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Mind, Body, Heart, and Soul: Adventure Travel as Lifelong Learning
By Ellie Clin
Want to learn more about the places you’re travelling to? Whether you love history, science, or the arts—or a little bit of everything!—you’ll feel engaged, entertained, and well-educated on board. Find out more about the learning experiences you can look forward to with Adventure Canada.
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Adventure Canada Recommends: “The Ancestors Are Happy: True Tales of the Arctic” by David F. Pelly
Adventure Canada congratulates David Pelly on the release of his new book, The Ancestors Are Happy: True Tales from the Arctic. David is a long-time member of the Adventure Canada expedition team and, along with his wife Laurie, is the co-founder of the Ayalik Fund.
The Ancestors Are Happy draws on David’s expertise collecting oral histories and traditional knowledge with Inuit elders. Paul Okalik, the first Premier of the territory of Nunavut, shares that, "David Pelly writes with respect and clarity, which allows the reader to learn in a truly honest and insightful way." Well done, David!
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Take the Polar Plunge
By Adventure Canada
There are few exploits as memorable and invigorating on an Arctic or Antarctic expedition as the legendary polar plunge. Not for the faint of heart, leaping into these frigid waters is a thrilling, rejuvenating, and envy-inducing bucket list experience that you’ll not soon forget.
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Photo Story | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
Six Arctic Foods & Beverages You Don't Want to Miss
By Ellie Clin
The North is a culinary wonderland for adventurous eaters. Find out more about six of the must-try favourites—meats, fish, fruit, and beans(!)—from this tasty region of the world. Be sure to take the opportunity to try both new and traditional Inuit foods on your Arctic expedition.
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Article | Antarctica
South Georgia: Holy Grail en Route to Antarctica
By Dennis Minty
Lonesome South Georgia is a Marine Protected Area and home to scores of penguins, seals, and albatrosses. Rich in rousing history and beautiful scenery, the mountains, fjords, and glaciers will leave you lost for words. Learn more about this fascinating stop on our Antarctic expeditions.
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Where Do You Belong?
By Dennis Minty
In Newfoundland, instead of asking where you’re from, people will often say, “Where do you belong?” Explore this rich question with one photographer’s personal anecdotes about his own sense of place and how his travels have deepened his connection to home.
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Article | Canadian High Arctic and Greenland
Quest for the Top of the World
By Aaron Spitzer
For eons, humans have sought the North Pole. These exceptional polar expeditions by the likes of Buchan, Kane, and Peary have been bold, cold, and often enthrallingly bad. Read the history of just a few of these harrowing tales, sure to send vicarious shivers down your spine.