Category Archives: International

Hiking in Switzerland

Posted on December 18, 2016 by David Cross

I had a free afternoon to explore and walk around Zurich which I captured in this blog posting. What else do you do when you have a full free weekend day when you need to spend extra time in order … Continue reading →

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Running in Zurich in Winter

Posted on December 18, 2016 by David Cross

This week, I was on a business trip, so in order to enjoy all the local food while eating out, I needed to make sure to sneak in some running. Despite the very cold weather in December, there are great … Continue reading →

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Journey to Center of the Earth – Iceland

Posted on August 16, 2016 by David Cross

Iceland may be an island, but there are so many different things to see and do.  You almost need a minimum of a week to see everything. We continued our journey around the northern part of Iceland, and what did … Continue reading →

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Husavik Iceland

Posted on August 16, 2016 by David Cross

There is actually sunset in Iceland…and it actually gets dark around midnight. What did we get to see coming into the harbor tonight around 11 PM?  Some humpback whales decided they wanted to go with us to the night club … Continue reading →

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Grimsey Island (North Of Iceland)

Posted on August 15, 2016 by David Cross

We did not want to get locked in the fjords of Greenland with ice bergs, so we headed south towards Iceland so we could do some exploring on the northern part of that island (country) that we had not been … Continue reading →

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Last Day in the Greenland Fjords

Posted on August 15, 2016 by David Cross

Today, we went deep into the F0hnfjord to explore the Rhode Island and the numerous (huge) icebergs populated the narrow fjord. We went ashore the explore the (very Red) Rhode Island.  Hence its name.  Almost hike.  Much to see despite … Continue reading →

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Running Around the Secret Greenland Outpost

Posted on August 14, 2016 by David Cross

We stopped at a secret village on the eastern side of Greenland known as Ittoqqqortoormiit.  If interested, here are some other postings of our visit to Greenland: The icy side of Greenland Hiking and boating Greenland fjords Polar Bears near … Continue reading →

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The Icy Side of Greenland

Posted on August 13, 2016 by David Cross

The eastern side of Greenland is the icy side where it used to always be frozen and full of ice.  The Norse explorers and Vikings only settled on the Green side – the western side of Greenland in the past. … Continue reading →

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Hiking and Boating in Greenland

Posted on August 13, 2016 by David Cross

We took the ship deep in the famous Kjeser Franz-Jospeh fjord since all the ice is melting away and it can now be reached in the summer months.  It is famous for the German North Pole expedition in the late … Continue reading →

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Arctic Circle Birds and Islands

Posted on August 12, 2016 by David Cross

This afternoon we hopped in the zodiacs to go check out the borg of Guillemot birds that live and control Alkjefellet (Auk Mountain) island. The island is full of waterfalls and nests. There is apparently 60,000 of these buggers living … Continue reading →

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