Monthly Archives: March 2011
How you can visit the frozen continent
WideWorld magazine, March 2011 “When people who work on Antarctica leave the continent, they sometimes talk about “returning to the world”’, says Jeff Rubin. “It really is very different to anywhere else”. Rubin has worked as a lecturer and guide on tours to Antarctica for the last twenty years and is the author of the […]
Self-preservation society: London’s cold water swimming clubs
Eurostar Metropolitan magazine, February 2010 It is quiet in Hyde Park, and still somewhat dark. The surface of the Serpentine, reflecting a ferris wheel underneath the glowing lights of high-rise hotels in the distance, is frozen solid. It’s an arresting, eerily beautiful scene. But what most concerns the people gathering at the water’s edge is […]
Martin Strel: Big River Man
Aqua Pulse magazine, March 2011 Horse burgers and two bottles of red wine a day are unlikely to feature on the training diets set by most sports nutritionists. But they work for Martin Strel. The 56 year old Slovenian has completed a range of epic river swims including the Mississippi and the Yangtze, but is […]
