It’s been on our bucket list for so long. But this is very short and very charming video about Union Glacier Camp which lies on the western flank of Antarctica has just upped it in a major way. Remote, seasonal, and, from the looks of this short video, it’s a …

If you’re part of the outdoor community that makes exploration possible it’s almost certainly a tough time right now. Luckily, the legends that are The North Face have created an Explore Fund in response to Covid-19 to support outdoors and exploration communities.  They say, “For more than 50 years, we …

What does the United Kingdom really look like? This brilliant short film #UKin100Seconds was made by Dan Raven-Ellison in collaboration with Friends of the Earth, Jack Smith and Benjamin Zephaniah. You’ll go on a walk with each second of the walk revealing one percent of our land taken from above. …

We love the news this weekend that a group of teenagers has reached land in the Netherlands after being forced to sail home across the Atlantic from a study semester on board one of our operators, Wylde Swan, in the Caribbean. Amongst all the doom and gloom of covid-19 there …

In celebration of World Poetry Day we’re reading Elizabeth Bishop – The Imaginary Iceberg – it’s got us all inspired to venture to Antarctica and join a sailing expedition on board a tall ship! We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship, although it meant the end of travel. Although …

If you have upcoming travel plans, or are planning to travel in the coming weeks, you’ll likely have some questions about the impact coronavirus (officially named COVID-19) may have. To help you understand more about how it may, or may not, affect your travels, we have compiled a useful list …

One of the things we most love about exploring a new place is the chance to tag a trip onto a fun event. It’s a great way to see another side of a place and its people and a perfect opportunity to make memories you’ll treasure forever! (cheesy but true). …

Greenland is the world’s largest island and it is an exciting destination in the Arctic for all adventure minded travellers in search of a major nature and culture fix. We had an amazing time exploring west Greenland’s Destination Arctic Circle during the summer … it’s an adventure seeker’s paradise this …

We’ve got a pair of tickets to a special London screening of Maiden to give away! Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. Tracy’s inspirational …

March 3rd 2020. It feels like there’s a lot of talk around ‘comfort zones’ at the moment, not least why we need to escape them once in a while.   Over the years in our world of adventure travel there was a lot of discussion around the idea of comfort zones …

We’re excited to announce an incredible new sailing schedule from one of our favourite tall ships.  Sailing from South America via Easter Island, French Polynesia, Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, New Caledonia to Australia (Hobart, Melbourne, Brisbane) in 2020 Then sailing from Australia to South America Around Cape Horn on an epic …