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Greenlandic coastline
The west coast of Greenland is rugged, stony and quite indented, with long fjords full of icebergs and chains of spiky mountains, so flying above it between Ilulissat and Kangerlussuaq...
Icebergs of Ilulissat
Visiting Greenland was a lifetime experience. Being able to spend time observing and absorbing the beauty of the icebergs floating by cannot be compared to anything I saw before in...
Oqaatsut & Rodebay
Oqaatsut (kal. cormorants) is a small settlement located approx 30 min by a boat northwards. Expectedly, a beautiful trip between the icebergs is a cherry on top of this frozen...
Sermeq kujalleq
Due to the current social, political and (oftentimes wannabe) scientific climate, there are many people who are seeing glaciers almost exclusively through the catastrophic global warming glasses. A lot of...
Random greenlandic facts and interesting tidbits
Color coded houses The houses in Greenland are very colorful and they beautifully decorate the environment which is often considered to be either gray and bleak or just plain white....
Activities in Ilulissat, Greenland
Here is the list of all special places that I had the honor to visit and experience, while spending a few days in Greenland. Yellow trail in Ilulissat Blue trail...
Among the icebergs
The most spectacular and visually appealing event of the entire greenlandic experience was the boat trip to Isfjorden. Being someone who is very prone to cold weather and ice, and...
Kayaking in Isfjorden
I love kayaking and canoeing. I discovered it after moving to Norway; we started exploring the lakes around Oslo and soon I realized that some places just cannot be reached...
Isfjordcentret
At the invisible border between the edge of Ilulissat and the start of hiking trails which guide you along Isfjorden lies a very unusual building. It is an architectural work...
Blue trail / the Dream trail / the “I need to come back and walk there again ASAP” trail
It is very difficult to single out the one obvious highlight of my Greenland visit because everything is impossibly gorgeous and comfortable to be at, but the Blue trail would...
Sermermiut
I am a very selfish person when it comes to the mountains and certain special places in nature – I would give you my last meal anytime, but I love...
Dressing up for the Arctic
My all time favorite question regarding my trips beyond the Arctic circle (and the one I get asked about the most) is – how do I dress for such weather?...
Yellow trail in Ilulissat
Why Ilulissat? For a long time I was trying to decide which city could be my first greenlandic entry destination. It took me a while to pick the city/settlement and...
Approaching Greenland
Dreaming of icebergs I have wanted to visit Greenland literally since I was a child. I grew up in a household in which we loved watching animal documentaries; ice bound...
North Atlantic
My personal hot spot, the true object of my desire and the ultimate bane of my existence when it comes to exploring this planet is the North Atlantic region. I...
Solo woman exploring the Faroe islands
Skeptic glances are a regular thing when I say that I love traveling alone, especially exploring the outside, being in the nature. My personality does not allow shallow prejudices, so...
Alone
The consistency of our thoughts, assumptions and opinions is tested on a regular basis; sometimes we have the grace of getting the trials delivered in a gentle and subtle way,...
How to behave in nature / fjellvettreglene
Deciding to go on various solo hikes was one of the best decisions I could make. Being a thorough person with obsessive tendencies when it comes to planning my trips...