what was the experience like?

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August 29, 2024
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Our Burj Al Arab Experience. There is Something Very Special About this Place

Mr SueQsWorld’s Favourite Hotel

Staying at the Burj Al Arab, this iconic hotel in Dubai is my husband’s favourite place in the world – well to be precise, sitting outside on the terrace having breakfast is it! Plus the ‘buzz’ at the Sal restaurant.

Our experiences, over the years, have given us a list that is kind of our ‘gold standard’ that we measure places we stay at against. Mostly this list stems from places like the Burj Al Arab and the Four Seasons Maldives, and to some extent Cameron House Hotel on Loch Lomond and Inverlochy Castle hotel – but not always!

The Burj Al Arab is a special place, as you might expect, but our lasting memories may not be what you would expect…

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August 23, 2024
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Environment, Travel

Four Countries. Four Selections.

It’s Semi-Finalist Week – for ‘ANTARCTICA. A Life Changing Experience’

Four selections this week! It’s obviously ‘Film Festival’ season right now as they are coming into Bruno’s inbox thick and fast. And what a gift that is for the environment.

This second film is longer than the first, more of a documentary and using much of the video footage that we took on our expedition to South Georgia Island and Antarctica. Funny though, as I looked back searching through our photographs and video’s for good footage for the film, I realised that IF I had known that I would be writing and making short films back then, I would have done things differently. Well, I guess who wouldn’t.

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August 14, 2024
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Environment, Travel

The Cornerstone of the Southern Ocean Ecosystem

Celebrating Antarctic Krill on World Krill Day, 11th August

That’s a big reputation for a small shrimp-like crustacean to live up to.  But they are indeed giants in their ecological significance.

Serving as the primary food source for innumerable marine species, including whales, seals, penguins – especially Adelie and Chinstrap penguins – and fish, they are key in the Antarctic food chain.

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August 7, 2024
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Environment, Travel

First Nomination for ‘A Life Changing Experience’

Am thrilled to announce, our ‘ANTARCTICA. A Life Changing Experience’, short film has been selected for the Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival in November. 

As you may know, this is our second film, a little longer, more of a documentary and using much of the video footage that we took on our expedition to South Georgia Island and Antarctica.

It’s all about maximising the reach of the messages in the film for us.  And to know that we can actively promote organisations that are protecting the Antarctic regions and our Southern Ocean.

That’s what makes this selection particularly exciting…..

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August 1, 2024
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Travel

The Lonely Polar Bear

Camp Berantz

Disembarkation day. It was an early start, cases outside the room by 7am, out of the cabin at 8 am and ready to head onto the bus around 8.40 am. A quick tour to Camp Berantz before being dropped at the airport.

To be honest, none of us really knew what Camp Berantz was! Or why we were going there. But I have to say it turned out to be quite a special moment.

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July 25, 2024
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Environment, Travel

Whose Paw Prints are these?

In Search of a Polar Bear – Part 2

Just about everyone we were with on our Hurtigruten’s ‘Circumnavigating Spitsbergen – In the Realm of the Polar Bear’ trip with wanted to see a polar bear. Well, of course, thats one of the main things you visit for.

But it’s definitely not as easy as you think! You can say that about most wildlife of course, it plays to its own tune and if you spot anything in the Arctic, especially in the ocean, then you are very privileged.

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July 18, 2024
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Environment, Travel

In Search of a Polar Bear – Part 1

Choosing a trip

What’s the first thing you think about when planning a trip to the Arctic? Most probably, will I see a Polar Bear?

What’s the second thing you think about? Which of the many trips should I go on and which am I and my party best suited to?

Both are very good questions.

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July 11, 2024
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Travel

Who Doesn’t Love a Roof Top Bar?

Oslo seems to have more than its fair share of them. We kicked off our trip, ultimately to circumnavigate Spitsbergen, with a short stay at The Grand, Oslo but not before an interesting beginning to our adventure…

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July 3, 2024
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Environment, Travel

So Pleased! Another International ‘Short Film’ Festival Selection

Very excited to hear that our film ‘It’s time to act. NOW’ has been nominated for another short film festival – Germany this time.

All you need to know follows and if you haven’t seen the film yet, then you can watch it here – it’s only 2 minutes!

We hope it’s a film that will keep giving – to those organisations that are already working on protecting the Antarctica and all that is in our Southern Ocean.

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June 26, 2024
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