Emotional! I'm from South Greenland (Qaqortoq) but has been in Nuuk 7 times, for some 40 years. I've have a lot of family up there and spend several weeks, sailing the fiords with the most stunning landscapes. I live in Aarhus, Denmark (since 1983) and miss my country, very mutch. Love your v-logs. 💙
It is great when a travel vlogger films the actual flight and the build up to it👍. Tiny wee airport but it functions the same as the others! Stunning scenery and more colourful houses in Greenland. Nice to get an upgrade too that must have been special. I read in your vlog description many reasons why people may not wish to travel so far and certainly the fear of being stuck somewhere remote is the one that would prevent me from going, sadly.
Cheers Sheila, glad you enjoyed the whole experience! It was a very special journey for me but I totally get why the remoteness puts you off. For me there is just the thrill of going to these places off the beaten track. I was very grateful for that room upgrade, as I originally booked the cheapest room I could get in Greenland online. That room would not have had a kettle and I would not have had a private bathroom. The upgrade obviously ticked those boxes :) I will also never forget that view of Nuuk harbour from the hotel window!
@@willieexplore it was very nice of them as they could easily just have moved all that stuff out of yours and left their premium room available for bookings. Great customer service👍
Yes it did get dark pretty late and after midnight! I forgot my eye mask so had some issues with light coming through the curtains in the middle of the "night" haha. Re the plane journey - it was simply amazing. It was only a small Dash 8 plane, but it was the smoothest ride with absolutely no turbulence whatsoever. And yes, the landing was very good :)
It should be good if you mention in your videos the prices in general, either of the general stuff like coffe, etc and also the flights. How long was this flight and its price?
Hi Andy, thanks for your comment! Others have mentioned the same thing before - to that end, I have started to quote general expenses such as food and short journeys such as taxis / buses a bit more in my videos. However, I am slightly reluctant to share what I paid for flights as there is huge fluctuation depending on when you book / search your flight, and some people might get upset if they don't get as good a deal as I got for example. Luckily flight prices are easy to check on sites such as skyscanner, or with the airlines themselves. The coffee and snack at Reykjavik airport were about £5 in total if I recall correctly though.
Not a huge fan of those sunglasses, my dear sir, but otherwise great video! Thank you for taking us on your adventures. The sound of the plane, the view from the plane, watching the mechanics of the plane work… All of that has always fascinated me.
Hi Willie, I just found your RU-vid channel, I just subscribed on both my RU-vid channels, It's July 24th, 2022 and I'm trying to plan a trip to Greenland, was it an easy process to book flights to Greenland? Im going to watch all your Greenland videos now. Thanks for posting
Thank you for your support Javier! I really appreciate it. I will check out your content as well today :) As for travelling to Greenland, you have two main options. You can either go via Copenhagen in Denmark, or do what I did, which is to go via Reykjavik in Iceland. Most international flights actually land at Kangerlussuaq rather than Nuuk, but I managed to get a direct flight to the latter from Reykjavik. The process to book is pretty straightforward - if you do it online, it is pretty much the same process you will always follow. There is the small catch that flights are not as frequent and can get cancelled regularly (I've been told) due to weather. Hope this helps - my Greenland videos will definitely give you a taste of what to expect!
Massively. Hardly any trees in Nuuk itself but if you travel south you might see more green in general. Fascinating for us who are so used to seeing trees all the time!
