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Spitsbergen Spitsbergen. What, why, and how. Whole April 15 was spent in travel arrangements: finalizing the tent, last moment shopping, and packing. We were completely busy till 2 am of the next day, that was just 30 minutes before . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. Voyage. Longyear
For start a little introduction what is Spitsbergen and where to find it. Spitsbergen is a name of an archipelago, and also a biggest island of this archipelago, located in the Arctic Ocean at the half way from Norway to North Pole. Actually . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen. What, why, and how.
I am back from our ski trip on Spitsbergen. 25 days as a one very long day (because, if the Sun doesn’t set, the day doesn’t end). Polar region, 78 degree, Svalbard archipelago. Three weeks of skiing along endless glaciers. White, black and blue. Spitsbergen is beautiful, . . . → Continue reading Spitsbergen
Aconcagua. Start Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra Aconcagua. Base camp. Plaza Argentina December 23 It was below zero during the nights on Plaza Argentina. The frost covered the . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Camp One. Cargo drop
Recently I wrote about Bonsai collection in Federal Way. There is another unique garden side by side with Bonsai collection (they share the same parking). This is Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, the largest . . . → Continue reading Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Edgeworthia chrysantha ака Oriental paperbush From one of the Seattle’s garden.
Aconcagua. Start Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra December 21 It is the longest day of the year that means that I choose semisphere correctly. Time to move to base camp Plaza Argentina. . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Base camp. Plaza Argentina
Pacific Bonsai Museum locates in the Federal Way town that is about 30 minutes to the south from Seattle by Highway 5. If you love bonsai this place is for you. The collection has more than 100 plants from around the world and it is the . . . → Continue reading Well-trained trees
Many trails cross Santorini and lead to every part of the island. The island perimeter is only 70 kilometres and the whole island can be hiked in a realistic time. We didn’t have time for the whole island, so we decided to walk to the Oia on . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Trail to Oia
Aconcagua. Start Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas December 20 The second day of our hike along the Rio de las Vacas. Our next destination is Casa de Piedra. It is 17 kilometres hike with elevation gain 400 meters (from 2900 . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra |
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