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Mike Unwin

Mike Unwin

King Penguins on Falkland Islands Mike Unwin

AUGUST 19, 2025  •   BY Karen Hollands

When Should I Book My Antarctica Expedition Cruise?

Booking an expedition cruise to Antarctica is unlike planning a typical holiday... timing is everything. (3-minute read)

Karen Hollands

Karen Hollands

Pyramiden Svalbard Karen Hollands (2)

AUGUST 13, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Why Pyramiden in Svalbard is not the World’s Northernmost Town?

The signs claiming victory around Longyearbyen are clear, so why is a town miles north not the owner of this headline moniker? (3-minute read)

Courtesy of Thor Heyerdahl Archives, The Kon-Tiki Museum.

Courtesy of Thor Heyerdahl Archives, The Kon-Tiki Museum.

The Kon-Tiki raft sailing the high seas. Navigator Erik Bryn Hesselberg on the top of the mast.

AUGUST 12, 2025  •   BY Natalya Getman

Crossing the Pacific on a raft, the Kon-Tiki and Tangaroa expeditions

Olav Heyerdahl shares his experience of crossing the Pacific and preserving his grandfather's legacy (7-minute read)

Billy Heaney

Billy Heaney

Gentoo Penguins on the ice in Antarctica

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JUNE 24, 2025  •   BY Billy Heaney

Beyond the Ice: My first expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula

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A day-by-day encounter from Billy Heaney to the end of the world! (5-minute read)
Superman Arctic Antarctica Story Hero

JULY 27, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

What the new Superman movie tells us about choosing between the Arctic and Antarctica

What the new Superman movie tells us about choosing between the Arctic and Antarctica (4-minute read)

Karen Hollands

Karen Hollands

fur seals on Deception Island

JULY 25, 2025  •   BY Danielle Fear

Deception Island: Antarctica’s Volcanic Enigma

Deception Island, the only place in the world where a ship can sail into an active volcano to shelter from storms (4-minute read)
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OCTOBER 25, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

The Frontier town where polar bears do jail time

Churchill, an arctic port town in Canada, has a facility to hold polar bears that come into town. But it is not a straightforward progression that melting sea ice is increasing their visits downtown. (5-minute read)