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June 14-July 2, July 2-19, July 19-31, July 31-August 14, August 14-September 1, September 1-16, 2014 Silversea’s third expedition ship, the Silver Discover, is expertly engineered to explore the most isolated archipelagos of the Pacific. Her...

Lewis Pugh is an extraordinary man. Bestowed with natural advantages of adventurous genes, a strong body and an active mind, he has applied them to service. Last week Pugh celebrated five years of struggle to get 25 signatories onto a global agreement...

Have you ever been to Bristol – Let’s eat & drink ’till the cows come home! My second glorious press trip to England. Yes, I’m going to Bristol & Bath. Yippee! But first, did you know that: Bristol is located just 120 miles west of London...

by McKenzie Funk, The New York Times, December 30, 2014 The Kulluk, Shell’s Arctic drill rig, being towed to its moorage in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in July 2012. Credit James Mason Despite their unreality, proved reserves define the total worldview of...

With steam billowing from my mouth and snow up to my knees, I summit the small hill on the largest of the Aitcho Islands to a round of gurgling applause from the local gentoo penguin colony. But approval from the residents on this desolately beautiful...