If All the Ice Melted…What the World Would Look Like I came across this Bill Nye video on youtube. Give it a watch. I also saw this “End of the Arctic” video and wanted to learn more. (You can too. SIGN THE PETITION: http://bit.ly/arcticasap ) I went from there to browsing the National Geographic website. (One of my […]
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Quark Expeditions Breathtaking Vistas – and – 2-for-1 offer If you’ve ever wanted to visit the Arctic, I have some amazing offers with my Virtuoso partners at Quark Expeditions. On May 31st, there is a 2-for-1 offer to visit Tromso, Bear Island, and Longyearbyen. Other offers – which I’ve been given until this coming Friday,
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Would you like to visit the floe edge? My partners, Arctic Kingdom, have terrific trips to the floe edge this season. As my partner Natasha at Arctic Kingdom says, “the floe edge is where the land-fast ice actually reaches the open water in the Arctic ocean in the spring time (when it’s starting to melt
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On a recent webinar with my Virtuoso partners, Arctic Kingdom, they gave a terrific little overview of the major differences between the Arctic and Antarctica (other than being at opposite poles, of course.) This is kinda a nifty chart to give a quick snapshot. Arctic Antarctica Indigenous people and culture Virtually uninhabited Large land mammals
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I had a fantastic presentation with Quark Expeditions yesterday in Ottawa. We had a great group of engaged folks show up to learn about the Arctic and Antarctica. My partner from Quark Expeditions drove to Ottawa from Toronto yesterday just to share his passion about all things polar. It was a great afternoon! Here are
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Arctic Weekend Getaway 3 days/2 nights -Every Friday to Sunday – Feb to end of October 2016 If you’re short on time or simply want to get a taste for the Arctic, our Arctic weekend getaways deliver days full of fun and excitement. Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut and “Canada’s Coolest City”, is the perfect
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I hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas. We had a fantastic time with family. It sure was odd without any snow here in Ottawa. It was 17 Celsius on Christmas Eve. Certainly not a White Christmas this year! But, that didn’t mean we didn’t follow our traditions. We certainly watched the movie
Long Weekend Getaways to Longer Arctic Safaris If you’re short on time, or simply want to get a taste for the Arctic, Arctic Kingdom’s Arctic weekend getaways deliver days full of fun and excitement. And – they have departures every Friday from February to October to Iqaluit for 3 or 4 days. See more
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My partners at Arctic Kingdom feature what they call Arctic safaris. They’ve let me know about some freed up space on one of their trips to see polar bears and glaciers to Baffin Island on August.19th. Click here for details. Or contact me. Sheila Gallant-Halloran [email protected] 613-837-0699
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I just received my AKCPA certification! That means I am now an Arctic Kingdom Certified Polar Advisor. Arctic Kingdom is a terrific Virtuoso Active & Speciality Travel (VAST) partner of mine. And, they run some terrific Arctic and Antarctica trips. They specialize in Arctic Safaris. What’s really terrific about them too is that they run
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