The Fourth Continent

A test subject in a social experiment: an Aussie blogging from Greenland!

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A very blooming Arctic summer

When weeds force you to question your perception. Why you think the way you do.

August 7, 2015 in Culture / Food in Greenland, Photos.

A weekend in Kangerlussuaq

The back country of Kangerlussuaq is a mosaic of gorgeous dry tundra, flowers, skulls and fleeting wildlife.

July 24, 2015 in Photos, Travel in Greenland and beyond!.

Sydney in the summertime

Sydney in December is brilliant and a perfect way to cap off the Greenland lifestyle in 2014.

December 29, 2014 in Photos, Travel in Greenland and beyond!.

Iceland: Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon

Jökulsárlón-Glacier’s not famous for being the Blue Lagoon, but an iceberg lagoon. Awesome duck boat tours!

July 19, 2014 in Photos, Travel in Greenland and beyond!.

Wild Greenland, wild animals

Here’s what one young adventurer found in WILD GREENLAND! Ponies, unicorns, and even cute bunny rabbits.

July 3, 2014 in Culture / Food in Greenland, Photos.

Iceland: Hiking on Vatnajökull glacier!

Vatnajökull National Park is jam-packed with natural wonders carved by geothermal and volcanic activity, rivers and glacial ice.

June 24, 2014 in Photos, Travel in Greenland and beyond!.

Blackout: where old crosses new Inuit

BLACKOUT 3900 in Katuaq Cultural Centre was a cross-dressing/cross-cultural music and dance performance.

June 10, 2014 in Culture / Food in Greenland, Photos.

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And suddenly, unexpectedly, she’s ready for Greenland! See you in two weeks for the Towards More Tourism domestic conference in Nuuk. :) #visitgreenland

Can you see a few bodies swimming in the sea? The “Northern European” part of our PSA ended this journey with a dip in the water, while the “Southerners” and Americans stayed on land. 😜 First photo is the drone view by Matt Corlis. #atws2018 #tuscanyadventuretimes #latergram

Adventure doesn’t have to be extreme, it is mostly in the mindset. We’ve been doing all sorts of activities on Giglio Island with @activetraveltuscany, but when you combine these with good food, views and company it becomes a wholesome experience! Also networking and learning lots on this Pre-Summit Adventure! #atws2018 #visitgreenland

Akureyri :) though i guess this image could look a bit like Greenland! #vestnorden2018 #vestnorden

Yesterday must have been one of the last gorgeous days of summer for the year. And it’s also farewell to Risskov as my second Danish base. Best of luck to my “svigerforældre” as they start their new life elsewhere... though for now it is still in Aarhus :)

Video 1: Guess which tune we were singing / whistling when we visited this fast retreating ice glacier at Qaleralik. Hint 1: Turn sound on for out of tune background music. Hint 2: Beyond the wall. With Tasermiut South Greenland Expeditions. Photo 2: Jamie Lannister stalked us the whole trip, so we allowed him to take a photo with us when we met at Igasa Food Festival. 😉 #visitgreenland @visitgreenland #greenlandpioneer #beyondthewall #ice #iceicebaby #climatechange #visitgreenlandfam #gameofthrones

It was such a nice afternoon with Lea and her husband. A birthday kaffemik for Simona, and then our hosts surprised the group by putting on their national costumes and singing happy birthday. Here, our photographer in tow @jorgo_k wanted a photo where they were looking at each other. So everyone got their cameras out, and the laughter poured out too. It was a genuinely special afternoon and one everyone will remember. Thanks to @greenlandsagalands for organising this at the last moment due to change of plans! #sogreenland #qaqortoq #greenlandpioneer #visitgreenland #visitgreenlandfam

Got this off the bucket list: standing on a floating iceberg! Sailing through Qooqqut fjord with #blueiceexplorer ❄️🗻💎☃️ #visitgreenland #visitgreenlandfam @air_greenland_official @visitgreenland visitgreenland

Imagine waking up to this every morning. It was a cold evening, so we slept with two sleeping bags each in domo loft tents (you can stand in them!). The only sounds at night were of nature - the wind blowing, the Qaleralik glacier calving and humans snoring 😂 PS Sorry for the silence, it’s been busy! And we have been very offline. I’m with a group of travel agents in Greenland, who are looking to create new products in the South. Plans are changing with the weather all the time...and we have to adapt and plan again. #explorersbynature #visitgreenland #visitgreenlandfam #tasermiutexpeditions #greenland #glacier #adventure #nature #nomorehashtagsdammit @visitgreenland @air_greenland_official

Hello from South Greenland! Here we are overlooking a glacier at “The Ridge” in Narsarsuaq. Thanks so much to Blue Ice Explorer for the nice easy hike and colourful stories :) #visitgreenlandfam #visitgreenland #greenlandpioneer

“Communal eating” is quite common in Denmark, or so I’m told. This kitchen is open every Tuesday at a high school in the hood of Nørrebro. Cheap, tasty and friendly. I like! (But forgot to take pictures of the food).😅

We have our very own little Erik the Red in the family. Congratulations to the young viking who was christened today!

Swirls of clouds, spatters of ice, a grand canyon that has no name, at least for most of us. I was trying to nap on the plane but to no avail. So I looked up and we just happened to pass this majestic piece of nature. It’s worth looking out the window sometimes, don’t you think? 😉❄️ Until next time, Greenland. @visitgreenland #greenlandpioneer #mynorthadventure

It’s always a pleasure dropping by Nuuk Kunst Museum, and @nuuknuan and I were pleased to discover that on Thursdays there is free entry until 7pm! #theweatherdiaries is one of the most beautiful world-class exhibitions I’ve seen yet. Thank you for the experience @nuukartmuseum :)

Back to Greenland, just for a few days. ❤️ We are doing a company workshop on CSR, and planning strategy for next year!

Happiness comes in the small things. In this case, it’s double happiness with a balloon while on the swing!

Bye for now. They ‘might’ come again, my parents said...if I didn’t have Pippa I might be more in doubt. Thank you for making the long journey - at least it’s shorter than Greenland! 😊 PS Pippa started mimicking some Chinese tourists who were posing for the camera. When we all started doing it, she was like, “erm...#notrelated” 😂

This weekend my parents are trying out the Danish summer house life. Seriously, it is a new concept to go just an hour away from home to spend summer doing “nothing”. “Nothing” being long walks, reading, swimming and generally relaxing. Maybe even a bit of exploring the surrounding area. My father is always like, “If you can drive back home why wouldn’t you?” So it will be interesting to hear what they think after our time here. ☺️ #summer #newexperiences

Floating tree #momentsintime

We sneaked in a final trip out on the water, this time kayaking while our girl was with her grannies. The perfect way to cool off in beautiful #Svendborg on a sweltering day. And that’s a wrap: back to work today! #kayaking #summer #heatwave #denmark #heatwaveindenmark #holiday #water

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