Svalbard's cruise season is short, and every week looks different. Here's a breakdown of the best time to go on a Svalbard cruise — and my experience of traveling there in August. There was a moment on my cruise to Longyearbyen that I will remember forever. We were cruising somewhere north of[...]
If you’re planning a trip to the Arctic, let me take you through my Svalbard cruise and share the day-to-day life on the expedition. From the very first moment we set sail from Spitsbergen, I was blown away by the landscapes surrounding us. Glaciers stretched endlessly across the horizon, pack[...]
"And I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical expression, go out and explore." So said Apsley Cherry-Garrard, who accompanied Captain Scott on his doomed expedition to Antarctica and famously documented their experiences in his memoir The Worst Journey in t[...]
There’s something haunting about Svalbard landscapes: aqua blue icebergs floating on crystal water, massive glaciers crackling in the background towered by snow mountains. Few places boast such striking physical appeal and raw wilderness as the polar regions. Since returning from Svalbard, I’v[...]