DIRECTION SOUTH - trip to Antarctica

This book traces the journey of the Bulgarian polar explorers, through Argentina and Chile, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan and the Drake Passage, to Livingston Island, where the Bulgarian Antarctic Base “St. Kliment Ohridski”, is located. Sailing  southwards, following in the footsteps of great mariners such as Magellan, Cook, Amundsen, Shackleton, etc., we discover the fascination of the Southern Continent, which has attracted seamen, adventurers, and treasure hunters, whalers and sealers, and currently scientists, researchers and more and more tourists. Data about the geographical location of the described sites interweave with historical facts relating the voyages to the Icy Continent, immersing the reader completely into the atmosphere of such a journey.
The places, people and events described in the book are true to fact and comprise a compilation of seven consecutive trips to Antarctica.

Author: Gergana Lapteva
Publishing house: Paradigma
Nationality: Bulgarian (English edition)
ISBN:
first edition, 2018
soft cover, 156 pp.

     This is not an ordinary story describing a certain trip. This is an emotional confession wherein Gergana reveals her admiration of the contact with the people and culture of Argentina, Chile and Patagonia.  Her impressions of Antarctica are not just from a transient presence, but a presentation of the emotional life on the Bulgarian Base and her fondness for the inimitable natural beauty, Flora is and fauna compiled during her seven expeditions to the South Pole. This is a captivating tale that you read in a gulp. 
 
                                                                                                                                 Prof. Christo Pimpirev, Director of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute

„You shall never cross the ocean until you dare to lose the shore from sight - Christopher Columbus
      In her book Gergana Lapteva bravely discovers new horizons and teleports the reader to the end of the world. The book is like a magnet for all true adventurers who dream of finding out what lies beyond the unknown. Relax, open your imagination and let Direction South" transport you to the Ice Safe hiding secrets for millions of years. The direction is only one - straight forward!
 
                                                                                                                                                    Jivko Konstantinov, journalist