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Mark Stratton

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Polar Bears Arctic Canada 09

JULY 18, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

Penguins or polar bears? First choice is yours

Your starting choice is whether to head north to the Arctic or south to Antarctica (4-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

T6880x4544 00631 Polar Bear Jamie Laffetry Svalbard 1105

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024  •   BY Jamie Lafferty

Necessity Bears

Polar bears: Hunting for and being haunted by polar bears in the high Arctic (5-minute read)

Billy Heaney

Billy Heaney

Hjalmar Bjorge in Loch Buie

OCTOBER 25, 2024  •   BY Billy Heaney

A Hebridean adventure micro-cruise, day-by-day

Billy Heaney takes us on a micro-expedition, wildlife cruise around the pristine Scottish isles (5-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

Emperor Penguin 8 875

NOVEMBER 22, 2024  •   BY Danielle Fear

An emperor penguin's unexpected journey: Antarctica to Australia

A story about one very lost penguin and penguin species natural habitat (5-minute read)

Sarah Marshall

Sarah Marshall

Blue-footed booby landing on water in the Galápagos Islands, captured by Sarah Marshall

OCTOBER 02, 2024  •   BY Sarah Marshall

The Galápagos: then and now

What does an increase in visitor numbers mean for the Galapagos archipelago’s endemic species? (5-minute read)

Natalaya Getman

Natalaya Getman

Glacier In Svalbard

SEPTEMBER 02, 2024  •   BY Natalya Getman

My first Polar Expedition Cruise

What to expect when joining your first polar expedition cruise (5-minute read)

Lazy Bear Expeditions

Lazy Bear Expeditions

Aurora Borealis Churchill Canada Lazy Bear Expeditions 1280

OCTOBER 10, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

Aurora Borealis and Solar Cycle 25 explained

Insights: Why 2025 is a good year to witness the Northern Lights (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Mark Stratton

Icebergs Near Scoresbysund And Passengers 1014

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

Fifty words for snow: A micro-expedition to Scoresby Sound

A micro-expedition to Scoresby Sound (5-minute read)

Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust And National Geographic

Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust And National Geographic

Endurance Wreck Credit Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust And National Geographic

OCTOBER 19, 2024  •   BY Saunders CB

Finding the Endurance

Saunders Carmichael-Brown shares his experience as part of the Endurance 22 Expedition that found Shackleton’s shipwreck (6-minute read)

Rebecca Barnes

Rebecca Barnes

Rebecca Barnes in Antarctica with Sea Ice

JUNE 01, 2024  •   BY Rebecca Barnes

Sailing solo on the frozen continent

A solo expedition cruise? Until fate pushed it my way I didn't know I needed one... (4-minute read)

Julie L. Kessler

Julie L. Kessler

Galapagos Giant Tortoise Julie L Kessler

JUNE 07, 2024  •   BY Julie L. Kessler

Following Darwin’s footsteps

An expedition in one of the world’s richest eco-systems, The Galápagos (10-minute read)

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