by Fiona Brijnath | Apr 28, 2010 | Greenland, Trip Reports
Spring 2010 Is the ice-melting? (Answer, possibly). Will we see husky dogs? (Answer, yes, lots of them, and we will hear them too). Will we see polar bears? (Answer, from time to time). There are all questions that I am asked by slightly anxious skiers each year as we...
by Fiona Brijnath | Apr 1, 2010 | Newsletters
Fiona returns from her latest adventure – one of the last voyages of the season to the Antarctic. In additon to details about her polar experiences, in this issue we feature a number of travel journals from our wonderful loyal clients. Nothing paints a truer picture...
by Fiona Brijnath | Mar 28, 2010 | Arctic Norway, Trip Reports
March 2010 We were absolutely terrified when we were first unhooked from the ‘anchor’ vehicles on Day 1 of our dog sledging trip. Here we were, leashed to these bouncing bundles of energy and the din of 30 dogs ready to head out was deafening. We soon realised why our...
by Fiona Brijnath | Mar 28, 2010 | Antarctic Peninsula, Trip Reports
March 2010 “First it was a creaking, groaning sound, then a sharp crack, like a gunshot. Finally a whooshing thump and suddenly the expedition staff were shouting “Off the beach, off the beach!”. We ran from the shoreline and watched the waves sucked from the shore,...
by Fiona Brijnath | Feb 28, 2010 | Russia, Trip Reports
February 2010 We enjoyed the trip from beginning to end and couldn’t really fault it. The Moscow extension was a great idea. Natasha, our guide in Moscow, was lovely and gave us a great tour of the Kremlin and Red Square. Kamchatka was superb. We felt so well looked...
