Despite a key Vancouver intersection being blocked by Indigenous rights protesters just ahead of yesterday’s evening commute, and just blocks away from where Kathryn and I were presenting, our “Explorers Talk” last night at Fjällräven Vancouver was a Full House! Thank you, Fjällräven Vancouver! Many thanks to North America‘s Vancouver store manager, Matt Armstrong,...
Explorers Talk with Jett & Kathryn Britnell
It’s showtime! Kathryn and I are giving a free “Explorers Talk” evening presentation at Fjällräven Vancouver on Tuesday, February 11th! Our presentation will touch upon the three explorer societies we are involved with, shipwrecks, sharks, salmon, First Nation burial sites, and a remote Norwegian archipelago called Svalbard which lies in the Arctic Ocean between...
Napoleons Tomb: Last Tango in Paris
Luxe Beat Magazine has today published our latest Third Age Expeditions column called “Last Tango in Paris: Napoléon’s Tomb.” It has earned us another “Editor’s Picks.” Here is a link to the story: Here
Underwater Playground
Underwater Photo Feature I just received a PDF of a photo feature about my underwater photography which was published in the “Lens Flare” section of “Ocean: The World of Luxury Yachting” magazine which is published in the land down under. You know, that place where women glow and men plunder. Yes, indeed, I’m talking...
Explorers Talk: The Morning After
Explorers Talk evening with Jude Isabella, Isabelle Groc & Phil Nuytten, hosted by Jett & Kathryn Britnell. Nov 5th 2019, Aquaquest Theatre at Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver Canada. Photo by Craig Minielly. The Gods Were Smiling It hit me last night soon after I started Explorers Talk with some opening comments. Kathryn had just introduced...
Tobermory’s Shipwrecks: Graveyard of the Great Lakes
We have another Tobermory story to be released soon elsewhere, but in the meantime, here is our latest Third Age Expeditions column for LuxeBeat Magazine called “Graveyard of the Great Lakes: Tobermory’s Shipwrecks.” The editor said… “Perfect article for October.” and we have also been awarded another “editor’s pick.” The quaint village of Tobermory,...
Explorers Talk in Vancouver November 5th
Come to Explorers Talk! “Explorers Talk” on November 5th, at the Vancouver Aquarium Theatre features presentations from three Fellows of The Explorers Club. Tickets available here: Explorers Talk Tickets Who is Speaking? Jude Isabella, FI’19 Jude is Founder and Editor in Chief of Hakai Magazine, a magazine focused on science and society in coastal...
Raptures of the Deep: Beneath British Columbia’s Emerald Sea
“Raptures of the Deep: Beneath British Columbia’s Emerald Sea”, our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Magazine, has just been published. Raptures of the Deep In his best-selling book, “The Silent World”, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau waxed poetically about his intrepid 50-fathom dives into the zone of rapture, that precarious depth where… “divers...
Explorers Talk in Vancouver
Explorers Talk As the Explorer Club’s Regional Director, BC/Yukon, Canadian Chapter, it is with great pleasure I can now confirm “Explorers Talk” in Vancouver is all systems go! The Vancouver Aquarium Theatre is booked for the evening of November 5th! After August 1st, we will announce the speakers. $20.00 general admission tickets will be...
The Ultimate Undersea Skill: Fish Photography
Luxe Beat Magazine. has published our latest Third Age Expeditions column called, “Fish Photography: The Ultimate Undersea Skill.” This article was also selected an Editors Pick Feature. Stalk, don’t chase It’s futile to chase any fish, as they are constantly alert to predatory behavior. When frightened, either by sight, sound or vibration, they’ll flee,...