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Articles for Mark Johanson

Antarctica cruise: The last frontier for a big at-last luxury adventure
2 years, 8 months ago

Antarctica cruise: The last frontier for a big at-last luxury adventure

CNN  

King George Island, Antarctica CNN — Travelers to Antarctica always remember the first place they planted their feet on the frozen continent. “This is one way to open that door, especially down here in Antarctica where the Antarctic Treaty preserved it as a place for peace and science 62 years ago.” We idled in the Zodiac near a colony with …

Zodiac Trip Island Sea Point Cruise Chile
Antarctica's volatile 'Deception Island'
2 years, 9 months ago

Antarctica's volatile 'Deception Island'

BBC  

Antarctica's volatile 'Deception Island' Antony Baxter/Alamy Not only is Deception Island littered with lore and history, it's also one of the only places on the planet where ships can sail directly into the centre of a submerged caldera. Mark Johanson Large digesters from the Norwegian Aktieselskabet Hektor whaling station still lie on the steaming beach at Whalers Bay Deception Island …

Beach Eruption Bay Island Chile Antarctic Deception
Inside one of the world’s newest (and wettest!) national parks
4 years, 11 months ago

Inside one of the world’s newest (and wettest!) national parks

CNN  

Corrientes, Argentina CNN — If the Everglades and the Serengeti had a child together, it might look a bit like the Iberá Wetlands of northeastern Argentina. Despite these superlatives, unsung Iberá lay in relative obscurity until December 2018, when it became not only one of the newest national parks in the Americas, but also the largest protected area in Argentina …

National Parks National Argentina Park Rewilding Lagoon Iberá
Gothenburg, Sweden: Things to do in the greenest city on Earth
5 years, 2 months ago

Gothenburg, Sweden: Things to do in the greenest city on Earth

CNN  

Gothenburg, Sweden CNN — Halfway between Copenhagen and Oslo, on a rocky Swedish coastline, lies the largest non-capital in the Nordics. Mark Johanson The Global Destination Sustainability Index has named Sweden’s second city the world’s most sustainable destination every year since 2016. “If the people of Gothenburg like living here, then other people will probably like to come here, too.” …

Food Sustainability Wind City Sweden Hotel Swedish