What do you stop missing when you spend months living at the bottom of the world? In this episode of the Everything Antarctica Podcast, Matty Jordan and Jonny Harrison share the surprising things they didn’t miss from everyday life back home — from paying for petrol and groceries, to traffic jams, meetings, online shopping, and even bugs!Expect honest stories, funny insights, and a unique perspective on what makes Antarctic life so different — and in some ways, better — than the “real world.”👉 If you’re curious about behind the scenes life in Antarctica, surviving on the ice, and what it’s really like to live on a scientific research station, this episode is for you.📈 Our Most Popular YouTube Videos:

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In this episode of the everything Antarctica podcast, Jonny and Matty discuss some of the things they missed the most while living and working in Antarctica.

There are several things that become inaccessible, especially during the winter. Some things are exactly as expected - like family, friends, partners, pets and fresh fruits and vegetables. Other things, like being barefoot outside, only become apparent much later I. The deployment when you retrospectively think about the things you used to be able to do, but now can’t.

We’ve spoken to several people who have spent time in Antarctica, and the answers all tend to be pretty similar. It’s a shared experience where people tend to miss the same things.

What do you think you would miss if you lived and worked in Antarctica?