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On September 16th, I flew to Iceland and spent an evening in Reykjavik, then crossed the island for the town of Akureyri the next day.

Today was a day of wonders. Starting in Neko Harbour, the wind was threatening to prevent us loading or landing the zodiacs. As we waited, t

Arjen Drost has been a guide for Oceanwide Expeditions for nearly twenty years. And as any polar traveler can tell you, that’s a lot of wate

Looking out over the pack ice after reaching 80 degrees north, this was the moment when I really felt like I was in the Arctic.

As a breeding ground for ghost stories, the polar regions are tough to beat. After all, few places on the planet have claimed the lives of

The generalization that larger ships impact the environment more than smaller ships seems like such a no-brainer that if someone said it to

According to Happywhale, conserving the oceans starts with the whales.

Given how violent their lives can be, it may come as some surprise that musk oxen live as long as they do. Twenty years, after all, is a lon

Whether it’s Greenland in the Arctic or Snow Hill Island in Antarctica, the bulk of our polar expeditions take place around, between, and up

We finally start our first real day in East Greenland. After a quiet night in the sheltered fjords, we arrive early at Vikingebugt. The visi

Being a good expedition leader isn’t just about making plans, giving briefings, and enduring the occasional sleepless night spent praying fo

To our delight, Oceanwide Expeditions has been nominated as World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the 2019 World Travel Awards.

Not long thereafter, we could demonstrate our newly gained knowledge when we embarked the zodiacs for our first landing at Buchananhalvøya,

There are some human activities that for many people simply defy understanding: We juggle chainsaws, we breathe fire, we fling ourselves out

Falling just inside the Arctic Circle, North Norway is a wildlife-rich span of majestic fjords, enchanting islands, and deep-forested Nordic

We slowly made our way towards the glacier, Svitjodbreen. An impressive wall of ice in blue and white colours made up the calving front of t

An expedition cruise you consider bland, poor, even disastrous, might be one another traveler calls the trip of a lifetime. And your apprais

The second hiking option was to walk to the “hanging garden” under the cliffs of the fjord, where we spotted reindeer and a white arctic fox

Close to the landing site there were two old huts, Camp Mansfield, foundations and remains of railway lines with old steam boilers and drill

Thirteen Oceanwide guides and 50 passengers removed roughly 1,000 kg (2,200 pounds) of plastic from the beaches of Svalbard last week, about

One of the most common questions I get asked before a cruise is, “What photography equipment should I bring?” It’s a broad question, and ans