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| Page Views: 1,677 Last Visit to Svalbard: August, 1980 | Svalbard Expedition by loisl - last update: Jan 7, 2005 |
We spent 5 weeks on Svalbard, mainly hiking the remote and lonesome places around the Isfjord, north of Longyearbyen.
Back then the local government did not promote tourism; therefore they had no Hotels in 1980 (But I have to say in any other way the local governor (syssalmannen) was very supportive, Thanks)
The only possibility to stay there was camping, what we did.
Today it's different.
Several Hotels in different price ranges are available.
The official website is very informative, and kept actual, check it:
http://www.svalbard.net/
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|  | Svalbard / Spitsbergen Halfway from the north of Norway to the Northpole... |
| | Campsite Ymerbukta A fisherman brought us over from Longyearbyen to this remote and lonesome place |
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| Pros: | "Lonesome" | | Cons: | "Lonesome" | | In A Nutshell: | "It's great to live like Robinson" |
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starship Tue Jan 22, 2008 13:44 UTC
I've seen Svalbard on the map but didn't know anything about it. You must be the original "Extreme Traveler!!" Very interesting adventure! | ChristinaNest Wed May 30, 2007 18:02 UTC
Sounds dangerous, but a great adventure! That must be an experience you will remember forever. | victorwkf Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:13 UTC
Hi peter, this is really an interesting place! Very isolated but beautiful :) | easyoar Mon May 1, 2006 21:24 UTC
How about a things to see of Ice, Ice and more Ice??? Nice page, I've always fancied a trip to the arctic! Nice Polar Bear pic - you seem to like your inhospitable terrain! |
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