Self-ruling though long associated with Denmark, the world's largest island is a chilly but fascinating North Atlantic land of glaciers, Arctic wildlife, Inuit culture - and of course and some awesome adventure and ecotourism opportunities.

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Greenland rising: what´s all the fuss about the world´s largest island?

  posteriori In recent months, with all the recent absurd and offensive bullying about the United States somehow acquiring Greenland “one way or the other,”  along with the territory´s March  election, the world´s attention has been focused as never before on this massive island (at 836,330 square miles, bigger than Alaska and California combined and almost nine times the size of the United Kingdom), with a population of just 57,000. Technically it´s part of North America but deeply European…

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Fascinating facts about Greenland

I just got back from a trip to Copenhagen, and since Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, while there I learned a fair amount about that fascinating land and even met my first Greenlander. So when I got back home I started watching videos, and found this one particularly interesting. Looking forward to visiting for myself as soon as possible!!

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  • Wow, here´s an interesting little look into Greenlandic culture, language, and way of life, and how they´re being altered by climate change https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-climate-change-is-affecting-green...
    Climate Change Is Transforming Greenland’s Landscapes—and Its Language
    The glaciers and arctic landscape that made Greenland famous are quickly changing—and so is its language.
  • I love hiking - and this sounds very intriguing! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/farm-to-farm-hiki...
    Experience Greenland’s Inuit and Viking sheep farms on this stunning trail
    Most visitors only get a fleeting glimpse of the country. With more time, travelers can hike past cobalt fjords, verdant pastures, and well-preserved…
  • With all the stupid bluster about Greenland in the news these days, CNN just published a great piece about what it´s like to visit - it does sound intriguing, I must say https://edition.cnn.com/travel/what-its-like-visit-greenland?cid=io...
    https://edition.cnn.com/travel/what-its-like-visit-greenland?cid=ios_app
  • And about that new airport which José mentioned below - that´s one of the main reasons Frommer´s named Greenland one of its "Best Places to Go in 2025" - https://www.frommers.com/slideshows/848621-frommer-s-best-places-to...
    Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2025 | Frommer's
    The 2025 edition of our annual list of the best travel destinations, as chosen by Frommer's staffers
  • Wow, pretty big news: a new airport will be opening in Nuuk, allowing for large international flights for the first time. Could be a game changer - for better or worse! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dz7l181wo
    Greenland to get new international airport at capital Nuuk
    The Arctic territory hopes that three new airports will pave the way for direct flights from the US and Europe.
  • My country´s most prestigious newspaper El País recently published a nice account of a trip to Greenland, and here´s the English version: https://english.elpais.com/travel/2023-09-06/do-you-have-to-be-a-se...
    Do you have to be a seasoned explorer to visit Greenland? Not in the slightest
    One of the great things about this frozen destination, whose mere mention conjures images of adventure, remoteness and cold, is that it is not that f…
  • Off the beaten track to say the least, Greenland is far from what comes to mind when you think Michelin-starred restaurants, but that's precisely what 30-year-old chef Poul Andrias Ziska, from Denmark's also remote Faroe Islands, has done in the hamlet of Ilimanaq, reachable only by boat and now the world's northernmost of its kind, Would you make the journey https://www.thelocal.dk/20220713/faroe-island-chef-sets-up-worlds-n...
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