Greenland Day 1: The East Greenland Sea
After one night of sailing from Akureyri north for Greenland, by morning we crossed the Arctic Circle and spotted blue and fin whales swimming alongside us. Otherwise it was mostly a sea day where we stared endlessly into infinite waters. I handily...
I Have “Akureyri” For You: How Much Longer Until Greenland?!
What a beautiful lazy morning in Reykjavik: Today at 9am we departed via chartered bus from the city hall of Reykjavik on a 6 hour trip to Akureyri, in the north of the country. The views outside while driving up western Iceland: ...
Prelude To Greenland: The Return To Reykjavik
Nearly 6 years ago I made an impromptu decision to take 20 people to Antarctica with the help of Young Pioneer Tours and Oceanwide Expeditions. The result was legendary. Today I'm prepping for a return voyage with the very same companies for their northern...
The Longest Domestic Flight In The World, Biz Class // … & Forcing An Emergency Landing: Réunion -> Paris -> Nice -> Zurich -> Halifax -> NYC
Dearest readers, I'll begin by documenting the longest domestic flight in the world on business class from Réunion to Paris. And then I'll end with how I forced an emergency landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia for an in-flight medical emergency. Yeah, it...
In The End…We Gather Together For A Réunion Island
More paradise awaits us in the final stop of our trip. After 3 days in Mauritius, the 4 of us leftover boarded Air Mauritius flight MK 238 at 3:30pm, landing 45 minutes later at 4:15pm in Réunion Airport. I've been hitting it...
More Riches in Mauritius Delicious
After 2 days in the Seychelles and bidding a long, lingering farewell to Duaa, we headed onwards to more of island paradise in Mauritius. I first heard of Mauritius back in 2009 when a former girlfriend of mine idealized it as her top honeymoon destination. It...
Do You See Shells in Seychelles on the Sea Shore?
After a few days adventuring in Madagascar and picking up Duaa, an extra monsooner from Iraq we met at our hostel along the way, we flew out to the Seychelles (at Evan's insistence a few months ago) on a 2.5 hour 4pm flight from TNR to SEZ. We landed at 7:35pm...
Wanta F-Anta-nanarivo, Don’t You Wanta, Wanta Fanta?
Much like Dar es Salaam in Taznania, there's nothing much to see in the capital of Madagascar either in terms of tourist trappings, but that may be part of the allure of this place. Perhaps the most well known site would be the Queen's Palace aka...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
