by Annette Clavin | Mar 15, 2025 | All, Antarctica, Expeditions, Touristik Aktuell
Published in: Trade journal for tourism professionalsText & Photos In fact, the dreaded passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica shows its turbulent side. The approximately 800-kilometre crossing is the start of a nine-day expedition to Antarctica offered by Swan...
by Annette Clavin | Feb 28, 2025 | All, Countries, Ecuador, Expeditions, Photo galleries
An Ecuadorian squirrel monkey. I took this photo from the terrace of my little house at Sacha Lodge.A piranha specimen, fished directly from the lodge, marvelled at and released again.Night monkeys are the only nocturnal monkeys. Their weight varies between 0.7 and...
by Annette Clavin | Feb 3, 2025 | All, Antarctica, Challenges, Expeditions, Logbook
In Antarctica, the so-called Polar Plunge is part of every boat trip. You jump into the water on a lead – and after a few moments climb back onto the boat via a ladder. I was really surprised at how many guests on our boat, the SH Vega, dared to jump into the...
by Annette Clavin | Jan 31, 2025 | All, Panama, TERRA
Published in: Germany’s biggest nature travel magazine12 pages | text & photographs Download PDF (German only) It’s a miserable slog. And worth every moment! My thoughts oscillate between imprecation and ecstasy. For eight hours, my seven hiking companions...
by Annette Clavin | Jan 15, 2025 | All, Japan, TERRA
Published in: Germany’s biggest nature travel magazine12 pages | text & photographs Download PDF (German only) “Do you see the Komorebi?” asks Dameon Takada, our burly nature guide, just before we enter a restaurant where I’m about to be served...
