I had my seat allocated and was asked not to change seats until we had reached cruising altitude. With only four of us in this entire section I was spoiled for choice not just on what side of the plane I’d admire the view from but then which row of seats to choose to sleep […]
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For seven days and seven nights you were our home, our comfort, our security. You brought us all together. You shared our conversations. You kept us protected from the cold. You gave us a place to sleep at night. You provided wholesome meals to help us recharge. We didn’t have to come ashore unless we […]
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It’s not everyday you see such a juxtaposition of ideas in the one moment. Here we are watching one of the oldest creatures on the planet being stalked by a new predator, the new tech on the block, the drone. Then there is the realisation you just might be looking at that killer National Geographic […]
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Eye of the Dragon Looking up into the that vast green aurora emblazoned across the Norwegian night sky and how it spread from horizon to horizon you simply cant take it all in in at once. Unless you have the eyes of a fish that is! Taken with a fish eye lens that has true […]
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Each day we went out we left the cosy comfort of our host vessel, the Ostee Star, donned several layers of thermal undergarments and enclosed our selves in dry-suits. Two layers of neoprene hoods and gloves later and we were ready. I added another twelve kilograms of lead on my weight belt just to male […]
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