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Tag Archives: Arctic
Wordless Wednesday – what are we doing to our planet? | Dec 11/19
Thanks to climate change the thinning Arctic sea ice is threatening the Inuit way of life, just as it is the existence of the polar bear. A new app is trying to help! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/08/app-sea-ice-inuit-hunters-canada-arctic
Posted in History and Politics, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Arctic, Arctic sea ice, Climate change, Inuit, Inuit hunters
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Our 15 favourite trips, time for an update
Four years ago I wrote a post that captured our 15 favourite trips of all times – at that time. It took us quite a while to come up with only 15, but we did it. As it turns out, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Argentina, best trips, Bhutan, Bolivia, botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canadian Arctic, Chile, China, Falkland Islands, galapagos, grand canyon, Greece, Greenland, India, Italy, Morocco, Peru, photogrpahy, rafting, Russia, South Africa, South America, Soviet Union, travel, Uruguay, Vietnam
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10 quick facts about Arctic ice and climate change
To most of us the Arctic is a remote environment up at the top of the world, covered in ice and snow most of the year, and populated by a few hardy people, mostly indigenous, along with a few very … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Travel
Tagged Arctic, Canada, Canadian Arctic, Climate change, glaciers, global warming, Greenland, ice, ice sheet, icebergs, inspiration, photography, sea ice, travel
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Have you heard of the Big 5? How about the Arctic Big 5?
For those of you who aren’t big game hunters or haven’t been on an African safari, the Big Five refers to the big African game animals that are considered the most dangerous to hunt (or with whom to have any … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged animals, Arctic, Arctic Big Five, Big Five, Canada, caribou, muskox, narwhal, photography, polar bear, travel, walrus
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Greenland – a gigantic ice sheet with a fringe of green
Our visit to Greenland was similar to Bolivia and the Falkland Islands in that it wasn’t our main reason for taking the trip (in this case to the Canadian High Arctic) and we had absolutely no expectations. And yet, as … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Erik the Red, fjords, Greenland, ice road, icefjord, Ilulissat, Inuit, Kangerlussuaq, Norse, photography, Sisimiut, Vikings
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Exploring the Canadian High Arctic – the lazy way
I just finished reading Paddlenorth, by Jennifer Kingsley, possibly the first book I’ve read from cover to cover since committing to coming out of retirement six months ago. The author takes the reader with her and her five adventurous companions … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Canadian Arctic, Greenland, history, inspiration, Inuit, Jennifer Kingsley, Nunavut, Paddlenorth, photography, polar bears, Pond Inlet, travel, walruses
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