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…
Greenland, you beauty. Here we come! #meetthenorth #arctic #greenland #kalallitnunaat #sunset #moody #bbctravel #natgeotravel #onassignment #north #grønland #gorgeous #lovetheworld #canadiancreatives
If it’s beauty you’re after, come with us. East Greenland is a world of beautiful quiet and shape-shifting weather. Glaciers blend into mist. And after a quiet couple of weeks, we journey back north tomorrow to visit the other side of the ice cap. West coast! Just across the pond from Canada and well north…
The cabins in East Greenland are left ready for the next Danish patrol to arrive at any moment. All of the gear and supplies are accessible with as little fuss as possible. Including the matchboxes. You don’t even have to open them! This struck me as a little bit obsessive. Is it really less work…
The first of many beautiful encounters in East Greenland. Synchronized humpback whales. Lovely lovely. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #greenland #eastgreenland #humpbacks #humpbackwhales #bbctravel #oceanviews #oceanlove #arctic #north
Meet the North’s latest Arctic Deeply story brings you into the workshop of two of Greenland’s traditional sealskin crafters. Soriina Davidsen and Vera Larsen explain the highs and lows of a controversial craft with a longstanding place in the country’s history. Davidsen and her coworker, Vera Larsen, spend long days here cutting, stitching and talking. The pair…
Join Arctic Deeply as it learns about the kelp business in Sisimiut, Greenland. Meet Maki Ulrik Lybert as he works to revive this traditional food source. Maki had been a schoolteacher for more than 20 years when he envisioned a new business centered on seaweed. In Western Greenland, it’s common to have various jobs throughout the course of one’s…
Follow along with Arctic Deeply as it takes its first steps in Sisimiut, Greenland. The past and present come together as Meet the North is invited into Tukumminnguaq Olsen’s home for a family meal. I asked Tuku for a recommendation on who to meet next in order to get a better understanding of Greenlandic life (I’m fascinated by the…
It’s time to leave Greenland. I am really going to miss this place. So long to the summer nights and the exquisite ice. We will meet again. I am bound for Iceland to meet some new friends, find an old friend and begin a most excellent road trip. See you there.
Karl-Ole Kristensen grew up in a house that overlooked this bay and the masses of icebergs from the glacier next door: Jakobshavn Glacier. Here, aboard the Esle in Ilulissat, Greenland, Karl-Ole holds white ice in his right hand and black ice in his left. “Black ice is like crystal, like a window,” he says. Black…