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Journeys For The Curious

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Place-based stories that deepen understanding and reward curiosity.

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Featured Stories For The Curious

The Top Ten Splendours of Greenland & Wild Labrador

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Photo Story

The Top Ten Splendours of Greenland & Wild Labrador

Each Adventure Canada expedition holds its own unique highlights. Find out more about the top ten experiences on this trip of a lifetime. Welcoming…

All About Penguins

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Article

Antarctica

All About Penguins

Learn fascinating facts about everyone’s favourite flightless birds. Why do penguins waddle? How do they stay warm in Antarctica’s frigid…

Top of the World: The Whiskey "Wars" of Hans Island
Video

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Top of the World: The Whiskey "Wars" of Hans Island

In the Nares Strait, between Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island and northwestern Greenland, lies a tiny island just over a square kilometre in size. Learn…

The Way of an Iceberg

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Photo Story

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

The Way of an Iceberg

Did you know many icebergs we see in Canada first formed on the Greenland ice cap, each built from falling snowflakes over the past 10,000 years?…

Ten Things Worth Writing Home About from Scotland Slowly

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Photo Story

Scotland

Ten Things Worth Writing Home About from Scotland Slowly

Each Adventure Canada expedition holds its own unique highlights. Find out more about the top ten experiences on this trip of a lifetime. Captivating…

Ten Things You Don’t Want to Miss on an Iceland Circumnavigation

© Michelle Valberg

Photo Story

Iceland

Ten Things You Don’t Want to Miss on an Iceland Circumnavigation

Each Adventure Canada expedition holds its own unique highlights. Find out more about the top ten experiences on this trip of a lifetime.…

Part 1: Discovering John Rae—Once More Into the Passage
Article

Northwest Passage

Part 1: Discovering John Rae—Once More Into the Passage

In 1999, author-historian Ken McGoogan, along with two other men, placed a plaque overlooking Rae Strait, commemorating John Rae’s 1854 discovery—the…

Safeguarding a Precious Arctic Seascape: How Inuit Created the Foremost Marine Conservation Area in Canada

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Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Safeguarding a Precious Arctic Seascape: How Inuit Created the Foremost Marine Conservation Area in Canada

The Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area (Lancaster Sound) is a must-see when you visit the High Arctic. Learn more about this…

Savvy Shopping: Atlantic Canada Style

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Photo Story

Atlantic Canada, Sable Island and Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Savvy Shopping: Atlantic Canada Style

The cultures of Atlantic Canada abound with colour and creativity. Whether you visit a high-end gallery, quaint boutique, or church basement craft…

Recipes of Cultural Heritage: Culinary Traditions of the Faroe Islands

© Grace Cordsen

Article

Faroe Islands

Recipes of Cultural Heritage: Culinary Traditions of the Faroe Islands

Get to know the fascinating culinary traditions of the Faroese culture. The Faroes are well-known for their cuisine, which includes fermented lamb,…

How We See the Land

© David Pelly

Article

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

How We See the Land

Read one author’s personal essay to enjoy insightful stories from his northern travels that helped him better understand Inuit ways of perceiving the…

In Conversation: Commemorating Arctic Explorer John Rae
Video

Scotland

In Conversation: Commemorating Arctic Explorer John Rae

Learn more about John Rae—an Orcadian surgeon, author, and Arctic explorer who owed much of his success to Inuit, First Nations, and Métis people who…

Preening strengthens the life-long bond between these waved albatrosses

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Photo Story

South and Central America

The Curious Traveller’s Guide to the Galápagos: A Trivia Challenge & Photo Journey

In the Galápagos, where curiosity meets evolution, nature has rewritten the rules. From lava-born islands to fearless creatures and flightless birds,…

Episode 2: “Ice Walker”
Video

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Episode 2: “Ice Walker”

Feel inspired, have you laugh, shed a tear or two, and pause to consider the future of planet Earth. This second episode of the Inside an Explorer’s…

Top of the World: Ten Facts About the Arctic
Video

Canadian High Arctic and Greenland

Top of the World: Ten Facts About the Arctic

What if everything you knew about the Arctic was wrong? From freshwater to the North Pole, polar bears to Santa Claus, watch this video for ten fun…