by Dave Painter | Jul 10, 2018 | In the News, Travel
It was my fault entirely, I asked Richard Turkowitsch the rules of Quidditch (he’s the PR person for Team Austria and one of the commentators) – I knew I had made a mistake when he hadn’t drawn breath for ten minutes. But his passion and panache for...
by Dave Painter | May 11, 2018 | Travel
The two-hour flight from Spitsbergen is pretty uncomfortable as the Antonov plane that is used does not have many luxuries. These planes were built for Arctic work; they mainly shift goods around rather than athletes and members of the press. The marathon operates...
by Dave Painter | Apr 9, 2018 | Travel
Later this week I’ll be heading up to The Barneo Ice Camp at the geographic North Pole. It’s one of the most remote scientific research stations on the planet. It will be my nineth time that I will have visited this camp; nothing comes close to this surreal...
by Pam Painter | Mar 13, 2018 | In the News, Travel
Plunging into ice cold water to compete in a swimming race did not sound like fun, but for nearly 1500 participants the World Winter Swimming Championships was the highlight of their year. Tallinn in Estonia was the host for this year’s championship, from the...
by Dave Painter | Mar 1, 2018 | Travel
Three weeks ago I had the privilege of covering my 4th World Marathon Challenge. The event is a logistical, physical and extreme challenge for not only the 50 athletes from around the World who would complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, but also...
by Dave Painter | Jan 25, 2018 | Travel
Luckily I was a boy scout when I was much younger and that taught me to be prepared for anything. But, figuring out what to pack before an overseas assignment that visits all 7 continents in 7 days can be somewhat daunting. I have been very fortunate; next week it...
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