Hvalsey Church – South Greenland
Hvalsey church near Qaqortoq is the best preserved Norse (Viking) ruin in Greenland. Discover more through my experiences on a day trip to the site.
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Exploring Bluie East Two – an Abandoned WWII Air Base in East Greenland
During WWII, Greenland was host to several allied bases that enabled navigation, communication, and the transportation of goods between North America and Europe. Abandoned for more than 70 years, I visited one of these bases – Bluie East Two
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Unplugged Wilderness Trekking Experience in East Greenland
If you love trekking and getting away from everything, the 12-day Unplugged Wilderness Trek in East Greenland is absolutely perfect for you. You will likely not see another human being (apart from those in your
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Legends, myths and storytelling in Greenland
Which story did your mom, dad or any other adult tell you as a child, when she or he tucked you in? I know in Norway they have stories about trollings, in Denmark there is
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Narsaq – Greenland
Narsaq is a very cute and beautiful place in South Greenland. It has approximately 1500 inhabitants and the name means “Plain”, referring to the shore where the town is located. This place is very green in the
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Qaqortoq museum
Qaqortoq is Greenland’s 4th biggest town with 3,000 inhabitants and it 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’
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Hike to the old settlement – Sermermiut, Ilulissat
Sermermiut an old settlement which are located at the mouth of the icefjord. No one lives there today, but has been a settlement since 2400 BCE.In the years 2400 – 700 BCE Saqqaq culture lived here,
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Greenland mask dance
The 21st of December is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. After this date, the Sun shines longer for those places south of the Arctic circle, and the brightness during the
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Santa’s address in Greenland
Finally only 1 month to Christmas eve! Yoohoo! Christmas decorations are already here and there so, I can be in the Christmas mood even before the light-up of Christmas tree in town next week! I am not
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Sermermiut
Our history goes 4500 years back, with several cultures immigrating to the country from Siberia through Alaska and Canada, and later from Europe. Sermermiut At Sermermiut, just a few kilometers from Ilulissat, the following cultures lived: Saqqaq, Dorset, and Thule. Many visitors
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The Inuit Culture in the Arctic
Inuit means “the people” in the Greenlandic language. The term refers to a group of culturally similar indigenous people inhabiting Alaska (including North Slope and Little Diomede Island), most of northern Canada (especially in the territories of Nunavut, Nunavik, Quebec, Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut,
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Kangeq – Abandonment has its charm!
No matter the season you are coming to Nuuk, this boat trip is available all year around, and you cannot miss the chance of experiencing this tour, being back in time, visiting this coastal settlement formed by
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Visiting Greenland national museum
I 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
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Greenland National Museum & Archives
Greenland National Museum & Archives At long last we are settled here in Nuuk, and the last day of this weekend is spent on a visit to Greenland National Museum & Archives. Greenland National Museum
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Get a fresh sigh in the old settlement Sermermiut
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
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How did Disko Island get its name?
According to legend, Disko Island was pulled north from the south, by two strong kayakers, using a single strain of hair from a newborn baby. The kayakers were going strong until they reached the what
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Voices from the past – Greenland National Museum and Archives
It smells like the past. I sit alone on a seal-skin covered bench before glass-fronted cabinets brimming with objects. Gruesome carved soapstone beasts, knives, tools, baskets, combs, jewellery, boots, and so many variations of seal,
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Narsarsuaq’s half-remembered histories
I step off the Dash-8 onto the tarmac, greeted by blue sky arching over the glittering fjord. Despite living in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, it’s been years since I’ve been in the South Greenlandic
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Experience the new Unesco World Heritage Landscape of Aasivissuit- Nipisat
In 2018, Greenland got a new Unesco World Heritage landscape called “Aasivissuit- Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea“. As an Arctic Nature Guide I am very excited to be offering a wild trekking expedition in
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