During Summer, the waters around Greenland are a playground for a large number of whales. Disko Bay, in particular, offers some incredible whale watching experiences, including from the rarely visited town of Aasiaat.
Read more about whale watching with the Aasiaat Seamen’s Home at my Whale Safari in Aasiaat blog post at Guide to Greenland.
For more information about Aasiaat – check out the Ultimate Travel Guide to Aasiaat that I wrote for Guide to Greenland.
More beauty during my regular 2am wake-up call of nature. And although the clouds made for a gorgeous sunrise, it did mean that Day 8 of the Unplugged Wilderness Trek was yet another overcast one for the most part. This was a fairly short day in comparison to all the rest, where we essentially hiked…
Sletten//Narsarsuaq is the most powerful piece of theatre I have ever seen. The highlight of the Nuuk Nordic Culture Festival in 2019 for me, I am still deeply affected by these stories and the remarkable performances I experienced. The Nuuk Nordic Culture Festival (also known as Nuuk Nordisk) is a biannual week-long festival that brings…
This year, I started teaching English at KTI Technical College in Sisimiut. For my fellow Aussies – think of a TAFE/Vocational Education school. One of the highlights so far has been a small exhibition of student art that has graced the foyer of the school (alongside Greenland’s largest mineral collection) for the past few months….
Ask any Australian and they’ll soon tell you … It’s a bloody long way from Australia to pretty much anywhere! This was once again brought home to me as I awoke 4 hours after taking off from Sydney to find myself still over the continent of Australia. *sigh* I was flying to Copenhagen on my…
Day 2 of our trip through the Salar de Uyuni had us exploring the Tunupa Volcano. This was the bit that turned the regular 3-day trip into a 4-day trip and I was super-keen to get out and do a bit of walking again. We first of all visited the mummies of Coquesa – with…
Up at 7:30am for yet another bacon and egg breakfast (loving it – though there is a vast array to choose from on the breakfast buffet) before heading out to an Argentine Antarctic Base – Esperanza Station. Another amazing overcast day with no wind, and the approach to the base before breakfast was awesome…