Arctic Communities

The People Behind the Experience The expedition team is the backbone of a Lindblad voyage. These are the people who help guests understand an environment they may never have encountered before. A naturalist can point out details in wildlife behaviour that most visitors would miss, while a scientist can explain what is happening in the landscape around them. We recently spoke with Cindy Miller Hopkins, who has travelled to the North Pole eleven times. Each visit was different.

Learning to See Before Taking the Picture Photography has always been an important part of National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions. During our training on the brand, the emphasis on photography came up repeatedly. The aim is not simply to help guests take better pictures, but to let them learn from people who have spent years observing the natural world. We have come to think of experienced photographers as observers first. They study the subject before taking the picture. T

Many visitors arrive in Greenland dreaming of icebergs, glaciers and remote Arctic landscapes. Kangerlussuaq offers something different: a vast inland world of open tundra, rolling hills and wildlife, where the Greenland Ice Sheet is within reach and the relationship between people and the land remains part of everyday life. At DeSalvio Travel and Sarasota Cruise Agency, we believe that understanding a destination means looking beyond its most famous sights. It means learning

The history of Arctic exploration is often told through the lives of the explorers who ventured into unfamiliar territory. But what happens when we look beyond their achievements and consider the people whose knowledge, hospitality and experience made those journeys possible? At DeSalvio Travel and Sarasota Cruise Agency, we believe that understanding a destination requires more than an appreciation of its landscapes. It also means engaging with its history, listening to loca

North Greenland is easy to associate with dramatic icebergs, vast wilderness and remote Arctic settlements. But to truly understand the region, the landscape is only part of the story. The people who live there, their traditions, knowledge and relationship with the environment are equally important. That is central to our Polar Knowledge project at DeSalvio Travel and Sarasota Cruise Agency. We believe meaningful travel goes beyond seeing a destination. It means slowing down,

an Interview with Eline Hystad Svalbard is often imagined through its spectacular landscapes, glaciers, polar bears and sense of remoteness. Yet understanding the archipelago requires looking beyond its wilderness. Its history, communities and relationship with the Arctic environment are equally important to understanding what makes Svalbard unique. Longyearbyen by night For this interview, we spoke with Eline Hystad of Svalbard Museum in Longyearbyen, who offers a perspectiv

Greenland Is Much More Than Ice Greenland is difficult to describe in one sentence. Around 80 percent of the country is covered by ice, with an ice sheet covering more than 1.7 million square kilometres. Yet most people live along the coast, where the landscape changes completely. This is one of the things that makes Greenland so interesting. You have an enormous ice-covered interior, but along the coast there are communities, history and contemporary Greenlandic life. The re