Post 1 of 2. Immersed in my North American context today and writing from Canada, where decisions south of the border loom as large as ever. I’m thinking about passion and patriotism, which take many forms. Here, Danish guide Kasper Jæger sits outside at his beloved Myggbukta, an old radio station in Northeast Greenland. “For…
Post 2 of 2. Danish guide Kasper Jæger reflects on his dream to be part of the patrol that travels East Greenland by dog team: “I’m very proud of my friends who are able to do this as a patrolman. What they are getting up here is an experience for life. My little part of…
“These are called the treasure chambers, this is almost like open storage. This is from a strange time period. It’s from a non-time, it doesn’t have any dynamics. It’s a static view of what the Arctic is in this room. We just get this non-time with no-time dimension, with no development, with no past with…
“Education has helped me to express what I feel inside,” said Jens Heinrich, an historian and political advisor to Greenlandic members of the Danish Parliament and a former member of the Greenlandic Reconciliation Commission. He is both Danish and Greenlandic. In Denmark, he says, “There is a lack of knowledge about Greenland, a lack of…
Lovers lovin’ Copenhagen. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #bbctravel #lovetheworld #love #lookout #view #denmark #copenhagen #kobenhavn
One of the things that makes Copenhagen so fabulous is a very tall steeple wrapped in a golden staircase. Walk up, up, up and here you are. The canals open towards the salt water which soon becomes the North Atlantic that has led so many people over the centuries towards Greenland. These harbours below used…
We’ve got one full day in Copenhagen, and we plan to make the most of it in Danish style. That means bikes!@eric_guth took this shot in the city yesterday, and today we’ll be pedaling our way to meet some new people and to find the connections between here and Greenland. Pedal on. #seizetheday #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions…
It’s a different kind of Arctic connection than what we have explored before, and it’s very interesting so far. We’re in Copenhagen to learn about the colonial relationship between Denmark and Greenland, and we’ve begun with an evening tour of the city centre. You might recognize Nyhavn from a Danish postcard. Tonight it’s bustling with…