Friday, November 14, 2025

Europe

Exploring the Palace of Justice: Revisiting the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg, Germany

On our latest trip to Germany, we visited the courthouse where the infamous Nuremberg Trials were held where leaders of the Nazi regime had...

Exploring Göttweig Abbey: Austria’s Majestic Monastery in the Heart of the Wachau Valley

The beautiful Wachau Valley is a region in Lower Austria, located along the Danube River between the towns of Melk and Krems. Tucked into...

History, Gardens, and Gold: Why Schönbrunn Palace Is Austria’s Most Visited Landmark

The Schönbrunn Palace is one of the most important cultural, historic, and architectural places in all of Austria. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage...

Walrus Beach

Our last morning of arctic excursions started with the anticipated welcoming 7:30 am a wakeup call from Expedition leader Ali. We had now fully...

Goose Bay

Back onboard after our morning trip to Paierlbreen glacier, Captain Mikka set a new course to Gåshamna (Goose Bay), a scenic bay surrounded by...

Paierlbreen Glacier

Overnight on the Ortelius, as we headed into Day 8, we sailed around the southern tip of the archipelago and up to Hornsund, one...

Austfonna

After our exciting time with the guillemots, we headed to see the expansive ice wall called Austfonna. Austfonna is an ice cap located on...

Alkefjellet – Mount Guillemot

Day 6 of our Arctic journey sent us to Akerfjellet, which is known for the guillemot birds covering the cliff side all summer before...

Arctic Ice

Late on Saturday evening, Ortelius had entered the fringes of the pack ice; I stayed up in anticipation of this moment. Around 1 am,...

Karl XI Part 2

The visit to Karl XI was a little heart-wrenching. The bears on the island had clearly missed their ride on the Arctic ice and...

Karl XI Part 1

On Day 4 of our Arctic adventure, we headed straight into the clear skies towards the green mystical mountain kingdom of Polar bears and...

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