Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Travel Blog Photos from Svalbard and Jan Mayen (517)

Polygonal ground (permafrost), None (Seaside), Norway travel photo
None (Seaside), Norway
Bediere on a glacier, None (Seaside), Norway travel photo
None (Seaside), Norway
SPI13, Templefjord, Svalbard and Jan Mayen travel photo
Templefjord, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
08 Midnight sun, Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen travel photo
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Videos of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4)

Bea, feeding a seagull..., Longyearbyen, Norway travel video
Longyearbyen, Norway
Snffing Around, Longyearbyen, Norway travel video
Longyearbyen, Norway
Scratching an Itch, Longyearbyen, Norway travel video
Longyearbyen, Norway
Time to Nurse, Longyearbyen, Norway travel video
Longyearbyen, Norway

Travel Blogs from Svalbard and Jan Mayen (64)

Longyearbreen glacier walk..., Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway travel blog
Longyearbreen glacier walk...
Jun 30, 2006

... order to ensure that I got a window seat. The Lonely Planet describes the descent to Longyearbyen, the main settlement in Svalbard, as "otherworldly" provided the weather's clear. Unfortunately it was quite cloudy for me, but there were enough gaps to get ...

A travel blog entry from Svalbard and Jan Mayen by rich
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Accident in the Glaciology Course!!!, None (Countryside), Norway travel blog
Accident in the Glaciology Course!!!
Feb 26, 2004

This trip was one of the programmed excursions included into the Glaciology Course that we took in Svalbard.  What we did not know was that it was going to be such a cold day (only -27ºC, but with strong winds and the adition of the windchill due to ...

A travel blog entry from None (Countryside) by beagui
25 days of adventure in the true north!!!!, Longyearbyen, Norway travel blog
25 days of adventure in the true north!!!!
Sep 13, 2008

... brief details of our trip from 20.7-15.8.2008 to svalbard spitsbergen, 1. day plane: vienna - munich - oslo - longyearbyen 2. day resting and organizational matters 3. day boattravel to the ghosttown pyramiden 4.-8. day hikes around pyramiden 9. day ...

A travel blog entry from Longyearbyen by elaso
Nordenskjöld, Nordensköld, Norway travel blog
Nordenskjöld
Mar 21, 2004

... very nice view, except if the day is cloudy and windy...as of course was that day. However, the excursion was a lot of fun and kind of tricky, as Guillermo did not know the way to the top perfectly, so he had to orientate himself with the compass and the ...

A travel blog entry from Nordensköld by beagui

Forum Discussions on Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60)

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Posted on Jan 29, 2007, 12:34:29
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Svalbard
Posted on Nov 8, 2009, 08:56:46
... may.....the wife has been dying to see the rest of Scandanavia, and Norway was been the main blip on our radar. SHE actually found Svalbard and showed it to me.....I'm trying to suprise her with an out of this world trip in March, so we'll see.
Svalbard
Posted on Nov 8, 2009, 07:27:07
... to be expensive once there....as you're kinda stuck there until your return flight! Norway is expensive as it is, so Svalbard even more so, just for basics like food & accommodation. They also say that you have to do tours as well as it' ...
Svalbard
Posted on Nov 7, 2009, 18:05:28
I recieved a travel guide the other day in the mail for Norway, and noticed a region my wife had told me about a while ago: Svalbard. How do you get there from the mainland, and is this a good area for whale watching and polar bear expeditions?