Journey to the Edge of the world: Svalbard
Some locales on Earth have a sense of belonging to another planet altogether, and Svalbard is one of them. Tucked way back in the Arctic Ocean, hundreds of miles from mainland Norway where more than 90% of Norwegians live. closer to the North Pole than most of human civilization in this remote archipelago. A land of extremes: 24 hours of sunlight in the summer, pitch blackness for most of the winter, howling winds and creaking ice interrupting a deep quiet. Going to Svalbard is more than a journey, it is an awakening of how you see nature, isolation and survival. For those who desire more than sun, sand and skylines; raw, rugged wilderness; something vast enough to dwarf us, humble us completely. Thus the journey: The Long Road North Getting to Svalbard is already an adventure. The majority of tourists fly into either Oslo or Tromsø first, then catch a plane to Longyearbyen , which is the archipelago's place of resident mind. The view change so much as the plane gets closer, no ...