Pictures from South Greenland

It was twenty years ago now. I stood at the cold window, transfixed by a strange cloud, the likes of which I had never before seen. A filmy curtain of white in the pastel winter sky, painted by an invisible brush stroke, the cloud was streaked with rainbow colours like the irridescent reflections in an oily film. What on Earth was I looking at? I wondered. This distracting vision of a rare nacreous cloud over Edinburgh was my first unforgettable experience of the strange wonders of a frozen s

On a still day on the water in Greenland... ...the reflections are hard to beat... ...but of the myriad variations of reflections... ...and where one may reflect upon them... ...the one I love most to reflect upon is the view from my balcony...

Greenland is the best destination ever! No matter if you visit it during the summer or during the winter time. You will always find nature, peace, silence and adventure wherever you land. Don't worry about the weather, just keep in mind, it's always better when you dress properly, with the suggested layers.  Since the very moment you start planning your trip, until the day you get back home and become a storyteller while sharing the episode with your family and friends or download t

The magical songs of the whales It was a nice summer day in late August. Although the sun was shining bright, we could clearly see the autumn approaching. The gentle slopes around Ilulissat started to turn into red and yellow, and the birds were busy with collecting the last berries before the cold winter would turn everything into frost. We were enjoying the view and - as there were no big ocean liners anchoring near the shores - the loneliness at its most. We were completely alone on ou

This was the view from my living room window last weekend. I was wandering out of the kitchen and did a double-take, suddenly captivated by this breath-taking view that had simply presented itself to me without my having to so much as step outside the front door. ‘Do I really live here?’ I thought. I forgot what I was doing and just watched this guy walking up the pristine white snow that had fallen overnight. Just him and his dog. I opened the window and let the crisp, cold air po

If you are planning a tour to Ilulissat in West Greenland, there are many places you'd like to visit, and I am pretty sure that spending a couple of hours in the old settlement called Sermermiut, is already on your things to do. Sermermiut, located in the south part of Ilulissat, makes you walk heading to the nicest landscapes, and there is a pleasant walkway made of wood that you need to follow in order to reach the right spots where you enjoy the I

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