{"id":59,"date":"2011-02-18T15:31:05","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T15:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/popcultureroadtrip\/2011\/02\/a-chat-with-the-president-of-quark-expeditions.html"},"modified":"2011-02-18T15:31:05","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T15:31:05","slug":"a-chat-with-the-president-of-quark-expeditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/popcultureroadtrip\/2011\/02\/a-chat-with-the-president-of-quark-expeditions.html","title":{"rendered":"A chat with the President of Quark Expeditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hans Lagerweij is the President of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quarkexpeditions.com\/\">Quark Expedition<\/a>s, the leader in polar travel. As you may know my daughter and I traveled with Quark last fall to Snow Hill Island, Antarctica (below is a photo I took of some fellow travelers in a Zodiac boat near Devil Island).<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The trip was unlike anything I&#8217;ve ever experienced; a majestic, inspiring sojourn that made me &nbsp;long for another polar &#8220;plunge&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In our discussion, Hans offers many insights as to what inspired the company and where he sees Quark heading. There are also many tips for for people that may be considering a polar journey.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I hope you enjoy our discussion. 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