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  You Can Travel to Antarctica—and Here’s How DAVEN HAFEY Antarctica.  The 7 th  Continent.  The land mass at the bottom of the globe, completely encased in ice.  Its remote wilderness featured on nature documentaries and in our science and history books.  And for those reasons, it might seem somewhat abstract and hard to reach.  Perhaps even impossible.  But it’s not. When I tell people what I do for a living—working on an expedition ship that takes passengers from all over the world to Antarctica—I often hear a similar response, “I had no idea people can actually  go  to Antarctica!”  And I always reply with: “Yes, people go.  And so can you!” Passengers on a hike, during a landing on the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo: David Merron Despite its seemingly impossible remoteness, Antarctica has never been so accessible to adventurous travelers. In fact, more than 45,000 people traveled to Antarctica in the 2016-2017 season from all ...

  5 things to do in Greenland during Winter By Lasse Kyed Verified Expert Greenland is well known for being this rough remote place with long and harsh winters, so is it even worth traveling to here in the winter? Well here are a few things you could do if you choose to come in the midst of winter. 1. Dogsledding Dogsledding has been an essential part for surviving the winters here in Greenland, and it is still one of the best ways to move around in the high north. It is still a means of transport almost exclusively used by hunters, but they’ve started to get interested in taking tourists, which in turn means you’ll get the most authentic experience by dogsledding with a hunter/fisherman. It is also a unique experience as they do it differently here compared to most other places in the world. The dogs are running in a wave instead of a 2×2 formation and the sleds are built almost entirely the same way they were when inuits first invented them. There are only sleddogs above the...

Christmas hotels in North Pole and Rovaniemi 1.Apukka Aurora Cabins                        Located just 16 km north from Rovaniemi City Centre and 9 km north from Rovaniemi Airport, Apukka Resort provides accommodation on the edge of the wilderness. Far from the city lights in the embrace of remote lakes and forests beyond the eye can see, our aurora cabins are great for maximizing your possibilities of spotting the magical Northern Lights. Watching the dance of the mythical Auroras from the comfort of your warm bed – can you think of anything better? Aurora Cabins – gaze at the arctic sky from the comfort of your bed Imagine spending the whole night under the open sky, but in a warm bed. In our Aurora Cabins you are always in position to see the sky, so you have a great chance to witness the auroras shimmering and dancing above. Just relax and admire the view with your loved one – in complete comfort and privacy. People descri...