I've been very far and very away.
I've been in
Longyearbyen,Svalbard in Norway. It is a place where many people go twice at the same time; for the 1st and the last time both on the same visit. We obviously belong to the other group of visitors. We need to go back! It is a beautiful little village in the arms of deep arctic heart where you really can snuggle up or hike outside whenever you desire.
It all calls out for an adventure BUT it is a place were human is not the head of the food chain. Polar bears are a serious threat and they do can eat you just like in the books and movies.
The climate itself places another threat. Going alone out there is not smart because the weather can change in a minute and push you into the trouble where it is up to the life and death.
In a blink of an eye fog -or snow storm- can hide it all what you just saw. It really can happen in a minute.
The nature is so alive in there despite no tree grows this north.
The nature creates for you the best alive breathtaking scenes.
In Longyearbyen there is a harbor by the fjord.
It is deep enough also for big cruisers. But if you ever dream to go there I truly recommend you to take a plane and stay longer that just for 12 hours with the cruiser. Most of tourists spend just few days there. Our journey was longer and we are very satisfied because of that. Now we had a change to see it all without crowds of tourists.
