Published: 2.10.2008

Svalbard (Spitzbergen), goup of islands, placed on half-way between North Pole Circle and North Pole, rough Arctic wilderness, is a country passing through big changes. Through fjords, where the vessels of hunters and whalers, or coal-steamers flew in past, now, there appeared excursion vessels.

Published: 9.7.2008

Swalbard - or Spitzbergen - is a group of islands on half-way distant of North Polar Circle to North Pole. You find it directly between 74th and 81st parallel. It is an area of Arctic wildernesses, vast yellowbrown tundras, stony hills and glaciers. A strong wind is reigning here, there is no resistance against in such plain valleys.

Published: 26.3.2008

When I was a young boy, I always introduced myself that an expedition is a group of many persons, consisting of main team which has a challenge to effect a target, and the second group – i.e. porters, doctors and technical service. Later I understood that the expedition is not a project for overcome of difficult and inaccessible river sections or biggest peaks of worlds´mountains only.

Published: 14.11.2007

After a descent of Blue Nile we heal our eszemas and weak dehydratation.The capital of Ethiopia is situated nearly 2500 of the sea level, so we are not disturbed by mosquitos finally. We order substantial portions of meals in local restaurants, in order to add the lost power and kilos.

Published: 11.11.2007

Meanwhile our paddlers conquer the Blue Nile, we decide to make an excursion – we walk through the mountains in order to see the Nile River from a short distance at least. Local people draw our attention to the fact that it could be dangerous , the way is distant and in bad condition. Never mind, our experience could not be nice, it is important that it is hard.

Published: 31.10.2007

We left the equatorial Uganda and travelled by airplane of Ethiopian Airlines to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, where we have to met the agent of foundation „Člověk v tísni“ (Man in Crisis) to hand over the gifts for children at schools in the town of Awasa. However, the plane is in delay, therefore we reach the runway late in the night. Nobody is waiting for us.

Published: 21.10.2007

We are tired with paddling, so we are forwarding our journey for at least two days to visit the reservation where live the original African animals. Local people discharged them not to threaten their villages.

Published: 8.10.2007

We are meeting in our office in Dobronická Street and are doing our best to roll up all. Although the closing time is stipulated at 8 a.m. we meet all finally towards 10 a.m. At the same time it begins a total chaos while packing all belongings. We have found that the programme for films-cutting is missing , so we are looking for it franticly.