Alicia-Rae Light

Travel journalist Alicia-Rae Olafsson.

Alicia-Rae Light is a Vancouver-based journalist — you’ll never catch her without her pen, notepad and camera in tow. When she’s not exploring her own backyard in beautiful British Columbia or searching for remote hot springs in Iceland, you’ll find her camping amongst penguins and fur seals in Antarctica, hiking to waterfalls and diving with sharks in the Fijian islands, or enjoying a glass of Malbec while reading a great book by the sea. Follow her journeys on Alicia-Rae Light.

Articles by Alicia-Rae Light

Alicia-Rae Olafsson takes in the view at Möllerfjorden, in the Norwegian Arctic on the archipelago of Svalbard.

The Magnetism of the Polar Regions: Voyaging through the Arctic and Antarctic

By Alicia-Rae Light

Maybe it’s the cold bite of the wind on your cheeks as you trek across the Arctic tundra in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, discovering pristine landscapes of craggy mountains and glaciers surrounded by the glistening Arctic Ocean, making you feel alive. Possibly it’s the sound (and unmistakable smell) … Read more  

The World Off the Beaten Path Sustainability
Cover of Alicia-Rae Light in Palestine

Opinion: Why You Should Care About What’s Happening In Palestine

By Alicia-Rae Light

Until I spent time in Palestine’s West Bank, seeing it with my own eyes and listening to people’s stories…I didn’t have a grasp or understanding of what was happening or why.  

Middle East History Humanity