Wild Spaces: Boat Supported Walking Tour, Greenland

Advantages: Wonderment
Disadvantages: None

.... It was breath taking. I have been up the Norwegian coast and round the Land of the Midnight Sun but nothing could prepare one for this quiet magnificence. Greenland is larger than Australia or the whole of Europe and yet it only has a population of about 17,000. It is 85% covered in ice. Our first stop was Qaqortoq which is one the main CITIES, having approximately 3,000 people living there all in these brightly coloured houses, made of wood and TIN!! We also visited Narsarsaq where there is an "International airport" which has a weekly flight to Denmark! Greenland has very little industry and is mostly supported by Denmark. It was strange to be in a place, which did not "accommodate" tourists, just a State owned supermarket, which sold very familiar imported goods!! The people are called Inuits, which means "human being" in their language... Read review

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Advantages: Quiet to live, but handy for the City and West End
Disadvantages: public transport needs improving - especially river

...Dooyoo will, I expect move this to a category of its own, but where I live in Rotherhithe is part of the old Surrey Docks that disappeared under housing in the 1970's. I got to know the locality when I met my husband who has lived here all his life and seen the area change from working docks to a major housing area. Some of the flats that were formerly in public ownership, plus riverside warehouses are now redeveloped as private blocks. Our own block, New Caledonian Wharf is on the site of a timber warehouse, but no trace of the original building remains, other than the shape of it. Like others nearby, we have our own pool and gym and 24 hour security. There are lots of nice pubs, The Moby Dick and the Fitchetts for instance, and places to walk and cycle like Russia Dock Woodland or by Greenland Dock. We have an amazing number... Read review

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

...that research into the causes and treatment of leprosy was centred in the mid 19th century. To find out more, try a search on Google for "Armauer Hansen". There is a funicular railway to the top of one of the 7 mountains; Mount Fløien. In good weather, this would be a great trip. Don’t try to walk up though…it would take you about a week! The funicular goes from very close to the harbour, and is well signposted. Another good weather trip would be to Voss. There’s a webcam on www.bt.no/kamera/ which gives you views and weather reports There are also a quite a few boat trips available. These go from the Fishmarket, and the favourite seems to be the four hour tour on The White Lady. The water in and around the fjords is so calm, that these tours probably go on all year round. Given how much fantastic scenery we saw from our ship, this would... Read review

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