Now usually here I would put a few bands I happen to know from the country, but in this case I’m going in totally blind, so I’m asking you guys to guide me! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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The partial eclipse is supposedly visible from here in Ilulissat today. But it has been foggy and cloudy all day.
The total eclipse is on the east coast near Ittoqqortoormiit where there are so many vessels. Hope they have better luck!
US oil operator Greenland Energy will not obtain the approvals needed to begin drilling in eastern Greenland this year, local authorities said, contradicting the company’s public timetable.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/greenland-tells-us-oil-firm-to-forget-drilling-this-year/
The Inuit Circumpolar Council recently reaffirmed its campaign to create barrier-free travel for Inuit across their traditional homelands in the Arctic.
Where should we visit?
Hi everyone!
My family has a long connection to Greenland, and now we’re looking for some of the hidden gems and lesser-known places that we absolutely shouldn’t miss.
My grandmother and father lived in Greenland for many years. My grandmother worked for both the Governor and the Chief of Police, so they travelled quite extensively around the country. Unfortunately, my father doesn’t remember much about all the smaller and larger settlements they visited, so we’re hoping to discover some of those places for ourselves.
So far, we’ve visited Kangerlussuaq, Ilulissat, Igaliku, Narsarsuaq, Sisimiut, Oqaatsut, Nuuk and Qeqertarsuaq. Last year, my girlfriend and I spent three weeks camping in Greenland, travelling through Kangerlussuaq, Ilulissat and Sisimiut.
This time, we’re planning a longer trip of around 4 weeks to a month. We’re bringing my mother and older sister, who have never been to Greenland before, so of course we want to show them some of the classics - Point 660, Ilulissat and Qeqertarsuaq are definitely on the list since we’ll already be up there.
But we’re really looking for hidden gems and places that aren’t necessarily on every tourist itinerary.
We’ve heard a lot of great things about Paamiut and Aasiaat, for example.
Our group is a bit mixed: my girlfriend and I will be camping, while my mother, father and sister would preferably have a warm bed to sleep in. So we’re looking for places where we can combine the two - accommodation for them, while we can camp or potentially hike somewhere nearby.
So, Greenlanders and Greenland experts: where should we go?
We’re especially interested in:
🏔️ Hidden gems and small settlements
⛺ Amazing places to camp
🌅 Incredible places to wake up
🥾 Hikes suitable for people with young, strong legs and slightly older parents
🐋 Wildlife and spectacular scenery
🏘️ Places that give us a real feel for Greenlandic life
🚤 Places worth taking a boat trip to
❤️ Places that you personally love and think tourists often overlook
We’re not necessarily looking for the most famous sights - we’re looking for those “how the hell did we not know about this place?” experiences.
Any recommendations would be hugely appreciated!
And if you know of a small settlement where we absolutely must spend a few days, please tell us why. 😊
Hi, danish developer here. I'm doing a to-do app and I would really love to support small languages, including Greenlandic, but I'm not making money of the app and I'm guessing it to niche to ever make back what a professional translater would cost. So... I'm thinking, I would make the basic level of the app free for everybody running it in greenlandic, if somebody would help me translate it.
(I did write the Grønlandske Hus and asked of they have a way to get things like this translaged, but never heard back from them)
Vi vil altid stå med Grønland mod Trump-administrationens pres og krænkelser! 🇬🇱
I have a question about qivittoqs -- I'm familiar with the history/folklore, but I'm a traveler visiting Greenland and was recently talking to a native Greenlander who said qivittoqs are still a phenomenon today, in which some people sort of "drop out" of regular society and live off in the mountains alone, while also making threats against others, or even kidnapping people and committing murders and assaults. And that the police from larger towns like Ilulissat sometimes need to round them up. Is this true? Was he lying to a gullible tourist? He didn't seem like he was joking around, so maybe HE believes it's true, but is it? I'm very curious about this. Thanks.