Airlines today make travel much more difficult and stressful. Our flight was cancelled last night, a mere 25 hours before scheduled departure, without any notification—lucky we checked online.

However, despite all the mess… we are setting off. Today we head east, to Denver, then London, then Oslo. After a night there we fly toward our ultimate destination: Svalbard.

We’re going to take an expedition around the archipelago, hoping to see Northern wildlife. Seals, walrus, various birds, even narwhals are possible to see. But the main attraction is the chance to see polar bears in the wild. Fingers crossed!

It will be my first time to the Arctic, one of the most remote regions on the planet. I don’t even know what I don’t know: it will all feel completely new and there will be lots to learn. To document my experiences there, I will be publishing a Polar Blog Series. Part I will feature the Antarctic, which we visited in March 2019. Part II will feature this upcoming adventure. Stay tuned for the series start on Friday, June 23rd. To the Arctic!