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Marco

Marco

The love for moving around the world is not a choice, but a necessity to satisfy one’s fate. The traveller just has to move, otherwise he’d feel exceedingly unhappy. Simple as that. To me life spent in the same place is worse than just a wasted chance, but a neglected duty that our own judgement, the earthly and practical version of the catholic one, will condemn severely. Because travelling means to learn and understand with one’s own eyes, without the foggy shades we borrow from sources that become everyday less reliable.

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This article is a first of a series of ‘Blues’, images and stories where we try to convey not only the colour of the sea but also the ‘mood’ of a place, in this case of the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway. The sea is like a white noise, the texture of a sheet of paper where nature draws its …

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Voyages Magazine number I will take you to the islands of Norway

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Nothing beats skialpinism and its fascinating mixture of Romanticism and adrenaline, the skialper says. And how right he is, the mountains and the world all to himself, for he can wander freely where mere mortals would not dare, condemned to squeeze in sad mountain resorts and overcrowded slopes. Yes, when summer arrives, one can charter a boat in Croatia, just …

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Our planet is warming up and the sea feels it. We should imagine ourselves in the same position of a crew crossing an ocean with limited resources. This is a humble article of advice for those who would consciously like to help, coming from the experience of months in the middle of the sea with nothing else to depend on …

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All you need to know about sailing expeditions in Norway, Alaska, Patagonia and Greenland, in one page. For detailed information and sailplans contact us at swan44cadeau@gmail.com, and follow us on Instagrag: voyages_mag   Quick reference We prepared a quick decalogue about what you need to know before boarding for an expedition in high latitudes: Sailing in high latitudes Publications and …

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This article is a very succint decalogue of what a sailor must expect from, and therefore prepare to, a cruise in high latituides, meaning roughly North – or South – of the 50th parallel. General meteorology. Besides being often extreme, the main characteristic of the weather in high latitudes is its extreme volubility. Conditions are governed by the passing of …

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Overview: the waters between Sardinia and Corsica are the most famous of the Med. Challenging winds, sheltered archipelagos, crystal waters and fashionable harbours. The top places to visit: Porto Cervo, La Maddalena archipelago, Budelli, Cavallo and Lavezzi, Bonifacio, Tavolara Island and Caprera Our rating: Wind and Sea: testing. Kids friendly: medium Lifestyle: super-fashionable Gourmet: medium Mileage (approx) :80-100 Cruise length: …

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Dear Readers,   here is volume II of Voyages, collecting a series of pictures and ideas about the Ocean Enjoy!  

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If I were Odin I would holiday in the Lofoten, but my own private Asgard would be in Senja. The beauty of the Lofoten islands and the excellent marketing work of its business-oriented inhabitants give most travelers the impression that Norway, for all practical purposes, ends there. Most boats which arrived here, admittedly a long way off everywhere else, just …