May 7th, 2013 at 4:30PM: The idea of "adventure travel" is hot and those who sell travel know it. Travelers who lead an active lifestyle as a big part of their everyday life want to continue that focus when traveling. Local adventurers who might camp, hike, hunt, ski or bike around where they live, want the thrill of doing that in an amazing place somewhere else on the planet. Even travelers once satisfied with a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Adventure Travel Meets Luxury, In The Arctic
May 7th, 2013 at 4:30PM: The idea of "adventure travel" is hot and those who sell travel know it. Travelers who lead an active lifestyle as a big part of their everyday life want to continue that focus when traveling. Local adventurers who might camp, hike, hunt, ski or bike around where they live, want the thrill of doing that in an amazing place somewhere else on the planet. Even travelers once satisfied with a ...Svalbard, Norway On A Budget
Jun 14th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
It's impossible to travel to Svalbard on a budget according to an orthodox definition of budget travel. The standard shoestring repertoire (student train passes, cheap fast food or street food, sleeping in train stations or parks) is next to impossible to carry out in this arctic Norwegian territory.
You could come to Svalbard with your own gear and attempt to camp in the wilderness, but ...Svalbard: The World's Northernmost Inhabited Place*
May 21st, 2012 at 9:00AM:
For bragging rights, few places can match the Norwegian Arctic territory of Svalbard. It's far north. Really, really far north. How far, you ask? The northernmost piece of Alaska is at a latitude of 71 degrees north; Longyearbyen, the capital of Svalbard, can be found at 78 degrees north.
After years, possibly decades of looking at Svalbard on maps, pricing flights, and perusing websites, I ...
