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Gray whale numbers increase in Alaska’s waters

Gray whale numbers increase in Alaska’s waters

  Recent scientific reports show that more gray whales were spotted this summer off the coast of Alaska than in any other year. The previous record for a full season from July through October was 18 calves, but in July 2012 alone, researchers counted more than 50 calves, according to the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. […]

Gray whale numbers increase in Alaska’s waters

Gray whale numbers increase in Alaska’s waters

  Recent scientific reports show that more gray whales were spotted this summer off the coast of Alaska than in any other year. The previous record for a full season from July through October was 18 calves, but in July 2012 alone, researchers counted more than 50 calves, according to the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. […]

Introducing The Boat Company

Introducing The Boat Company

M/V Mist Cove in Alaska(c) Linda Garrison The 24-passenger Mist Cove is an intimate eco-cruise ship owned and operated by The Boat Company. For nature lovers and outdoorsmen, it is a perfect way to experience Southeast Alaska. During the Alaska cruise season, the Mist Cove sails the waterways of the Tongass National Forest on 7-day […]

Introducing The Boat Company

Introducing The Boat Company

M/V Mist Cove in Alaska(c) Linda Garrison The 24-passenger Mist Cove is an intimate eco-cruise ship owned and operated by The Boat Company. For nature lovers and outdoorsmen, it is a perfect way to experience Southeast Alaska. During the Alaska cruise season, the Mist Cove sails the waterways of the Tongass National Forest on 7-day […]

Cruise Weekly: Northwest Passage a Pushover?

Cruise Weekly: Northwest Passage a Pushover?

From Cruise Weekly 4 Sept 2012 One Ocean’s Akademik Ioffe By Roderick Eime For the last however-many hundred years, the Northwest Passage has been a largely theoretical shipping route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the top of Canada. For centuries, mariners, navigators and explorers have have busted their butts to make the journey […]

Cruise Weekly: Northwest Passage a Pushover?

Cruise Weekly: Northwest Passage a Pushover?

From Cruise Weekly 4 Sept 2012 One Ocean’s Akademik Ioffe By Roderick Eime For the last however-many hundred years, the Northwest Passage has been a largely theoretical shipping route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the top of Canada. For centuries, mariners, navigators and explorers have have busted their butts to make the journey […]

Spring into New Zealand with Emirates

-Trans-Tasman airfares from $217 one way and $385 return-Emirates has released special airfares to New Zealand for Australian travellers keen to experience the vibrancies of Auckland and Christchurch in Spring. One way Economy fares to Auckland are from $219, and return from $386. For Business Class travel, fares to Auckland are from $729 one way […]

Spring into New Zealand with Emirates

-Trans-Tasman airfares from $217 one way and $385 return-Emirates has released special airfares to New Zealand for Australian travellers keen to experience the vibrancies of Auckland and Christchurch in Spring. One way Economy fares to Auckland are from $219, and return from $386. For Business Class travel, fares to Auckland are from $729 one way […]

Best of Russia by luxury train, helicopter and river cruises

Best of Russia by luxury train, helicopter and river cruises

TWELVE nights covering 10,600km across Russia and into Mongolia in Gold Class berths aboard the luxury Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express is a highlight of an amazing 33-day escorted tour with Far Horizons from Vladivostok and Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, through Khabarovsk and the Siberian steppes to Moscow and St Petersburg departing 31st August 2013. […]

Best of Russia by luxury train, helicopter and river cruises

Best of Russia by luxury train, helicopter and river cruises

TWELVE nights covering 10,600km across Russia and into Mongolia in Gold Class berths aboard the luxury Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express is a highlight of an amazing 33-day escorted tour with Far Horizons from Vladivostok and Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, through Khabarovsk and the Siberian steppes to Moscow and St Petersburg departing 31st August 2013. […]