The charter Greenland Air jet touched down in Kangerlussuaq at approximately 08:15.  I could only imagine what an amazing flight it must...

The Ilulissat Icefjord is also known as Kangia and is certainly one of the most stunning sites that Fram visits. In 2004 it was declare...

Well, they are only human beings, after all… Who? Meteorologists, of course. No other species on the planet can be wrong so often...

The early bird gets the Whale. Just before 07:00 the navigation officers slowed the ship down to engage in a little whale watching. We ...

Well, wasn’t that a fine day yesterday?! And all was possible for the sole reason that we were able to sneak into Qaqortoq almost literal...

Ah the Q's.   So many Q's in Greenland. Qaqortoq. Qassiarsuk. Qooroq. Qeqertarsuaq. Illoqqortoormiut. Well, we don’t actually go ...

As the night approaches, more and more strange sounds are heard all throughout the vessel: like something is crunchi...

The crossing of Denmark Strait is not to be taken lightly.   It has the potential to be one of the stormiest seas in the world.   We wer...

I can not begin to describe you how lucky we are on this crossing of the Denmark Strait. This waterway is usually a nasty one, and can easi...

Photo © Martin Johansen It was a perfect start to the day. We awoke to a beautiful partially sunny morning.   The sea was calm. ...

Well now, wasn’t that a great adventure? The first circumnavigation of Iceland on FRAM - ever. We all are so happy that everything went s...

 Surtsey Island Photo © Steffen Biersack After several busy days of visiting two ports per day we had a slightly more re...