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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)

Ashley Perrin

MARCH 07, 2025 • BY Sue Stockdale

Trailblazers of the Ice: Celebrating Women Expedition Leaders

Sue Stockdale highlights women in expedition cruising for International Women's Day, with a focus on AE Expeditions Team Leader Ashley Perrin (4-minute read)

Rosie B. Wild

MARCH 03, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing

The Sandeel: A Puffins’ lifeline, a photographer’s muse and a looming courtroom battle

Learning about sandeels and their importance within marine food webs (5-minute read)

Rosie B Wild

FEBRUARY 16, 2025 • BY Melissa Hobson

A fluke discovery

How your holiday snap can help scientists learn the secrets of humpback whales around the world (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

HIGHLIGHT

JUNE 25, 2024 • BY Teresa Machan

Sailing for Science

What value does Citizen Science add to an expedition cruise? (5-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Light Mantled Albatross South Georgia Antarctic

JANUARY 16, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Sailing the extraordinary flightpath of the albatross

On an epic voyage across the entire South Atlantic that didn't quite go to plan, Mark Stratton found marvel and solace along the rarely sailed flight path of the largest birds on Earth (9-minute read)

Mike Unwin