Greenland Travel Forum

Me and my freind are looking to hire 2 kayaks in the area of Disko bay for 1-2 weeks. We are very experince paddlers.
can anyone provide us information of a place where we cold hire the kayaks ?

We will be visiting Qaqortoq on Sept.12th on theGrand Princess Cruise ship.
We will unfortunately only be there for 5 hours from 8 AM to 1 PM.

We would like very much like to do some fishing if it is at all possible.

Please advise if this could be achieved ?
Brian Eddy
Toronto
On
Canada

I am traveling to Greenland for work and am reluctant to bring own toolbox due to excess baggage fees. Can anyone advise me about the availability of tools in Nuuk? such as screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, electrical testers etc. I expect prices will be high, however my chief concern is availablity.
Thank you!

Has anyone travel with this ship before?

I would appreciate any comments on this ship. I'm planning a trip to greenland in August this year and will fly into Nuuk. How is the comfort of this ship and are there any facilities on board?

Does anybody know if there are any outlets in Nuuk that rent camping equipment?
Thanks in advance.
John

I am spending a month in Ilulissat, Greenland. Does anybody have any tips or advise. I'll be there writing but want to experience some hiking and exploring when I'm not working. thanks

Heya!
I guess most people in Greenland have broadband at home nowadays, but does that mean that there are no internet cafes in Kangerlussuaq? And how about WiFi? Would the Old Camp hostel have wifi/internet?
Thanks,
Malin

I am travelling with 5 other companions to Upernavik in August. I am hoping to make a contact there as we intend to ship six kayaks over from Ireland. Any local information would be great. ie are there polar bears around in August

Where exactly have you seen this car? hmmm... are they common in Iceland? I'm curios because this is an old IMS, the first 4WD to be built in Romania, during the´communist era. :)

Hello

I'll do this trek this summer. Is it ok to do it alone ?

If somebody wants to do it with me, why not. Give your e-mail. I think of arriving at Kangerlussuaq on July 31.

This country has fascinated me since childhood on. As you all know I'm hoping to move to Scandinavia some day soon, but Greenland is a nordic place quite impossible to move to, though I hope then to still travel around in the country intensively. It does seem a bit of an edge of the world thing, with very little options to get to and little connections to Europe.

Is there anyone here who's been to Greenland? Does anyone know where to get in touch with expats in Greenland or with Greenlandics in Europe, just to chat with and exchange information?

I am hoping to realise my lifelong arctic dream and to find a job in one of the Nordic countries very soon. I am already scheduling a trip to North Norway in October for some jobhunting (as most nordic countries prefer real applications rather than internet-based applications) but I've also not given up on Greenland yet entirely.

I was thinking of maybe going over to Greenland as well one of the coming months, and to go jobhunting in Nuuk. Obviously I'd aim for hotels or tourism industry jobs, as I don't speak the local language and would probably not find a job in office environments easily (although that would be even better).

I searched for some good travel deals, but all flights from UK to Greenland seem to go over Copenhagen and are extremely expensive. From Reykjavik I couldn't find any suitable flights directly to Nuuk.
Is there any cost-effective way to fly to Greenland from the UK?

Jobhunting advice would be greatly welcome of course as well :)

When does sunset occur during Greenland's Arctic summer?

helo,

I am basically an asian, my dream to visit greenland
how to obtain greenlnad visa
pls advice is there any on arrival visa system for asians

thanks in advance for ur information

far

I'm an American who will be traveling on a motorcycle in September. I'm starting on the west coast of the U.S. and am wondering if it's possible to hitch a ride for my bike and myself on a ship of some kind from eastern Canada, perhaps Newfoundland, over to Greenland. Once there, my fantasy is to explore, then to go on to Iceland and then to Norway.

When I say "hitch a ride," I don't mean that I expect a free ride (though wouldn't that be nice). What I don't know (actually I find there's a lot I don't know) is if such travel is even possible. And, assuming this to be possible, is September too late in the year to be on a motorcycle that far north?

Many thanks for any information and/or advice.

Mike

Can anyone living or travelling to Greenland, please send me a postcard.
Thank you very much.

Is it possible to make the Route Kangerlussuaq - Nuuk - Kulusuk without a flight???

Is that OK?

Iglu would be snow + possible hardenned inner layer & small water pipe/filter & portable quiet generator for basically sat dish, green cooking & small fridge/freezer.


Kind regards,
S

Does anyone know if there are flights connecting Iceland and Greenland. I looked at Iceland Air web pages and I didn't find anything.
TY

I was wondering if anybody knew of any boats that leave Canada to Greenland that I could get passage on. I'm not looking for one of those luxury expedition ships that cost thousands of dollars either. Thanks.

As my search for a new challenge abroad continues, I am considering several countries and try to gain as much info as possible on the employment chances in each of them. I will see which one it will eventually become.

My big dream is to go living and working above the polar circle. Greenland or North Norway preferably (and the latter includes Svalbard).

Does anyone know a bit on the economic situation in Grønland? I would mainly like to know what type of jobs are available to foreigners, if there is any specific recruitment organisation/agency/website that helps foreign people in finding a job in the area. Very handy would be a sort of overview of job for which no knowledge of the local language is required...

I have so far worked in callcentres and administration. I speak 4 languages (Dutch, English, French and German - I would of course enrole in a Danish/Greenlandic language course immediately upon arrival) and am quite computer literate. I am also good in writing reports, people always say I have good writing skills.

I have already written to a few services in Greenland, but they usually don't reply or reply the standard "check this and this site and good luck", which is disencouraging in some way, but luckily I can be quite determined!

Does anyone know if there is ANY possible way to get from Newfoundland or Labrador over to Greenland?? I've scoured the net for possible airlines that might fly the route but haven't had any luck. It seems rather outrageous to have to fly all the way to Keflavik to do it.

Hi

I am interested in visiting in both summer and winter but not sure where to go for both seasons. I would also like to visit east and west but again will probably be 2 trips. Is west best in winter or summer? Any opinins welcome.

I would like to visit Ilulissat but wondered if the glacier/icefiord wont be as spectacular in the winter as in the summer. Does the glacier still calve in the winter?

Many thanks

Alison

Hi, My name is Barak, I'm 26 years old from Tel-Aviv and I'm planning a trip to Greenland for june 2006. Hopefully consisting of treks and tours around the Kangerlussaq and Ilulissat areas.

Is anyone interested in such a trip around that time of the year? Maybe we can exchange ideas and link up. Treking is much more fun when you have someone to share with the wonders along the way.

-Barak

How's does one get to Nuuk from the USA? How does one get around town to town in the southern part of Greenland?

Pse help. Am wanting to visit Greenland as a very special trip coming from South Africa, in December/January 04/05. Need to know how best to get there from Europe, CHEAPEST pse, and also what else to do in Greenland around the Ice Hotel area... prices if possible,and ideas, and obviously any good tips would be appreciated. Many thanks... Maybe I need to look into the Ice Hotel in Sweden... any sugestions which is best?

Pse help. Am wanting to visit Greenland as a very special trip coming from South Africa, in December/January 04/05. Need to know how best to get there from Europe, CHEAPEST pse, and also what else to do in Greenland around the Ice Hotel area... prices if possible,and ideas, and obviously any good tips would be appreciated. Many thanks... Maybe I need to look into the Ice Hotel in Sweden... any sugestions which is best?

I'm going to be in Kangerlussuaq from July 1 to July 5, and in Illulisat from July 6 to July 11. If anyone would like to meet up for some hiking, or some day trips, let me know!

I´m thinking about visiting Greenland this summer and I´d be grateful for any tips (destination, hotels, hiking, etc.) I would probably leave at the beginning of July and anybody may join,

Thanks for help,
Vojtaa

This is probably a dumb question, but since I don't know the answer, I'll have to ask it.

Does anyone know whether there are ATM's (bank machines) in Illulisat or Kangerlussuaq ? If not, are American Express travellers cheques readily accepted ?