We have a new Blog about Scandinavia and our insider's view with our custom travel and tours. Please continue to follow our blog posting on our new blog Insider's Scandinavia - Great Places to Go and Things to do!At The Nordic Company, we pride ourselves on personalizing any level of Norway travel you like. In a previous post, I explained that many of our clients travel to Norway to relax on a low-key vacation. Still, a Norway tour can also include remote places with global importance.
We’ve helped some clients venture off the beaten path, in more ways than one. A few have even visited the arctic archipelago of Svalbard, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. If that name sounds familiar, it’s probably due to the news surrounding the new Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV).
SGSV is one of the world's largest seed banks and is embedded deep in the snow covered mountains. It protects Earth's agricultural diversity from extinction and some 6.5 million seed samples are there. Securing a firmer hold on our global food supply for future generations is only a small part of Norway's contribution to the world. We may know it best for its spectacular scenery, gregarious people and its ability to create travel memories that last a lifetime; but as I’ve always said, there’s so much more to Norway.
Of course, we do offer more temperate options like Norwegian coastal voyages (also known as Hurtigruten) and plenty of destinations beyond Norway. We can arrange for escorted packages or independent Finland travel, Sweden travel, St. Petersburg travel, Iceland travel and Iceland tours.
Learn more: Svalbard Global Seed Vault official site
Carter, Walker G. "Saving the World's Seeds." Viking Magazine. March 2008: 19-23.
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