Ultima Thule

Ultima Thule! Utmost Isle!

Here in thy harbors for a while

We lower our sails; a while we rest

From the unending, endless quest

Thursday, 20 October 2022

Under the stars with Matt Gaw in Arinagour, Island of Coll

I discovered the hebridean Island of Coll while reading Matt Gaw's Under the Stars. I´m giving here a small excerpt of his adventure...

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

World's largest waterfall : underwater wild Denmark Strait

At 67º 46' N , the 280 km wide strait between Iceland and Greenland is an infamous ocean stretch of revolted wild waters and thick bliz...

Tuesday, 28 December 2021

Point Nemo, the absolute nowhere land on Earth

There is abundant information on the web about Point Nemo . Still I found that publishing a short and nicely informative post might be of i...

Sunday, 25 October 2020

Symbister, Whalsay (Shetland), the northernmost hanseatic trading post

This is really an incredible place! Accessible only by ferry, Whalsay Island is one of the most isolated of the Shetlands, far into the No...

Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Qaqortoq, a lively little town in southern Greenland

Qaqortoq is a sub-arctic town in southern Greenland, at 60º N - about 670 km south of the Arctic Circle. Founded in 1775 as Julianeh...

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