Evigheds Fjords, Greenland

Advantages: The place is beautiful
Disadvantages: There is very little there

...Narsarsuaq occupies one of the few areas of flat land on Greenland’s Southern coast and the main reason for its existence is “the International airport”. It is round this airport that you will find most of this tiny settlement’s amenities. By far the largest of these is an American hotel, which caters for up to one hundred people, huge eh? This part of Greenland is known by the locals as “the Banana coast” because the climate is almost tropical compared to the climate just a little further North, but it is still dominated by towering peaks, fjords AND icebergs. The Ice Patrol is based in Narsarsuaq and uses aircraft and helicopters to monitor the ice in these waters and inform shipping of any potential hazards You can see these helicopters flying in and out much of the time and it was only as we left that we found out why. From... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful, historic, friendlyand very different.
Disadvantages: Wet in Summer, Cold in Winter.

...in the direction of St James’ Park clad in little more than their stripey tops (though I did notice a few had trousers and such on too). We were scheduled for a short hop across the North Sea in the general direction of North East, (hoping all the time that the skipper of our vessel had a better idea about navigation than did we), and had therefore carried along some fairly heavy duty clothing, which felt, in the warmth of that pleasant Saturday afternoon, to be a bit over the top. Little did we know, gentle reader. Little did we know. We arrived in the eerily calm waters of Norway’s coruscating coastline about 20 hours later, with a flying visit to Stavanger. Cars left, people left and we were off again, on the pondlike surface of the fjords, heading (with many a twist and turn) due North. Another stop at Haugasund left us rattling around a bit... Read review

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Advantages: Explore the whole Capital on foot in less than 30minutes
Disadvantages: No night life!!

...Qaqortoq when translated means “The White Place” and although there are only just over 3,000 inhabitants it is still regarded as “The Big City”. It is also the hub of life in South Greenland. It is naturally centred around the harbour where you can find trawlers, cargo ships and some yachts belonging to the more adventurous traveller. The fact that icebergs are often found in the harbour is just a reminder of how far North we are and of the hazards of these Arctic waters. The black-tarred log building on the waterfront was shipped to Greenland log by log in 1797. It was designed by the Danish royal architect, Kirkerup and prefabricated in Denmark The blacksmith’s shop, which was built in yellow stone in 1871, now houses the Qaqortoq museum. This is one of the best museums I have seen. It shows Greenland culture right through... Read review

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