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- 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
Ptarmigan hunting and why I love the fall in Nuuk!Nuuk is at its best during the fall in my opinion, fresh air below freezing, and lots of icebergs just outside the city and on its beaches because the winds have shifted, bringing them out of the large fjordsystem right to our doorstep. It's also a photographers dream because sunrise is at a reasonable hour and sunset isn't far behind, giving an amazing day of pink hues. And as soon as the darkness comes the sky will randomly light up in bright shades of green, reminding us we line in GR- Disko - QeqertarsuaqGreenland is a beautiful country, and when the colors in the evening come it is indescribable. The colorful evenings can be orange, red, purple or pink and if it's a clear night during winter, the sky can be filled with colorful northern lights. It is an amazing sight! Especially if you are located in an area with very little or no light from streets or houses. I remember from my childhood when we used to go out in the evening, dressed in our warmest outfit, laying on the
- Catch your own food - GreenlandThe biggest industry in Greenland is hunting and fisheries. So many families priorities a boat before getting a car, especially the smaller towns and settlements. Some places in Greenland we don´t use the supermarket as much as the rest of the world. In the settlements especially the inhabitants catch pretty much everything they need for dinner and only uses the supermarket to buy soap, coffee, cereal, sugar etc. This is the harbor in Aasiaat, most of t
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Greenland - A Nature Paradise for Photo EnthusiastsAnyone who has ever visited Greenland seems to agree on one thing, the nature is spectacular! I was first fascinated by the natural scene of the Arctic during my studies and it inspired me to purchase my first interchangeble lens camera system. Since then I’ve lost count of how many photos I have captured in Greenland, and only feel certain that I will take many more. The landscapes in Greenland invites you to photograph them and one almost feels naked if the camera is left at home duri- Greenland in OctoberWinter is coming. The temperature is dropping and the lakes and fiords start to freeze. So cold, bright and beautiful. Greenland is 2.650 kilometers long, which is appr. same distance from the south of Norway to the south of Spain, so in North Greenland, they already have the polar night with no sun at all for the next 4 months, and -15 degrees Celsius, while south Greenland just got a bit of snow and has still days with few degrees above 0. This picture is
A helicopter flight is also a way to get to and from Disko IslandThe helipad with the most beautiful view! The helipad in Qeqertarsuaq is very close to the waterfront and has a view of a black beach and icebergs. It is so close to the water that sometimes during stormy days the icebergs are being pushed all the way up on the helipad. The only way to get this island during summer is by boat or ferry, but from mid-October when the winds are getting stronger it´s not possible to sail, so this is when the helicopter tr
- 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
The longest word in GreenlandicGreenlandic 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.- 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
- 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
- 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 Gr
- 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
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- Greenland in OctoberWinter is coming. The temperature is dropping and the lakes and fiords start to freeze. So cold, bright and beautiful. Greenland is 2.650 kilometers long, which is appr. same distance from the south of Norway to the south of Spain, so in North Greenland, they already have the polar night with no sun at all for the next 4 months, and -15 degrees Celsius, while south Greenland just got a bit of snow and has still days with few degrees above 0. This picture is
Hiking to the Nuuk IcefjordFrom Nuuk you can sail to Kapisillit, a small settlement, and from there it's a short hike on flat terrain to get to the amazing Nuuk Icefjord. There is so much ice on this fjord that it's impossible to get to this place by boat. The beach is just filled with these icebergs, giving a great opportunity for a closer look at these pieces of ice in all shapes and sizes!
