Author Archives: Alive and Trekking

Which Way photo challenge – March 20 2020

Another week, another Which Way photo challenge! All are welcome and if you want to join in, here’s the badge. The Which Way photo challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on.  You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, rideContinueContinue reading “Which Way photo challenge – March 20 2020”

Camp Barentz

After returning from our husky tour, we had some free time. A bunch of us went out for lunch. We ended up at a place called Kroa, where I enjoyed a very yummy burger. After lunch, I went back to the hotel and managed to have a quick rest before our lecture started. A localContinueContinue reading “Camp Barentz”

Which Way photo challenge – March 13 2020

Another week, another Which Way photo challenge! All are welcome and if you want to join in, here’s the badge. The Which Way photo challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on.  You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, rideContinueContinue reading “Which Way photo challenge – March 13 2020”

Husky tour

We learned on the bus tour after we first arrived on Spitsbergen, that you can’t keep your huskies in your home. They make too much noise for residential areas, especially if you have a bunch of them. So there are these places out of town where dog owners can house their huskies. If you wantContinueContinue reading “Husky tour”

Which Way photo challenge – March 6 2020

Another week, another Which Way photo challenge! All are welcome and if you want to join in, here’s the badge. The Which Way photo challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on.  You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, rideContinueContinue reading “Which Way photo challenge – March 6 2020”

Arctic adventures commence!

One month ago, I went on an amazing holiday! I travelled north, farther north than I’d ever been before. Early last summer, I had booked a Northern Lights tour to Sommarøy -near Tromsø, Norway- and Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen (or: Svalbard). I had booked this trip even before I went to Iceland at the end of lastContinueContinue reading “Arctic adventures commence!”