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17 Reasons to Cruise the Falklands
You’ve seen the colossal penguin colonies of South Georgia. You’ve sailed among the plunging seals of the Antarctic Peninsula. You’ve watche
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10 Popular Bird Watching Binoculars
Binoculars are so common a companion of outdoor enthusiasts that many pack them with hardly a second thought. They’re tossed into a backpack
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PLA14-17, logbuch, Rund um Spitzbergen & Kvitøya
Um 10 Uhr traf sich die englischsprachige Gruppe an der Büste von Roald Amundsen, um von Gérard und Sebastián ein paar Informationen zum Ort
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10 Illuminating Facts about the Northern Lights
According to Roman mythology, Aurora was the goddess of the dawn. The word “borealis,” however, is Greek for “wind.” The combined phrase “au
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Oceanwide Finalist in Adventure in Motion Film Contest
The new corporate commercial for Oceanwide Expeditions, “Walk into the Waking Dream,” has just been nominated as a finalist in the Adventure
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Penguins, Albatrosses, Petrels: The Winged Wildlife of South Georgia
South Georgia’s location south of the Antarctic Convergence gives the island more of an Antarctic climate than other terrain of the same lat
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Inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Literature, cinema, even video games have given us no small supply of global disaster scenarios. These often come in the form of annihilatin
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PLA13-17, logbuch, Spitzbergen Umrundung
Nach dieser Stärkung ging es endlich das erste Mal ins Zodiac und an Land: Ny Ålesund war das Ziel. Vor über 100 Jahren wurde diese Siedlung
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Behind the Scenes with Plancius Hotel Manager Sebastian Duma
A pleasant June evening, mild and warm – for the Arctic. Outside the panoramic windows of the m/v Plancius observation lounge, peaks and gla
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A Bug’s Life in Svalbard
When you think about Svalbard wildlife, you might imagine reindeer, Arctic foxes, polar bears – the primary animal attractions that draw pas
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OTL12-17, trip log, Around Spitsbergen
This morning the weather was moody and atmospheric, a true testament to arctic summer with low lying fog and mist. We were woken early with
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Polar Cruises: The Ultimate Icebreakers
Travel is one of life’s great eye openers. It brings you into contact with new people and perspectives, challenges old assumptions you haven
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PLA11-17, logbuch, Spitzbergen Umrundung
Nach einem ausgiebigen Frühstück erklärten uns Katja und Phillip die richtigen Verhaltensweisen bei Landungen im Eisbärgebiet, zusammen mit
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5 Life Lessons You'll Learn in Antarctica
Whether you’re climbing mountains, buying lunch in a foreign city, or taking an Antarctic cruise, you’re not only learning more about the wo
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A Thankful Tradition: Interview with Captain Nazarov
It takes a village to run a polar cruise. The guides show us the terrain, the serving staff keeps us fed, and the passengers make sure the b
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10 Traits of Post-Ice-Age Greenland
During the last ice age, most plants and animals vanished from Greenland as a thick sheath of ice coated the landscape. Once this ice starte
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15 Fantastic Photos of Antarctica
It's often said that it is impossible to take a bad photo in Antarctica. We'll say it again.
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Remembrance of Expeditions Past
Today I sit in the sun, thinking back on the years I spent with my Oceanwide family since my retirement in 1997. My first trips were on a li
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PLA08-17, logbuch, Nordspitzbergen, Eisbär-Spezial
Am Morgen haben wir den Billefjord erreicht und genießen während des Frühstücks den wunderbaren Ausblick auf den Nordenskiöldbreen und auf d
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The Enchanting Islands of Svalbard
Here we showcase the many wonders that keep people coming back to the islands of Svalbard year after year.
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An igneous paradise: Franklin Island
Franklin Island is located in the Ross Sea. It's not just a pile of volcanic rubble, but actually remnants of a shield volcano. Read on and