The story of Kazimierz Nowak is little known, but it deserves to be told. Born and raised in Poland, he was a keen traveller, writer, photographer and cyclist. Following a number of successful cycling adventures in Europe, Nowak decided to travel to Africa. On the way he believed he would be able to make moneyContinue reading “Kazimierz Nowak (1897-1937)”
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The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1916)
On the 8th August 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 28-man team set sail from Plymouth. Their mission: to be the first men to cross Antarctica by land. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was among the last of the “Heroic Age” adventures – a twenty-five year period of intense and rivalry between the world’s most respectedContinue reading “The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1916)”