Tag Archives: International

Trapped by Arctic Ice!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by David Cross

This evening, we headed around Nordaustland island to explore the twin ice caps Austfonna Vegafonna.  We tried to go through the passage to the west of the island which is normally ice locked. It was a bright and sunny morning…at … Continue reading →

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Even in the Arctic Circle – You are Followed

Posted on August 10, 2016 by David Cross

We went back south to check out the (small) Stor0ya island. We wanted to explore for some more local wildlife that may be hanging out around the research points.  I think this is one of the cell phone signal capture … Continue reading →

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Late Night Polar Bear Attacks in Arctic Circle!

Posted on August 10, 2016 by David Cross

The ship headed up to the ice barrier today…we wanted to explore the where the northern ice line exists.  And supposedly, this is where the polar bear mafia resides. We got up to approximately 81 degrees 55 minutes north and … Continue reading →

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Walruses or Zombies in Arctic Circle?

Posted on August 9, 2016 by David Cross

The Seven Islands Archipelago We traveled much further north to 80 degrees 45 minutes north.  Much colder and windy for sure.  No satellite or Internet up here!  These islands are famous for the British North Pole expeditions by John Phipps … Continue reading →

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Flying to the Arctic Circle

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Cross

The best way to explore the Arctic is to fly up to Longyearbyen Norway. It is definitely starting to get interesting…  when you approach the Svalbard islands from the south and see all the snow you wonder if anyone can … Continue reading →

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Going to Norway!

Posted on August 1, 2016 by David Cross

Since it was so hot in Seattle, we decided we should go somewhere cooler in the Northern hemisphere… Any ideas where we landed?  You can  see we are just about to land where it is very green… OK – you … Continue reading →

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The Secrets of Prague

Posted on May 19, 2016 by David Cross

Here is the favorite of a few posts of our visit to the Czech Republic and the few days we spent in Prague.  Here are a few of the other detailed blog posts if interested in exploring further: The Prague … Continue reading →

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Vienna – Departing Thoughts

Posted on May 17, 2016 by David Cross

Last night, we had dinner at the Imperial Hotel since John Kerry and company had a dinner event in our hotel taking all the tables.  Learn more about the peace conference in this posting.  So we needed an alternate choice … Continue reading →

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Syria Peace Conference in Vienna Austria

Posted on May 16, 2016 by David Cross

After exploring Vienna the day before in this blog posting, this day took a different twist! There are so many great places to eat in Vienna, the choices are hard. We were lucky and Platinum AMEX concierge got us into … Continue reading →

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Exploring Vienna (Wien)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by David Cross

OK – time to walk around an explore Vienna.  We are at a great historic hotel Bristol in the old city center. People love to walk around and in the city center, to promote LGBT+ awareness and acceptance, the street … Continue reading →

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