by Melek Canan Helvacioglu
Departure in August 2022
Region: The Arctic
Destinations: Svalbard
Ship: m/v Hondius
Highlights: Mountaineering, Polar Bear, Walrus, Bearded Seal, Ivory Gull
It was a nice trip but giving us the feeling of staying in a boarding school .Most of the expedition guides were caring except B.Giunchi who has insulted us(we were at his mother’s age) because we have talked a few words during the presentation.
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