Ilulissat - Gargantuan icebergs, whale filled fjords and fascinating Inuit hunters

When you get to Greenland during the winter time, there are many experiences maybe you don't know, and definitely you cannot miss.  If you are not a lazy traveller, you spend most of your time thinking about outdoor activities. When you have already tried the snowmobiles, the dog sledding tours, or if you have sailed around the icebergs, you mustn't forget to try snowshoeing, and if you have the chance to do it during the night, do it!    You need no previous snowshoei

Greenlanders have a dark, slap-stick sense of humour, which is a strange combination where I come from. I’m more used to either dark or slapstick, but not both at the same time. Seeing someone in the throes of an unfortunate incident, or even seeing someone hurt themselves is apparently hilarious in Greenland. A friend witnessed this in a small settlement on the east coast. He was watching some locals fishing, when one man slipped on the wet rocks and fell into the sea. The onlookers how

Before I moved to Nuuk, I had some dumb ideas about what life would be like there and planned accordingly. The first dumb idea was that I would ski to work. I knew that I would be living about three kilometres from town and I thought this would be a great opportunity to do some regular cross-country skiing. But I have never had the resolve for serious regular exercise and, in any case, there is no cross-country ski route that coincides with the space between where I live and where I work. None

Recently, 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

Why not experience the amazing winter in Greenland? :-)   It is maybe a bit darker and colder than you are used to, but very cozy and colorful. So pack some extra warm clothes and you are good to go! and have the opportunity to see the amazing northern lights, go on a dog sled, meet the pioneering people, and you can even get to release your inner child and go play in the snow :-) 

The Thule Expeditions were a series of polar exploration and research expeditions, that went on in the early 20th century. The expeditions were led by the famous danish polar explorer Knud Rasmussen. Each expedition had a different set of research goals. Some focused on geographical issues, while others were dedicated to the ethnographic and archaeological study of Inuit culture.                               &nbs

  You want to go on a dog sledge, meet the local people and see the amazing colors in the sky, or going skiing in the great big nature? These are one of the amazing experience you can get in Sisimiut, which is one of the perfect places to visit during winter.     

Have you ever heard the sound of silence? Yeah I know, it might sound like a cliché. Nevertheless, standing far out in the backcountry of Sisimiut, only surrounded by sledge dogs and snowy mountains, listening to nothing but silence, is something that every adventurous human being should try at least once in their life. Okay, let me just go back to the beginning here.  One of my biggest dreams has always been to ride a dog sledge in Greenland, and in Sisimiut there are so many oppo

 

Being in Greenland during the northern lights season, is a good reason for you to feel blessed and lucky. Of course there are many different places in the arctic circle where you can experience this, but in Greenland, the charm is stunning.  Last winter we booked several excursions at the evening, sometimes we weren't so lucky and when there was a high activity, the sky was cloudy, and when it was clear and starry, the aurora didn't show up.  I am sharing this picture because