For The Love of Travel

My favorite places, photos and stories

August 5, 2014
by Lids
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Nuuk

Visited Nuuk today, capital of Greenland, with a population of 15,000. It is the worlds smallest capital city! “Nuuk” means the headlands and is situated at the tip of a large peninsula at the mouth of a gigantic fjord complex. … Continue reading →

August 4, 2014
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At sea towards Nuuk, Greenland

Today we saw an amazing iceberg (Ice Arch) formation just west of the Frederikshab Isblink glacier on the way to Nuuk, and spent hours honing our photography skills using aperture, shutter and program settings….beautiful weather to boot. Seriously gorgeous afternoon…endless … Continue reading →

August 2, 2014
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Hvalsey and Qaqortoq

This morning we anchored off Hvalsey to check out the 10thC, best preserved in the whole of Greenland, Norse ruins constructed of granite and lime mortar. We also sailed to visit Qaqortoq (you need to make a guttural epiglottis sound … Continue reading →