A post highlighting the northernmost and southernmost breweries in the world with a discussion of their origin stories and their excellent craft beers.

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever set foot on the moon, stepped outside of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, took a look around and muttered the phrase “A Magnificent Desolation.” He might have said the same thing had he been on his first visit to the Svalbard Archipelago. As I stepped out of a zodiacContinue reading "A Magnificent Desolation: Svalbard Archipelago"

There are plenty of hotels to choose from when looking for lodging when staying in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost settlement of a population greater than 1,000. Most are pretty good, but only one can claim to be Funken Awesome! That would be the Funken Lodge. Not only is it located at the top of theContinue reading "A Funken Great Hotel at the Top of the World!"