Word: antarctica
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...Chris, 32, was an actor. A struggling one, he said. But he was determined to endure any hardship.... pay any price... bear any burden... to win the million dollars. What if the series was shot in Antarctica? I asked. Well, that was different. He was from Alabama, and he didn't like the cold...
They've trolled antarctica for meteorites. They've scoured the Titanic for sunken treasure. They've built cars and computers and helped perform open-heart surgery. Now robots are homing in on the final frontier: your living room. Long the stuff of Star Wars fantasies and little-boy dreams, robots for real folks are here at last...
...waiter to take my soft drink order. I don't drink alcohol and I've become something of a connoisseur of foreign soft drinks, which are quite amazing in their variety and distinctiveness. Limao Brahma is a good one, a clear, lime-flavored soda with a cool, smooth flavor. Antarctica Guarana Champagne - made in Brazil, according to the can - has become another favorite of mine; it's clear gold in color, and has the refined sweet taste of a cola champagne coupled with the strong suggestion of tropical fruitiness...
...drinking in Australian pubs (never leave your glass on the bar upside down unless you're prepared to duke it out with everyone in the place) and on early-morning bird watching in Sydney. And where else could you learn to navigate your way between two locations in Antarctica? "From personal experience gained while drunk and freezing, I would like to mention that if one is returning to McMurdo Station following a party at Scott Base, the road is the fastest, warmest and most direct way back to town," says an entry from Tim Smith. "Never stray from the trails...
...reflect on his life. He arranged an exhibit of Frimmer's pictures. Selecting his favorites, seeing them printed and mounted was deeply satisfying. "Looking at my photographs made me realize there were very few places in the world I wanted to go that I hadn't been, other than Antarctica and the base camp at Everest," Frimmer observed. "I can sit back and look at these pictures now and realize these places will never change in my memory because I'll never be back to see them. As beautiful as they are now, that's how they'll always...