Thousands of years ago, Norway had no fjords at all. It was icy cold and uninhabitable. Norway was covered with meters-thick glaciers, as were its Swedish, Finnish, and Danish (overseas) …
Northern Lights Photography: Tips & Tricks
Seeing the Northern Lights… is a wish many still have on their bucket list. The aurora borealis is one of the most mysterious and enchanting phenomena on Earth. When you …
The Bizarre Mountains of Lofoten
About 10 years ago, I first sailed to Lofoten. Honestly, I had never heard of them. They happened to be on the route to Tromsø. We docked at the island …
At Sea with Darwin
Exactly 209 years ago today, Charles Darwin was born. A bit more recently (Oct-Dec 2014), we sailed part of the now world-famous route that Darwin once took on the HMS …
Whale Hunting
We’re doing a tour around Pico. Pico is one of the largest islands in the Azores, named after the volcano that turned a large part of the island black. But …
Azores: in the middle of …
Grab your atlas. Where are the Azores located? To be precise: “in the middle of nowhere.” 739 miles west of Lisbon, 1264 miles east of America. If you sail directly …
The Antarctic Ice Sheet
“Here where we sail, the ice sheet is most stable.” We thought. Or rather: the scientists thought that, and we believed it was true. A small misconception. Antarctica resembles a …
Patagonia: Big, Cold Feet
Why is this remote corner actually called Patagonia? It means ‘Land of the Bigfeet,’ and like many names, it originated from a misunderstanding. Ferdinand Magellan set foot here on October …
