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Journeys For The Curious

Destinations

Place-based stories that deepen understanding and reward curiosity.

© Dennis Minty

Featured Stories For The Curious

Ilulissat: A Memorable and Magical Travel Day

© Janet Davis

Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Ilulissat: A Memorable and Magical Travel Day

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…

Some Thoughts on Inuit Art

© Dennis Minty

Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Some Thoughts on Inuit Art

Inuit art is revered for the honesty, intimacy, and power it communicates. Learn more about the carvings, prints, and weavings that have impressed us…

A Political History of the World’s Oldest Democracy

© Michelle Valberg

Article

Iceland

A Political History of the World’s Oldest Democracy

Welcome to egalitarian Iceland, where equality is rooted in the landscape and people and nature run free. Learn more about modern Icelandic politics…

Les Poissons: A Québécois Children's Song
Video

Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Les Poissons: A Québécois Children's Song

Did You Ever Get to See Your Bird?
Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Did You Ever Get to See Your Bird?

Have you ever sought a bird that always seems to elude you? Award-winning author Steve Burrows discusses his quest to see a particular bird on his…

Top of the World: Beechey Island's Fourth Grave
Video

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Top of the World: Beechey Island's Fourth Grave

Beechey Island is one of the most significant colonial historic sites in the Arctic. Famed as the final resting place of three men from Franklin’s…

Assipattle and the Stoorworm: An Orcadian Folktale
Video

Scotland

Assipattle and the Stoorworm: An Orcadian Folktale

When the Lord Came to Labrador: A Little History of the Moravians in Nunatsiavut

© Dennis Minty

Article

Newfoundland and Labrador

When the Lord Came to Labrador: A Little History of the Moravians in Nunatsiavut

Learn more about the first Arctic missionaries, who came to Labrador in 1771 and built churches, formalized education, recorded the Inuktitut…

The Standing Stones of Calanais

© Dennis Minty

Photo Story

Scotland

The Standing Stones of Calanais

The Isle of Lewis in Scotland is home to the Calanais Standing Stones, one of the best preserved and most complete Neolithic monuments in Europe. The…

Whales and Dolphins You Can See on Your Antarctic Adventures

© Pierre Richard

Photo Story

Antarctica

Whales and Dolphins You Can See on Your Antarctic Adventures

The Southern Ocean is populated by many whales and dolphins, from the Beagle Channel, across the Drake Passage, and through the islands of the…

What to Pack for Your Small-Ship Atlantic Canada Expedition Cruise

© Dennis Minty

Article

Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence

What to Pack for Your Small-Ship Atlantic Canada Expedition Cruise

A small-ship expedition cruise to Atlantic Canada is not your average holiday! There are some special considerations when it comes to packing to…

Part 3: Gory, Glorious, Uproarious—The British Admiralty's Quest for the Northwest Passage

© Dennis Minty

Article

Northwest Passage

Part 3: Gory, Glorious, Uproarious—The British Admiralty's Quest for the Northwest Passage

Who led the most famous Northwest Passage expedition of them all? Why, Sir John Franklin, of course! The mystery of Franklin’s doomed expedition…

Five Dishes You've Gotta Try from Tadoussac to Bonavista

© Victoria Polsoni

Photo Story

Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Five Dishes You've Gotta Try from Tadoussac to Bonavista

Do you love to try new foods wherever you travel? Culinary delights are a highlight of any trip to Atlantic Canada. From tourtière in Québec to moose…

Top of the World: Beechey Island
Video

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Top of the World: Beechey Island

One of the most intriguing places in the Arctic, Beechey Island is now uninhabited, but it holds a rich history. Learn more about the doomed Franklin…

Six Things You Might Not Know About the Faroe Islands
Photo Story

Faroe Islands

Six Things You Might Not Know About the Faroe Islands

Discover six fascinating facts about the Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago between Norway, Iceland, and Scotland. Known for its stunning landscapes…