
Guided hikes in Greenland
The nature in Greenland is huge and so amazing. Just up the hill and you will feel the silence and be one with the great nature. There are many marked hiking trails in Greenland, and
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Guided hikes in Greenland
The nature in Greenland is huge and so amazing. Just up the hill and you will feel the silence and be one with the great nature. There are many marked hiking trails in Greenland, and
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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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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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Dried meat and fish
My favorite Greenlandic food is dried reindeer meat. The hunting season for reindeers is in August to October and many families make sure to fill up the freezer to cover good meat for the rest of the year.
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Disko island is a paradise island
Disko island is one of the most beautiful places I have seen in my country, Greenland! The island has much to offer and it´s even possible to go on a dog sled or snowmobile during summer, how cool is that? The
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Monster Snowmobiling in Sisimiut
Are you visiting Sisimiut during the Winter? Do you want to explore its gorgeous backcountry in relative (warm) comfort? Then the monster snowmobile adventure is for you! I really wasn’t sure what to expect when
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Sailing in Nuuk Fjord around Mount Sermitsiaq
Taking a boat tour in the Nuuk Fjord is one of the highlights of visiting Greenland’s capital city. Read on to find out about my 2.5 hour trip all the way around Sermitsiaq mountain on a
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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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The silent adventure of dog sledging in Sisimiut
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
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Sunset hike to the top of Lille Malene – Nuuk
One 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
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Things I miss living in Greenland
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,
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My first Northern Lights
As an ex-professional astronomer, I have always desperately wanted to see the Aurora Borealis – the Northern Lights. Of course, Greenland is the perfect place to see them and there are many tours available during the darker
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Nuuk, the Capital of the Northern Lights!
If you are coming to Nuuk between September and March, you won´t leave the island without having the chance to see the northern lights. We had a few tours in the city, hunting the northern
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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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Qooqqut Nuan fishing and eating adventure
Sailing and fishing in the Nuuk Fjord is a favorite pastime of those who live in Greenland’s capital city. Throw in a meal at a remote restaurant that will catch what you eat for you,
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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
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Merry Christmas from Greenland
Merry Christmas from Santa’s country, Greenland 🙂 Christmas in Greenland is the coziest time of the year! Families and friends enjoying quality time. Candles and the scent of cookies and meat in the oven. The wind whispers,
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The beauty of East Greenland
Wanna see what beauty really is? Visit East Greenland! The nature is just amazing and I have no words to describe the feeling so I simply suggest you go there yourself! I really rarely promise anything, but
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Flowery Nuuk
This is a taste of flowers in Nuuk. Many people do not think we have a lot of flowers in the arctic. We do! And that is the reason I am only showing a few
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Two Danes in the White Wilderness
Sailing off to Nuuk ice fjord In our minds we knew there would be ice in the Ice Fjord, but never had we imagined what this tour would bring. As it is a seven hour
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A Greenlandic wedding – Love in Nuuk!
I had the privilege of being invited to a Greenlandic wedding. A friend of mine from Bulgaria got married to a very nice Inuit guy born in Aasiaat (one of the biggest towns in Greenland, located
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Feeling one with Greenland
When we travel, we are always looking for something different, eat special local food, experience seasonal activities, discover landscapes we’ve never seen before, find out the highlights and share the weirdest anecdotes when we are back home.
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The longest word in the Greenlandic language
Greenlandic is a polysynthetic language 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. It means something along the lines of: “There were reports that they apparently –
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Cemetery in Kulusuk
This is a flashback to the summer of 2013 when I had the chance to visit East Greenland, my first adventure in Kalaallit Nunaat. I booked the trip through a spanish travel agency. The guide picked
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