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Experts by Destination: Europe

Lech Walesa

From electrician to labor leader to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to elected President of Poland, Lech Walesa was a key player in Poland's transition from communism. In 1980, he led the 10 million-member Solidarity labor movement, engaging workers in the struggle for human rights... More »

Trips:
Exploring the Baltic's Historic Waterways

David Wright

Filmmaker David Wright shot exclusively in Svalbard for more than two years to make the National Geographic film Realm of the Great White Bear, which follows a family of polar bears during a long Arctic odyssey. The project won an Emmy for Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking and an Emmy nomination for Cinematography... More »

Trips:
Norway's Fjords and Arctic Svalbard
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