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Local people, Views, Fishing and Hunting
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Quite isolated from the rest of the world, bad communications
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cold and far away
ALWAYS HAVE A STRONG MOSQUITO REPELLANT
DennyP Says: ARCTIC CIRCLE Whenever travelling within the Arctic Circle in Norway, Sweden and Finland ...Always carry a strong Mosquito Repellant Always..I couldn't...
Manara Says: I have created separate pages for the towns I have visited in the arctic region: Kiruna (Sweden) and Narvik (Norway), the respective latitudes are 67° 51’ N...
Durfun Says: Hi, Please ensure you pick a time when it's a moonless sky. Check the moon (lunar) calendar for help.Rather than the heart of winter, do consider the shoulder...
tini58de Says: From Tromso we took the bus south to Fauske via Narvik. Boy, what a beautiful landscape it was - I enjoyed every minute of this ride!There is a seat guarantee,...
tini58de Says: Thanks to VT member knerten we found out about this fabulous offer: just 199 NOKs for a ticket one way from destination A to destination B. Just a little bit...
tini58de Says: From Trondheim to Oslo we had a 199 NOK special fare ticket as well and that included a reservation. Well, unfortunately those seats were not nice - no...
tuktoyaktuk: northwest territories, around
call_me_rhia Says: If getting to Tuktoyaktuk is relatively easy, getting around isn't very much so. First of all, except for the village area, there's not many placews to go: you...
tuktoyaktuk: northwest territories, to
call_me_rhia Says: Flying Aklak Air is the only way to get from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, at least in summer. The flight, in a small plane (8-12 seats) lasts about 30-40 shacking...
M/S Nordstjernen - cruising from Longyearbyen
globetrott Says: M/S Nordstjernen is a small coastal-ship offering cruises of 4 or 5 days, starting in Longyearbyen, the capital of Svalbard.The greatest advantage against...
Gammelbua Restaurant: Reine, Lofoten Isl., Norway: Gammelbua Restaurant
call_me_rhia Says: Gammelbua is THE restaurant in the Lofoten islands - the only place where one can find "fine" local specialities, which means that there's great food to be...
VertsHuset Skarven: Tromso, Norway: excellent seafood
call_me_rhia Says: It's a very popular restaurant among local people, youth especially. it's has a nice terrace on the Brygge promenade, in the oldest area of town, and it's...
Arctic Nature watching --Great Crested Grebe
Ekahau Says: The Delta of the Lena happens to be by far the largest delta in the Artic Ocean and it entirely tundra covered. The Lena delta is also the riches wildlife are...
Plan a Arctic vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Arctic locals
Here is yet another piece of advice for you: if you are going to go to Tiksi, make sure you have the necessary permit to enter the border zone, for Tiksi is not...
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Q: I suddenly mused that it might/should be more interesting to check out the Canadian North, the Inuits etc instead of checking out...
A: Sheherezad, I think “Into the Northwest Passage” tour is definitely unique and is the kind of tour that you’d remember for the rest of your life. I’d say, go for...
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Arctic.. such a vague definition... itr's not a country, not a continent... and as a region it's not really well defined either. Just for my own convenience I'll class Arctic as any place above the...
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Arctic! A trip evolving on its own. A journey preordained. I didn't plan on it b4 leaving home. It materialised within 5 hours just b4 I boarded the cruise ship M/S Explorer II to...
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In June 2005 I went on a fantastic trip to the Arctic: we went on a cruise that took us from Aberdeen/Scotland to Fair Isle/Shetlands, Faroe Islands, Jan Mayen all the way to Spitsbergen/Svalbard.......
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Cruising in Spitsbergen & northern Norway
When I was working onboard of the Luxury Cruise Ship M/S VISTAFORD we have been several times in Spitsbergen and went up to the Ice Barrier. The Picture above shows me in 1979 when I had my first job...
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Tiksi Russia The very North of know where
Tiksi In Yakut means a moorage place it is at 71.6° N well above the Arctic circle and the coldest town on the face of the earth (the coldest city is a long ways to the south but in the same part of...
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