Getting out there. It’s by talking to people outside of my usual community that I begin to change my ideas about what other people are like into a lived experience of spending time with them. Listening brings us closer together. Here, Karla Nayokpuk shows me photographs of her father’s dog team while her mum, Elizabeth,…
A little midday reading: “Every twenty-four-hour day is a tremendous gift to us. So we all should learn to live in a way that makes joy and happiness possible. We can do this. . . I think to myself that this day is a day to live fully, and I make a vow to live…
Take a walk to clear your head. Ilulissat. #prettyinpink #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions#arctic #arcticlife #ilulissat #greenlandpioneer #greenland #tranquility #iceberg #icefjord #icebergs #solostroll #endlessbeauty #hiking #hikingtrails
Oh Alaska, show me your endless beauty. Photo by Eric Guth #meetthenorth #arctic #alaska #beringlandbridge #serpentine #serpentinehotsprings #north #arctic #lindbladexpeditions #calm #sunrise #endlessbeauty #showme #peace #tranquility #peaceonearth
When you tell a story, especially through social media, there’s an expectation that you put yourself in the frame too. That often means sharing photos of your best days and learning to skip from highlight to highlight – like jumping across elevated points of land on a rainy day, trying to keep your shoes dry….
Today’s theme: once a year. We were in Unalakleet, Alaska this spring as the cottonwood buds were coming alive and filling the air with the heavy perfume of spring. Where I come from we call it the Balm of Gilead, and it only happens once a year. I loved that I could go up the…
Number ONE reason I love the Arctic nations: they are full of surprises. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #accordion #iceland #northerniceland #museum #surprise #musiclover #accordions #gramophone
Springtime looks different around the Arctic Circle, but don’t let the snow fool you. Renewal is in the air, no matter the temperature. It’s early morning here, and I’m snowshoeing deeper into this valley . . . for no particular reason. We wanted to get some early morning photos on the theme of human migration,…
Starting this week with a dose of truth. Thank you to artist Alex Janvier for these words. #alexjanvier #nationalgallery #ottawa #yow #lindbladexpeditions #meetthenorth #truth #reconciliation #mondaymorning #courage #lovetheland #instagramcomeback
Flipping it around to the other pole for a sec here – bear with me – it’s World Penguin Day! And everything looks better with a penguin, no? Even this gorgeous ship, the penguin really sets it off. Don’t you think? Happy World Penguin Day! (This day marks the beginning of the penguins’ northward migration….