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Endless Night // Exploring the Arctic Circle and Its Mysteries

JL;DR SUMMARY Binny Binet shares his journey to Svalbard during the polar nights, where the sun doesn't rise for months. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ImmigrationGeopoliticsJewish PracticeJewish TravelPrayer TimesHalachic ChallengesSvalbardArctic CirclePolar NightSvalbard Treaty

Places mentioned

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
"From there, I took a connecting flight to Longyearbyen, the northernmost city in the world and the largest settlement in Svalbard."
Svalbard, Norway
"Svalbard, an archipelago consisting of nine islands, is the northernmost inhabited place on earth."
London, United Kingdom
"My flight departed on Sunday morning from London to Oslo."
Oslo, Norway
"My flight departed on Sunday morning from London to Oslo."
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