Author Archive for Matt Schwachofer
Matt Schwachofer is Online Marketing Manager for Oceanwide Expeditions. Oceanwide Expeditions organizes Polar expedition cruise programs to the Arctic and Antarctica for guests who want to actively enjoy the spectacular scenery, explore nature and wildlife of some of the worlds most stunning and pristine shorelines, above and below the oceans, at sea and on land.
9 secrets of Spitsbergen
By Matt Schwachofer on Jul 11, 2017 in Adventure Travel, Arctic, Attractions, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Norway, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe
What a difference a century makes. In the early 1900s, Spitsbergen and the Arctic regions were spoken of with awe and a fair amount of fear. Only the world’s greatest explorers dared take on the northern reaches in the hunt to find the Northeast and Northwest Passages first, and of course the North Pole itself. 
10 great reasons to cruise to Greenland
By Matt Schwachofer on Jun 08, 2017 in Adventure Travel, Arctic, Cruises & Boat Travel, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel
Tourism is still a relatively new phenomenon for Greenland. They’ve only had an active tourism office since the early 1990s, and like with any baby industry they’re still finding their way. Which is great for luxury travellers – you’ll still be getting a true immersion into Greenland’s culture without a lot of tourist-facing brouhaha getting 
8 exciting ways an Antarctica cruise might change your life
By Matt Schwachofer on May 10, 2017 in Antarctic, Cruises & Boat Travel, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel
People who have taken an Antarctic cruise will tell you it is an experience not quite like any other vacation experience they’ve ever had. And chances are, they’ll keep trying to tell you, again and again, how life-changing the trip truly was, only pausing when they take a moment to book their next trip to 
10 great reasons to visit the Arctic
By Matt Schwachofer on Apr 13, 2017 in Arctic, Canada, Europe, Featured, Finland, North America, Norway, Polar Regions, Regions, Sweden, Western Europe
The Arctic is starting to pop up more and more on luxury travellers’ must-visit lists. Part of its appeal is that for a very long time Arctic cruises were so exotic that they were almost the thing of fantasy, meshed in with tales of explorers risking life and limb to find the elusive Northwest Passage. 
9 interesting facts about Antarctica
By Matt Schwachofer on Mar 16, 2017 in Adventure Travel, Antarctic, Featured, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel
Why the heck would you head to Antarctica? Most of us get our fill of snow and ice at home, thank you very much. Isn’t that all there is to see around the South Pole? As it turns out, not even close. Antarctica and the nearby islands are part of an amazingly vital ecosystem that 
