The ‘Russia’ Category

Notes from a tour leader, part 2; Machu Picchu

Just came back from a tour to one of the seven modern wonders of the world – Machu Picchu. It is an [...]

Making your Expedition a success, it can be done!

“Mikael, I had to abandon my expedition! My idea was to cycle through Africa, but I had to give up after just [...]

Bone marrow and fried reindeer brain; A bit about me and my choice of life

The day I arrived to the small Siberian settlement of Kolymskaya was the happiest moment of my exploring life. It was the [...]

Interactive Google Maps of Historic Events

Maps. I think one issue which sets an explorer and traveler apart from the rest of the world, is his or hers [...]

Polar Bear Necessities by Jim McNeill

A tweet from BBC said: Polar Bear Kills British Tourist in Arctic! “How and where?” I thought and quickly read the article. [...]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Saamis and Coffee But Were Afraid to Ask

I have always been fascinated with the indigenous people of Scandinavia, the Samí. Today I have many Samí friends and recently I went to [...]

The art of living with gnats, mosquitoes and flies

Living in the great outdoor is never really easy. Yes, it is the most fulfilling and freest life possible, but living out [...]

My testament of life

This piece was first published on my friend Joseph Richter´s eminent Tycoons Venture! My Testament of Life, so far… by Mikael Strandberg I [...]

Universal Expedition Standards

How do you define what is an Expedition? Or an adventure? What is the ethics of today´s exploration? Well, there´s been many [...]

Sleeping in a tent in minus 50

My old Siberian pal Johan Ivarsson is slogging his way through the Skeleton Coast in Namibia with a group of people and [...]

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