Ship: M/V Akademik Ioffe Operator: One Ocean Expeditions www.OneOceanExpeditions.com Itinerary: Northwest Passage 12-26 August 2012 Date: Mon 20 August 2012. Temp: 3°C Location: Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada. 74deg 42.3’N, 091deg 45.8’W Distance travelled: 1475NM Ioffe landed here just after breakfast and we spent some time walking into a stiff and chilly breeze pondering the fate […]
PUT this $10.99 French red onthe table for that next barbecue. Wc20Aug12 David Ellis BOAST that you’ll be putting a French red on the table at that next barbecue, and when guests lap it up with the steaks, chops and sausages ‘fess-up that French as it is, it cost you just $10.99 a bottle. The […]
Ship: M/V Akademik Ioffe Operator: One Ocean Expeditions www.OneOceanExpeditions.com Itinerary: Northwest Passage 12-26 August 2012 Date: Sat 18 August 2012. Temp: 4°C Location: Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. 72deg 54.5’N, 075deg 57.6’W Distance travelled: 1008NM The last 24 hours NW across Baffin Strait signifies we are now into the Northwest Passage proper. Named after a 17th […]
Ship: M/V Akademik Ioffe Operator: One Ocean Expeditions www.OneOceanExpeditions.com Itinerary: Northwest Passage 12-26 August 2012 Date: Sat 18 August 2012. Temp: 4°C Location: Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. 72deg 54.5’N, 075deg 57.6’W Distance travelled: 1008NM The last 24 hours NW across Baffin Strait signifies we are now into the Northwest Passage proper. Named after a 17th […]
Only 80 mins direct flight away from one of Australia’s busiest cities (Brisbane) and 150 mins direct flight from Sydney, DescaradA 2’s new brochure has been released to attract the ‘bucket listers’ who have always dreamt of cruising around the Whitsundays on a luxury motor yacht, with a crew of four ready to meet and […]
Ship: M/V Akademik Ioffe Operator: One Ocean Expeditions www.OneOceanExpeditions.com Itinerary: Northwest Passage 12-26 August 2012 Date: Thu 16 August 2012 Location: Ilulissat, Greenland 66deg 27.5′ N, 053deg 57.8′ W Goodbye Greenland. A farewell to the world’s largest island wouldn’t be proper without acknowledging the hardy Inuit folk who have lived here on this mini-continent for some […]
Ship: M/V Akademik Ioffe Operator: One Ocean Expeditions www.OneOceanExpeditions.com Itinerary: Northwest Passage 12-26 August 2012 Date: Thu 16 August 2012 Location: Ilulissat, Greenland 66deg 27.5′ N, 053deg 57.8′ W Goodbye Greenland. A farewell to the world’s largest island wouldn’t be proper without acknowledging the hardy Inuit folk who have lived here on this mini-continent for some […]
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says a major bane of cruise-goers could soon be a thing of the past – on Carnival ships at least. Because they’re trialling a system to stop early-rising passengers “claiming” deck-chairs by putting towels, books, clothing and […]
Akademik Ioffe at anchor near Sisimiut, Greenland Ship: M/V Akademik Ioffe Operator: One Ocean Expeditions www.OneOceanExpeditions.com Itinerary: Northwest Passage 12-26 August Date: 14 August 2012 Location: Sisimiut, Greenland 66deg 27.5′ N, 053deg 57.8′ W If Ponant’s swank Le Boreal is an indicator of the future of adventure cruising, then One Ocean Expeditions'(OOE) Akademik […]
Akademik Ioffe at anchor near Sisimiut, Greenland Ship: M/V Akademik Ioffe Operator: One Ocean Expeditions www.OneOceanExpeditions.com Itinerary: Northwest Passage 12-26 August Date: 14 August 2012 Location: Sisimiut, Greenland 66deg 27.5′ N, 053deg 57.8′ W If Ponant’s swank Le Boreal is an indicator of the future of adventure cruising, then One Ocean Expeditions'(OOE) Akademik […]