Latest Stories
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©Everen Brown
Article
Golfing at the Top of the World
By Everen T. Brown
Much has changed in the more than three decades since Adventure Canada’s founding. One long-time guest received a brochure for a North Pole golf trip in 1989 and couldn’t help but sign up! Read his account of the record-breaking legacy trip and how he came to love expedition travel.
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©Martin Lipman
Photo Story
How to Have a Splash (While Staying Safe and Dry!) on a Zodiac Excursion
By Adventure Canada
Although expedition life aboard is delightful—with amazing entertainment, meals, camaraderie, and learning—it’s when you leave the ship that your adventure truly begins. Get excited and prepared for Zodiac travel with this handy guide. (Don’t worry—we’ll walk you through these procedures many more times during your journey!)
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©Dennis Minty
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Visiting an Arctic Hero's Homestead
By Cedar Swan
The Hall of Clestrain in Orkneys, Scotland was the childhood home of Arctic explorer John Rae. In 2006, this historic building was in a state of great disrepair. Read more about how now, more than a decade later, the Hall has been changed for the better.
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©Janet Davis
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Ilulissat: A Memorable and Magical Travel Day
By Janet Davis
How would you spend a day in the iceberg capital of the world? Enjoy one guest’s memoir of her special visit and soon you’ll start imagining yourself walking the UNESCO icefjord’s boardwalk, touring museums, and other exciting adventures in this unique destination.
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©Danny Catt
Expedition Journal
Heart of the Arctic, Jul. 18–Jul. 30, 2017
By Aaron Spitzer
And then—what’s the most-anticipated announcement on any Arctic trip? Polar bear. You might wait days or even weeks to hear it. So it almost felt too soon when those words crackled over the loudspeaker. “Bear ahead, port side, eleven o’clock.”
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©An Iodhlann & Angus Munn
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My Return to Tiree
By Callum Thomson
Enjoy this personal account of an archaeologist’s return to his childhood home on the Isle of Tiree, the outermost of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides archipelago, during a visit many years later on a Scotland Slowly expedition. Learn more about the island and imagine for yourself life growing up there.
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©Dennis Minty
Expedition Journal
Mighty Saint Lawrence, Jun. 25–Jul. 4, 2017
By Phil Jenkins
It is the blessing of sailing down the Saint Lawrence, rather than driving the shores, that its many dramatic caps and cliffs can be witnessed in full view. The railings were lined with guests as the Ocean Endeavour went by the cinematic cliffs of Forillon National Park.
