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fashion and travel photographs in locations around the world such as Namibia, Thailand, Patagonia, Maldives and Fiji. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday last week he and his wife, Akhona, set off on their most adventurous trip yet, to the continent of Antarctica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple will be joining Quark Expeditions on an 11-day voyage aboard their ship, <span>Ocean Adventurer<\/span>, which will take them across the notorious Drake Passage, through the South Shetland Islands and onto the Antarctic Peninsula, says Serra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says Quark Expeditions offers expeditions to both Antarctica and the Arctic regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trip-of-a-lifetime\">Trip of a lifetime<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Akhona works as a global client experience adviser for the company and Derek was lucky enough to be invited along to join her on the trip where he will be helping her to familiarise herself with the Antarctic part of the company\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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