Meet the Team – Randy
The staff that make up the Polar Latitudes expedition and home teams are much more than a team – we are a tight knit family. Most of us voyage together year after year, sharing a deep love for Antarctica. We take immense pleasure in making sure your trip is one you’ll never forget, and are proud of how highly experienced and synced to our guests needs each staff member is.
Here’s a chance to get to know some of the members of our amazing team a little bit better.
Radovan “Randy” Bulička
Name and Job: Randy, musician, guide, and occasional Zodiac driver
From: Brno, Czech Republic
Have you been to Antarctica? Many times. I started with PL in 2014.
What’s your favorite thing about Antarctica? The scenery and landscape
What is your favorite Antarctic animal? ALL OF THEM! Penguins, whales, seals, birds.
Tell us about your job! I started as a musician / entertainer. I play guitar, sing, and entertain the guests. Always loving outdoor activities, I also try to be a useful member of the expedition team. Now I have my RYA Driving Licence Powerboat II (Zodiac), almost completed PTGA certification as a polar guide, and 6 years full season experience in Antarctica. I’ve also done one full season in the Arctic (Svalbard, Iceland, Greenland, Franz Joseph Land).
What do you love about your job? Everything. Lovely expedition team.
What are your favorite hobbies? Music, skiing, traveling, electronics.
What do you do to explore? Outdoor adventures, discovering new places, increasing my knowledge in anything. I mostly watch documentaries. If watching sports then I watch high-performance sports like the Olympic Games, World Championships, Formula One, etc. Actively skiing (when possible), and swimming (but I am not a good swimmer).
What is your favorite place you have traveled? Antarctica, Alps, Franz Joseph Land, historical parts of Bali, Mallorca (out of crowded areas).
What was one thing you learned while in isolation during COVID? I have more friends around and abroad than in my hometown.
If you could explore anywhere right now, where would it be? Amazonia, Galapagos, New Zealand, Canada, …
If you could go to Antarctica with anyone, who would it be? Anybody from Polar Latitudes
What is your favorite, and guest favorite, songs that you perform on the ship? I like to play rock songs and fortunately the guests like them too. One of my favourites is Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits. It’s a dark joke we have to play the Titanic song in the middle of Drake Passage. It’s lovely to sing “The Whales Are Everywhere” instead of “The Love Is Everywhere”.