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Before I went on this trip I had never heard of Svalbard before - now I know better!

Svalbard is the official name of the archipelago that in former times was called Spitsbergen. Now it is preferred to use Svalbard and only refer to the main island as Spitsbergen

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We came to Spitsbergen on the "Professor Molchanov", a wonderful little cruise ship and before ending the trip in Longyearbyen we had seen a little of the West Coast of Spitsbergen. Not the best of weather, but a great experience!

After disembarking we stayed in Longyearbyen for an additional 2 1/2 days, exploring both the "capital" of Spitsbergen as well as going on a daytrip to Barentsburg, the only remaining Russian settlement on Svalbard.

What a beautiful place to visit -
I do hope I will be able to go back there one day!


This page is an overview, so you might recognize some of the tips from the detail pages of Longyearbyen and Barentsburg.
I did this just in case that somebody only visits one of the Svalbard pages!
I hope you don't mind!

  • Last visit to Svalbard: Jun 2005
  • Intro Updated Dec 17, 2006
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    nepalgoods Dec 20, 2006 at 9:55 AM Report Abuse

    Maybe I'll soon be on a cruiseship again and see this wonderfull place! Thank you for this fantastic page!

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    globetrott Dec 20, 2006 at 5:37 AM Report Abuse

    what a lovely scenery, Christine, thanks for sharing ! Es ist immer wieder schön diese Bilder zu sehen, und irgendwann mache ich auch mal so eine Kreuzfahrt als passagier ! Ich wünsche Dir auch alles Gute & einen guten Rutsch ins neue jahr !!

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    HORSCHECK Sep 3, 2006 at 2:37 AM Report Abuse

    Fabulous page with brilliant photos. I am glad that I wasn't the guy who had to share the room with you three ladies at the Guesthouse 102 .. *winkygrin*

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    pepples46 Aug 9, 2006 at 9:05 PM Report Abuse

    ich komm spaeter wieder is mir zu kalt :-(

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    camilo74 Jun 7, 2006 at 7:56 AM Report Abuse

    Interesting place, necer heard of it , Well, hope you are ok , greetings ;)

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    Ekahau May 31, 2006 at 6:04 PM Report Abuse

    you do such a good job Christine like your thanks for the visit beautiful photo of colorful Longyearbyen

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    Bernd_L May 28, 2006 at 11:15 PM Report Abuse

    A visit in summer and snow and ice on every corner. And polar bears all over the place. It's definitely a place I'm not going to visit. But an interesting page anyhow. VT makes it possible to visit places without taking the disadvantages ;o)

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    Nemorino May 28, 2006 at 2:35 PM Report Abuse

    Yes, it does look pointy, doesn't it? Nice refreshing new page here. -- Six so far for the meeting, good! I've never met JessH or christine.j in person, have you?

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    Madschick May 28, 2006 at 12:10 PM Report Abuse

    Great overview - thanks for sharing!

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    Cristian_Uluru May 28, 2006 at 12:01 PM Report Abuse

    Wondeful tips!!! The Svalbard are one of the place I'd like to see!! Ciao

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