November 17th, 2008
As promised in our last blog post, below is the video from Julia and Rick Llewellyn’s 2004 Spitsbergen trip with us. The video offers an excellent depiction of what you will see and do on most Spitsbergen cruises. And, if you look closely, you’ll see our very own Dennis Mense in the ship’s bridge, as well as shots of longtime TravelWild Expeditions leaders Gary Alt and Rinie van Meurs.
Thanks again to the Llewellyns for sharing this video with us!
Tags: cruise, Spitsbergen, tour, video
Posted in Spitsbergen |
November 13th, 2008
Julia and Rick Llewellyn have traveled on a couple of our cruises that included both TravelWild clients and clients from our sister company, Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris. In 2006, they joined our Emperor Penguins of Snow Hill Island cruise aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov and they produced an excellent video of the adventure. We are pleased that the Llewellyns have shared this video with us. We’ll post video from their 2004 Spitsbergen trip in a separate post soon. Meanwhile, the video below will you give a very good idea of what our emperor penguin cruises are like. Thanks Julia and Rick!
Tags: Antarctica, emperor penguins, snow hill island
Posted in Antarctica |
November 10th, 2008
The king penguin colonies at St. Andrews Bay and Salisbury Plain in South Georgia are legendary among nature enthusiasts. Our clients often tell us that visits to these two places are among the most memorable experiences they have on their Antarctica cruise. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to describe the experience, but the video below—taken at Salsibury Plain—can give you a small taste of what it’s like. Ultimately, you just have to go there to experience it!
Tags: Antarctica, king penguins, salisbury plain, south georgia
Posted in Antarctica |
November 5th, 2008
Kathryn True
We love to share our clients’ experiences with people who are considering an Arctic or Antarctica cruise. Such is the case with Kathryn True’s experience on a Spitsbergen cruise a few years ago.
Kathryn is the author of Nature in the City: Seattle and writes the “Natural Wanders” series for The Seattle Times. In 2005 she traveled with us to Spitsbergen on the Professor Molchanov and she kept a travel journal from her trip. Kathyrn’s journal is posted on our website so people interested in Spitsbergen cruises can read it to learn more—from a client’s perspective—about what they will see and experience on these trips.
Read Kathryn True’s Spitsbergen Cruise Travel Journal
Tags: journal, kathryn true, Spitsbergen
Posted in Spitsbergen |
November 3rd, 2008
This post is from TravelWild Expeditions Leader and Sales Director Dennis Mense:
A question that invariably comes up with regards to polar travel is “What do you recommend for clothing?” All of our clients receive a clothing list at least three months before their cruise, but many are anxious to begin planning for their adventure right away.
For starters, it is important to understand that, whether you are traveling to the Arctic or Antarctic, you will be traveling to these areas during their respective summer months. Temperatures will likely still be cold by most standards, but many clients are pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to keep comfortably warm outside during their trip. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: dressing for antarctica, dressing for the arctic
Posted in Antarctica, Arctic |