Expeditions

We get it! Many solo travelers don’t want to share rooms with people they don’t know. However having a room/cabin for yourself usually comes with a hefty single supplement. [...]

A small archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic has been on our radar for a long time: Cabo Verde, 800 km off the coast of West Africa. Two of its islands are flat and arid and known to [...]

Season’s Greetings! This is a invitation to join us on two new adventures in 2025 that we will personally lead. Crete: Scouting the trip with our amazing local guides on Crete. We recently [...]

As further proof, here is a picture of the christening ceremony in Ushuaia, complete with tango dancers! (I agree it’s a bit odd but it’s in Argentina, remember?)I had very high [...]

We have carefully evaluated and chosen a group of three small ships for our guests going to Antarctica. All of them are state of the art vessels and purpose built for adventure voyages in polar [...]

Admittedly, it’s a bit confusing.  Blame it on the French colonists who stuck a silent ‘s’ on the end. So yes, it’s like ‘wow’, which actually sums up this astounding place! And here are a few of [...]

Heading towards Namibia’s Etosha National Park, we came across these amazing baobab trees. Their trunks looked like elephant skin. Speaking of elephants, when Dag spotted this pile of dung [...]

We were driving deeper into Damaraland, across ruggedly beautiful and remote areas. We were relieved to find this gas station in the middle of nowhere and filled up ‘The Beast,’ not knowing where [...]

Now I know what a ‘washboard road’ feels like! Driving towards the mountain range called Brandberg certainly shook us about, but the views and the sense of absolute isolation were worth it. [...]