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Talking Greenland with Chicago
The icon of Chicago! Some people in Chicago dream of living in Greenland! Last week, the producer of a community radio station from the USA called 1590 WCGO in Chicago, got in contact because one of...
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Randomly meeting Korean DJ Morebomb
Hanging out with DJ Morebomb in Nuuk! It’s so easy to bump into people in Greenland, even randoms strangers you’ve chatted with online! This story begins in mid February, when a Korean guy got in touch...
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7 winter boots that will keep your feet warm
Wondering how to survive the cold weather? Here are a few winter boot designs and brands worth considering! They are placed in order from ‘warmest’ for the Arctic to ‘warm enough’ for more temperate...
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Two years: acceptance, friendship & locals
Photo by @annaek0307 I once heard that you aren’t really accepted into Greenlandic society until after two years. “After two years, people will start opening up to you”, a friend told me. As in the...
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Excerpts from a Greenland dog sled ride
All photos by Mads Pihl, Visit Greenland. “Yew yew yew yew!” shrills Niels Lynge in a soft voice. He is my dog sled driver. Lynge is directing the dogs to move forward, to move left. “Ili ili ili ili...
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A caged canary in China.
Malik from Visit Greenland presenting Greenland tourism opportunities to agents in Beijing at the Icelandic embassy. For anyone who follows me on Facebook or Instagram, you might have noticed that I’ve...
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Welcomed by all of Nanortalik
This is a belated but sweet story of Mon and Steve from Australasia, who entered a pub as lonely travellers and emerged as superstars in the town of 1400 people, Nanortalik in South Greenland. All...
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Culture clashes when Greenland moves to Denmark
It’s a huge step for Greenlanders to move overseas for the first time, and most of them move to Denmark. This is because of the connected social welfare system and existing community already there....
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How to run over stray kids
Photo: http://www.thestar.com.my “Are you blind?”, an angry mother asked me in English. She obviously knew who I wasn’t. I had nearly walked over her kid at Nuuk Center, the only shopping centre in...
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After the dog sled: Greenland hut life
Photo: Visit Greenland – Mads Pihl I would like to share with you the journey of my first dog sledding experience. A journey it was, over sea ice and across rocky crevasses, all the way to a hut which...
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Ode to Learning Greenlandic
These words they sound the same I don’t want to say your name Árnaq / Ánaq (Árnaq meaning ‘woman’ is a popular name in Greenlandic, although foreigners often mispronounce and call her ‘shit’). These...
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Drinking craft beer in Greenland
Hand-crafted beer spiced with local herbs, lovingly produced in pure Greenlandic water. Brewery Immiaq – Photo: Visit Greenland – Mads Pihl If you’re a beer lover, then you might be surprised to know...
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Moving from Greenland: when icebergs become trees
Mia among the iceberg forest. Photo: Mighty Graphics Moving from Greenland is just as much an adjustment as moving to Greenland. The everyday of Greenland is certainly not the normal of many other...
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A weekend in Kangerlussuaq
The back country of Kangerlussuaq is a mosaic of gorgeous dry tundra, arctic flowers, skulls and fleeting wildlife. Unlike all of the other coastal towns, it is an inland destination like nowhere else...
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A very blooming Arctic summer
Many in Greenland appreciate nature deeply, and it might be hard for the regular tourist to understand all that is felt and seen. At least, it was for me. The connection that Greenlanders have with...
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Feeling useless in Greenland
Photo: Klaus Eskildsen – Visit Greenland Have you ever entered a space where you feel completely out of place? During hunting season, this city girl discovered the blood thirstiness of some friends and...
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Getting away to Benalmadena
Life in ancient Benalmadena thrives in the evening. “Woof woof!” a dog barks, piercing the silence of the balmy evening. Another canine howls back, although this time the call turns into some boyish...
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Hunting for a bike, Nuuk style
Most people who get their bike stolen never expect to see their wheels again. In Nuuk, it is a real possibility that you might. This story is about two fools, one brother and 100 lovely people. Set...
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Hey you, stop being so polite!
I’ve always heard of people talking about the warmth of the Greenlanders, although I didn’t always get why. Sure Greenlanders are nice, but having lived in the capital for the past 2.5 years, I guess...
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The perpetual Doctor Who is always in Greenland
For anyone that intends to move to Greenland, it’s probably worth knowing how the hospital system works around here. Two words: Doctor Who. Firstly, there are no private doctors or medical practices in...
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