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Scandinavia Traveler Stories

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Norway
Quaint fishing village in Norway
Svalbard
Glass-still waters around Spitsbergen
Finland
Witness the stunning Aurora Borealis.
Sweden
Enjoy the unique and colorful architecture of Stockholm
Iceland
Beautiful arctic landscape
Denmark
Brightly colored houses decorate the pier.
Greenland
Early morning in Tasiilaq, East Greenland
Arctic
Matt Pain
A polar bear climbs glacial ice in the Arctic
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Zen zodiac ride at Monacobreen Glacier in Svalbard

Sister Adventure in the Arctic

We spent a week in pure luxury with Ponant Expeditions as we explored the frozen north!
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Ulvik, Norway

North to Norway
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Svalbard: Polar Bear Adventure

In early June, I ventured to the High Arctic with Quark Expeditions aboard the Ocean Explorer, exploring the dramatic wilderness of Svalbard. Cruising through ice-choked fjords under the midnight sun, we were treated to unforgettable polar bear sightings, hunting from fast ice. It was a true Arctic safari, filled with awe, wildlife, and the raw …
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Reindeer overlooking ice landing towards snow mountains in Svalbard.

Early Season Svalbard

Follow along my journey to the Svalbard Archipelago in the Norwegian Arctic, also known as the "gateway to the North Pole," and a wildlife paradise aboard the new expedition ship, the Ultramarine with Quark Expeditions. A weeklong voyage that highlighted the incredible wildlife, stunning landscapes and incredible history of the Arctic in Spring. …
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Incredible sunset in the Gyrfalcon Islands

Nunavik--the Canadian Arctic!

A trip to the Gyrfalcon Islands in Ungava Bay to see amazing tidal shifts, incredible natural beauty, hiking and biking across the tundra, and boating throughout the islands. A fascinating place perfect for the adventurous Arctic explorer, yet it still has comfortable and warm eco-pods to stay in!
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Uummannaq, Zodiacs and Ice

Arctic Safari

A longtime dream came true with the chance to visit Greenland and the Canadian Arctic on a 12-day cruise with Adventure Canada. Our home was the Ocean Endeavour and an amazing vessel for the expedition in and out of the many fjords and ice flows. I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the landscape and the people. I am already dreaming of …
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MS Ocean Endeavour

Wild Greenland and Canada: Earth, Iron, and Ice

I didn't know what I'd be getting into-- just my dad and me, on a ship together with 180 strangers for 15 days. The itinerary looked like a real adventure: hopping on a charter flight from Toronto to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and from there exploring majestic fjords, glaciers, and tundra along some of the most remote coastlines in the world. When …
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Zodiac to Sea Adventurer

Mary's Mother-Daughter Greenland and Arctic tour!

With 4 kids I've tried to take them each individually to explore a corner of the world and have some one on one time. My daughter, the wildlife lover, and I traveled to Greenland for some of the best whale watching I've experienced anywhere as well as charming local villages. Across the strait on the Canadian side we spotted polar bears feeding on …
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Sunset while kayaking at floe edge

Mary Explores the High Arctic!

Three local flights from southern Canada later, I arrived into the small northern Canada community of Pond Inlet. From here we boarded sleds pulled by snow mobiles and set off 45 miles along frozen ocean to the floe edge where the frozen channel were were traveling along meets up with the moving waters of the Atlantic. It is here where travelers …
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Excursions at Isbjornhamna

A Very Cold Week in June

It's one of those magical destinations I never really thought I would visit: THE ARCTIC (with a bonus stop over in Iceland!) Our time aboard the Ocean Endeavor was nothing short but awesome! We learned about the land and the wildlife, such as polar bears, walruses and birds. We had a very good time!
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Hansbreen.

Adventures in Svalbard

Haley and I had the opportunity to travel to the magical land of Svalbard, with a quick stop-over in Norway's lovely capital of Oslo. Svalbard is a place of mystery that draws people in with the lure of Polar Bears, and then blows them away with dramatic and sublime landscapes. We were spoiled-rotten on an 11-day cruise aboard the Sea Spirit. We …
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Arctic, indeed!

Norway & Svalbard

Highlighting my travels through mainland Norway and the Svalbard archipelago. My first tastes of life above the Arctic circle, shrimp, and a true polar plunge. Nothing could have prepared me for the sheer beauty of this Arctic gem - Svalbard was a dream from which I never wanted to wake.
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On the Floe Edge – Seven Hours North of Baffin Island

Last June, travel journalist Liz Fleming joined the Arctic Kingdom team for the polar bear and narwhal safari north of Pond Inlet in Sirmilik National Park. Her blog posts give a day-by-day look at life on the ice, 80 kilometers from anywhere.
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Catching Arctic Fever

Liz Fleming catches Arctic fever on trip up north! Read about her exploration of a remote land covered in ice and wonder.
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Hike up to a goat farm by the Sognefjord

Adventure Like a Weegie

Experiencing the unexpected adventure Norway has to offer! The "Land of the Midnight Sun" is truly spectacular.
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Torngat Mountains National Park

Newfoundland and Wild Labrador

I traveled on the Ocean Endeavour's maiden voyage up the eastern coast of Canada. We explored all that Newfoundland and Wild Labrador had to offer. We spent time hiking the beautiful National Park and searching after the elusive polar bears. All around an amazing trip of a lifetime.
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Jillys Weavings

My journey to Canada, Greenland, The North West Passage, and through the amazing Canadian Rockies is about to commence. Leaving on a jet plane from Sydney International Airport early on Tuesday, 18th August for a month. Nervous. Excited!
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Franklin Exp. Gravesite, Beechey Island

Northwest Passage Cruise on the Clipper Adventurer

Beau Pinkerton and I just finished a cruise thru the NW Passage from W. Greenland to Kugluktuk, Nunavut above Alberta in Sept 2012. The crew and staff were fantastic, thefood ''off the chart'', and the trips ashore to see wildlife and visiting Inuit villages excellent and well planned. I had a blast visiting remote islands, villages, exploration …
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Akademic Ioffe

Expedition to the Top of the World

Departing from Svalbard our Russian ship carried us north to within 600 miles of the North Pole before working its way southward to Greenland and our final destination in Iceland. Our spectacular Arctic cruise was bracketed by visits to old friends in both Norway and Iceland.
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The group in front of the China station

Arctic Cruise on the Akademik Ioffe

Arctic Cruise on the Akademik Ioffe: A journey through Spitsbergen, Eastern Greenland & Iceland with a group of 21 students and teachers from the China Association for Scientific Expedition.
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