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.
After an 11 year hiatus, the Nuuk Snow Festival was back in 2019. I was lucky enough to be in town to enjoy this snow sculpting showcase by both local and international teams. It was -25 degrees Celsius with the wind chill. Perfect conditions for polar bears and to prevent snow from melting, but positively…
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…
I had dreamed of going to Greenland for more than 20 years and finally I made it there! Was it worth the wait? ABSOLUTELY! Though I really should not have waited and made my first trip years ago 🙁 Oh well, making up for lost time – I have already made plans to…
When you start researching things to do around Sisimiut you very quickly come across excursions to Assaqutaq – an abandoned settlement about 10km away. The Hotel Sisimiut offers a boat tour to and from the settlement, but what I really wanted to do was take a boat out and then hike back. I contacted Jan from Sisimiut…
We’ve arrived at Antarctica! Not surprisingly – it is absolutely beautiful, even with heavily overcast skies! The great thing though – no wind and little swell! Two excursions today and the first time actually stepping onto the Antarctic Peninsula! For the first excursion, they recommended that we put on lots of layers so we could…
Final day of the trip was only a short one for me, given I was crossing over into Chile. That being said, it started bloody early so we could get to the Sol de Mañana Geysers for the sunrise. This is when they are at their best, and it really is worth getting up early…