Tag: Journey to the End of the Earth

Early this year, I found myself aboard a Russian research vessel the Akademik Shokalskiy heading towards the coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world: Antarctica. My journey began 13.09 degrees north of the Equator in Madras, and involved crossing nine time zones, six checkpoints, three bodies of water, and at least as many ecospheres.

Tishani Doshi starts her journey boarding a Russian research vessel namely 'Akademik Shokalskiy' from 13.09 degrees north of the equator in Chennai, crosses nine time zones, six checkpoints, three bodies of water, and many ecospheres. Besides, she travels almost for 100 hours by car, air to reach the windiest, coldest and the driest place of