Svalbard is an arctic archipelago covered mostly in ice, situated between the North Pole and the north of Norway. My fellow explorers and I boarded The MS Stockholm, a small ship which allowed us much freedom to take in this magical area. Ice, ice and more ice but also lots of walrus who were very curious and comical, quite a number of polar bear whom we were very privileged to see at very close range, seal, reindeer and a great variety of arctic birds. The flora at such high latitudes appeared as though it belonged in a fairy kingdom. It was a place of tangible magic, a place of great healing for the soul.