Our first landing in Svalbard is very different from every other site that we visit.  Barentsburg is an active coal mining community with ab...

As we entered Tryghamna harbour the sun was shining through a high layer of scattered clouds. A mild breeze of ten knots imbued a slight cho...

This morning at Virgohamna we had the option of going on a long hike or a shorter walk.   Both options were really great. The shorter walk ...

Just before we landed at Texas Bar at 08:30, a  Polar Bear was spotted from the by the officers on the bridge.   It was at l...

We have now been to Ny-Ålesund five times this summer.  Each time we come there are one or two Ivory Gulls on the beach close to the ship. I...

The bones from an estimated 550 Beluga Whales slaughtered in the 1930s at Bamsebu in Bellsund The landscape in Bellsund is dramatic ...

Artifacts and ruins of buildings left by whalers and Scientists at Gåshamna We had a busy morning. This morning we ha...

The first day of a sea voyage can be a bit hectic.  Most passengers arrive in Spitsbergen after a very long journey the night before Fram d...

View on the hike in Gravneset This morning at 08:00 we landed at Gravneset in Trinity Bay at the head of ...

Iceberg at Monaco Glacier We had a quiet, lazy morning cruising towards Monaco Glacier.   On Fram there are many places with large w...

Abandoned buildings in Barentsburg Our morning started with an important information session in the hotel. We met a me...

At the pier in Ny-Ålesund In Ny-Ålesund we have the luxury of being at the pier.   You can just walk on or off the ship as you wish. ...

Blue iceberg at Monacobreen Trapper's cabin at Mushamna (photo ©Karsten Bidstrup) Our stop at Monaco Glacier means cruising with ...

Terrain near Gravneset Blue skies once again!  Yeehaw. When we landed at the old whaling station of Gravneset this morning the cloudy sk...