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Brasserie & Wine bar - Hotel Arctic IlulissatIn the town of the icebergs Ilulissat you find Hotel Arctic, with an amazing view to the mouth of the icefiord, with huge icebergs coming from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere. It is a 4 star hotel with a 5 star conference room and has two very nice restaurants. Restaurant ulo is serving greenlandic buffet and barbecue during summer, while you find mosk ox burgers, steaks, seafood etc on the a la cards menu. Last time I was there I had lam from south Greenland. Ver
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Qaqortoq museumQaqortoq is Greenlands 4th biggest town with 3000 inhabitants and is a very beautiful town in Southern Greenland. The museum is housed in the town’s oldest building, which was built in 1804. The museum contains the reconstructed ‘Blue room’ and ‘Red room’, where Knud Rasmussen and Charles Lindbergh respectively stayed overnight. Mr Rasmussen was a polar expeditions leader and is a very known man in Greenland and Denmark
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Photographing wildlife in GreenlandObserving wildlife that either live their lives or periodically visits the harsh arctic environment is among one of the incredible experiences to have in Greenland. Few places on earth have such a wild and harsh yet beautiful and epic natural environment, and this inspires many, my self included, to attempt to capture a glimpse of its scenery. The country is large and wildlife can be scarce, which means you don’t want to miss an opportunity once it presents itself. Observing wildlife is
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Summer in GreenlandWhat a great summer in Greenland! My 12th summer working in the tourism industry in my beautiful country. I work several places out in the world, but need my summer in Greenland to recharge and get my inner peace. I started the summer as a destination guide for Greenland travel in Ilulissat, where my office view often were huge icebergs! Then I worked on a luxury yacht sailing from Nuuk to Disko Bay area, and thereafter two other ships sailing from Iceland through East Gre- Sunset hike to the top of Lille Malene - NuukOne evening in June, my friend Inesa and I decided to go for a hike to the top of the mountain Quassussuaq also known as Lille Malene. The mountain is about 465 meters tall, and you can just follow the ski lift to the top of the mountain. It is a fairly steep hike, which will give your glutes and thighs a good workout but it’s not very far either. So it took us about an hour and 20 minutes to find a good spot with a great view. We eventually settled upon a viewpoint with a bit of
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Visiting Greenland national museumI wanted a last insight into the Greenlandic culture before going back to Norway, so I decided to go to the national museum. From the small visit I did, I got to see and experience Greenland from the stone age 4500 years ago to world war II.I think what I found most interesting was to see how they made their tools back in the days and see how they lived. I found it very interesting to see all the different kayaks and how they were different from each part of Greenland. The m
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Nuuk the capital of GreenlandWe are from Nuuk, where are you from? I am born and raised in this beautiful place called Nuuk, Greenland. Did you know that you could fly to Nuuk directly from Reykjavik international airport, Iceland (KEF)? - and from the domestic airport too. We are not that far away suddenly huh?! Nuuk is a destination both summer and winter. My favorite months are June-September during summer months for sailing, hiking, fishing, camping and enjoying the summer heat. While
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Weather in GreenlandThe weather in Greenland can change in no time. We went to bed when it was foggy and during the night it cleared up to become a beautiful summer sunny day. If you are visiting Greenland, pack both summer and winter clothes. One day it can look like the picture above, while same place could look like the picture below during few hours. Also when you are out sailing which many visitors do, it can be very cold even with the midnight sun shining around the clock. It's just alw- Puffins in GreenlandSince I figured out that there live Puffins here in Greenland, or more specifically the Atlantic puffins, I really wanted to see them. Because I have never seen a Puffin before, I decided to join a tour and learn more about them. I also picked out some of my favorite facts about the puffins in Greenland that I wanted to share with you. After one hour with the boat from Nuuk, we arrived at Puffin Island. We saw plenty of birds flying around, not only
- Trying SUP for the first time in Nuuk icefjordStand up paddleboarding was more challenging than expected, mostly because of the wind I guess, but it turned out more like sit down paddleboarding instead… But it was still very fun! The tour started by the harbor in Nuuk Centrum and we settled down in the boat. In about two hours we would be in the icefjord. I noticed as we got closer to the icefjord that more icebergs appeared in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and the sun started breaking through the clouds as well. Despite
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The longest word in the Greenlandic languageGreenlandic is a polysynthetic language which allows for the creation of really long words by stringing together roots and suffixes, and is therefore pretty well known for its long words, but which is the longest? If you go to a website called kalak.gl it claims the longest word is this: Nalunaarasuartaatee-ranngualioqatigiiffissua-lioriataallaqqissupiloru-jussuanngortartuinnaka-sinngortinniamisaalinn-guatsiaraluallaqqooqiga-minngamiaasiinngooq." Consisting of 153 letters.- Nuuk in OctoberColorful Nuuk. Nuuk is the capital of Greenland and has today appr. 17.000 inhabitants. The small villages are getting smaller while the towns are getting bigger. Nuuk is the administrativ town with many job opportunities and therefore are people moving to the capital while the young ones also move to Nuuk to study. On the picture above is the old part of Nuuk in the front, with the new in the back. There is even a newer part beneath the mountain far back, which
- Sailing in Disco bayThe best day off for me is to get away from everything and enjoy the nature. This weekend a friend asked another friend and I if we would like to enjoy him on a boat tour in the disco bay, and of course, we went out! :-) Even though we are used to this huge and beautiful nature, we still find it breathtaking and have many pictures of icebergs :-) There are so many beautiful shaped icebergs in many sizes. I love to spend the time o
- Qaqortoq, the biggest town in South Greenland'Qaqortoq' means 'white' in Greenlandic. South Greenland has more green fields and trees than any other places in Greenland, however ironically the name of this biggest town (population: 3,084 - Statistics Greenland 2017) in South Greenland is 'white'. Does Qaqortoq envy other towns in Greenland with a lot of snow and ice? Qaqortoq has been my favourite town in whole Greenland since my first travel to Greenland in 2010. So far, I have visited nine towns/settlements in Greenland
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Things I miss living in GreenlandRecently, I was in London, immersed in the heaving mass of city life. I was reminded of the things one misses when living in Greenland. Here are some of them. Coffee. As far as I know, it is not possible to buy a good cup of coffee in Greenland. People used to drive out to Nuuk's airport café, as it had a reputation for the best coffee in town. But the café has changed hands and I can’t say I was all that impressed even before the café’s latest incarnation. Th- Paradise island - QeqertarsuaqDisko Island "Qeqertarsuaq" is a very beautiful and unique island. Here you can find hot springs and tall steep basalt mountains created by volcanic activity 25-65 million years ago. Because of its volcanic creation, this town has a very beautiful black beach. The icebergs are being pushed up to land with the tides and allow you to have an indescribable evening walk by the water among these beautiful frozen objects. It´s an amazing sight and if I was
- The true size of Greenland, should it be a Continent?Greenland is the 12th largest country and is known as the largest island in the world. Due to its massive size and a tiny population of less than 57.000, it is the least densely populated country with 0,026 people per square kilometer. It is mostly covered by the second largest mass of ice in the world, which, if it were to melt, is estimated to cause a global sea level rise of up to 7 meters. All these things clearly signify that it's a humongous country, so the question is: why isn't i
- Hiking tours in Greenland | Disko BayQeqertarsuaq has many hike possibilities, and one of them goes to this beautiful sight Kuannit. Just an hour away from the town is one of the most gorgeous places I have seen in Greenland! This time I saw it from the seaside on an afternoon boat tour with friends. So pure so beautiful! Hiking tour from Qeqertarsuaq to Kuannit in Disko Bay During summer is this place very green with bushes and many angelicas. So the name Kuannit is the Greenlandic word for the plant angelica, Th
- The pearl of DiskobayDisko Island is an amazing place in Greenland. The Greenlandic name is "Qeqertarsuaq" which means the Big Island. It is 8.578 km² and is one of the 100 biggest islands in the world. It is about 100 kilometres from the mainland in the Disko bay. If you are visiting the disko bay area it is a great opportunity to take the boat to this Island. You need at least two nights here to see the town and go on very beautiful hikes. It is also possible to go by dog sledge
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5 things to do in Greenland during WinterGreenland is well known for being this rough remote place with long and harsh winters, so is it even worth traveling to here in the winter? Well here are a few things you could do if you choose to come in the midst of winter. 1. Dogsledding Dogsledding has been an essential part for surviving the winters here in Greenland, and it is still one of the best ways to move around in the high north. It is still a means of transport almost exclusively used by hunters, but they've started to g
