Norway's proximity to the USSR in the Cold War led to it building many military bunkers – some of them vast secret bases.

Finding creature comforts in Africa, exploring the Galapagos and travelling to the ends of the earth, Simon Calder shares his ...

The midnight sun "colours the sky in reddish-yellow hues," making the landscape look like a long sunset and sunrise rolled ...

It's late morning on board the MS Trollfjord when the announcement comes through: "Land in sight!" Welcome news after sailing ...

Our planet hosts some of the isolated islands that remain largely untouched, hidden from the world due to their vast distance ...

NATO members and other allies would do well to start thinking about how they’d respond if Russia took action against one of ...

A must-visit for Viking Age enthusiasts, the Stavanger region's Norse legacy is celebrated in monuments, museums, and a modern VR experience.

With over 1.3 million seed samples from 6,200 plant species, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault stands as the last line of ...

The world's northernmost settlement with a permanent population of more than 1,000 is a fascinating town on the island of ...

New additional dates for 2026 have also been added to Riviera Travel’s popular existing ocean and yacht cruises ...

The proposal to rename Svalbard as the "Pomor Islands" by Sergey Mironov reflects Russia's focus on asserting its historic ...