Alicia-Rae Olafsson

Travel journalist Alicia-Rae Olafsson.

Alicia-Rae Olafsson is a Vancouver-based journalist — you’ll never catch her without her pen, notepad and camera in tow. When she’s not exploring her own backyard in beautiful British Columbia or searching for remote hot springs in Iceland, you’ll find her camping amongst penguins and fur seals in Antarctica, hiking to waterfalls and diving with sharks in the Fijian islands, or enjoying a glass of Malbec while reading a great book by the sea. Follow her journeys on Alicia-Rae Olafsson.

Articles by Alicia-Rae Olafsson

Alicia-Rae Olafsson takes in the view at Möllerfjorden, in the Norwegian Arctic on the archipelago of Svalbard.

The Magnetism of the Polar Regions: Voyaging through the Arctic and Antarctic

By Alicia-Rae Olafsson

Maybe it’s the cold bite of the wind on your cheeks as you trek across the Arctic tundra in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, discovering pristine landscapes of craggy mountains and glaciers surrounded by the glistening Arctic Ocean, making you feel alive. Possibly it’s the sound (and unmistakable smell) … Read more  

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