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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)

Alamy

Ernest Shackleton Captain Robert Falcon Scott And Dr. Edward Wilson On The British National Antarctic Expedition

FEBRUARY 15, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Shackleton. Natural born leader.

151 years after his death, Shackleton's derring-do spirit is still cited as a paradigm of leadership (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

JULY 15, 2024 • BY Mark Stratton

The Northwest Passage: a journey across the roof of the world

It wasn’t long ago that the Northwest Passage was the quest of hardened explorers, some of whom would never leave this harsh environment (10-minute read)

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)

Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust And National Geographic

HIGHLIGHT

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)

Mark Stratton

JUNE 25, 2024 • BY Teresa Machan

Sailing for Science

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

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)

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)