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Greg Mortimer In Fowey Cornwall British Isles 1267

NOVEMBER 01, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Beyond the Poles: How Expedition Ships Are Redefining Cultural Travel

From the icy edges of the world to the cradle of civilisation, small expedition ships are redefining exploration, where culture, nature, curiosity and even cuisine, meet at sea. (4-minute read)

Karen Hollands

Lucy Gentoo Lecustic Penguin Paradaise Harbour Antarctica

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • BY Karen Hollands

Lucy the Leucistic Penguin: An Unexpected Encounter in Antarctica

Lucy the Leucistic Penguin: An Unexpected Encounter in Antarctica (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Wildlife Polar Bear By Smeerenburgbreen Glacier 1

AUGUST 26, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Experiencing Svalbard Under the New Wildlife Guidelines

The burning question for travellers to Svalbard this summer has been ‘Are we going to see polar bears?’. Mark Stratton joined 66° Expeditions to see what, if anything, has changed (4-minute read)

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

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.

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)

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

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)

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)

Jamie Lafferty

JULY 04, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Beyond the Peninsula: The new wave of expedition cruises offering deeper Antarctic exploration

In recent years, exciting new options have arisen to explore Antarctica and the subantarctic islands - Mark Stratton takes a look at what they are. (3-minute read)

66 Degree Expeditions

JUNE 12, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Seaventure Reborn: 66° Expeditions Ushers in a New Age of Exploration

Promoted Story: Mark Stratton appraises the much-loved expedition ship Seaventure under its new owner, 66 Expeditions. (4-minute read)