Mondo, Artico, Antartico

As senior surgeon on board Discovery, Dr. Reginald Koettlitz played a vital role in the heroic period of polar exploration when Nansen, Amundsen, Shackleton and Scott dominated the headlines. He was …

From the fall of 1962 to the spring of 1963, my husband, Ed, our five children and myself lived in an Eskimo village on the vast tundra land of Alaska. We were thousands of miles from our suburban ho …

They say that tourist ships to Antarctica, even more than ordinary human conveyances, are loaded down with aching hearts. Deceived wives and widowers, men who’ve never been loved and don’t know why, …

One hundred years have passed since Robert Falcon Scott’s beleagured expeditionary team arrived at the South Pole, only to find that they had been beaten by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. The …

Being mugged at knife-point by a friendly taxi driver; suffering from frostbite on various appendages; being mauled by some of the many ravenous stray packs of dogs which roam the nation; attending w …

Moscow is an eternally compelling city, with a fascinating urban environment and historical backdrop. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Berlitz Pocket Guide Moscow, a concise, full-colour guide t …

Fodor’s correspondents highlight the best of Moscow and St. Petersburg, including Moscow’s modern opulence, St. Petersburg’s royal architecture, and top day trips. Our local experts vet every recomme …

Moscow is an eternally compelling city, with a fascinating urban environment and historical backdrop. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Moscow, a concise, full-colour guide t …

Captain Woodfield made 20 seasonal voyages to the Antarctic on three research ships between 1955 and 1974. Starting as a Junior Deck Officer he worked for The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey whi …

‘Journalist Orth delivers a jaunty description of his travels…[that] armchair travelers will enjoy.’ —Publishers Weekly “Funny, insightful, and mind-bendingly entertaining. Stephan Orth is a fearle …