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3 curious Christmas traditions from the North Pole

Here are three Christmas / New Year traditions from Greenland you might never have heard of before.

December 24, 2015 in Culture / Food in Greenland.

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Bornholm. People rave on about the smoked seafood and modern Nordic cuisine, the art and design, and the nice people on the street. Complete with its stunning granite nature, it really is a special place and I can see why it has caught the hearts of so many! This is the ruins of Hammershus, which housed the oppressors of the island who reigned from there. It was also a jail. Stunning, stunning location. From a tourism professional point of view I took interest in the new visitor centre that opened up, making Hammershus a much more educational and accessible experience. Last time we just walked around, this time I learnt more. Look forward to trying the new visitor centres in Greenland! #latergram #visitbornholm
Second time around, now I get why everyone loves Bornholm.
Stunning Sardinia has surprised me a bit - I haven’t seen any other women breastfeeding while here! I guess the local babies are inside where it’s cooler, and maybe it is not so common to breastfeed in public - anyone know? Our vacation has been quite chilled already because we have a 12 week old baby and a 3 year old toddler who wants to decide everything herself. Every little outing to the beach or elsewhere is a logistical operation. So I am soooo grateful that I can “feed on the run”, and believe me, we’ve stopped in the most random of places to breastfeed when Miss Chubby Cheeks has been hungry. We’re making the most of what we can do, and most importantly enjoying quality time together. What do they say, lower your expectations and you’ll be content, right? 😬 📷 @jonaswedel
Flashback to two years ago where we were packing our lives and moving from Nuuk. See those buildings behind? We lived just next to the yellow one! Crazy me had squeezed in the hosting of 9 international media and bloggers literally days before we left, so life was hectic for the whole family, trying to tie loose ends up while also working long days. J and P dropped by to our Greenlandic BBQ dinner - this is where you use heather and moss as fuel for the fire. It smells smoky, but the fish and meat taste delicious. Second photo: @jonathanpozniak
The stunning Sardinian coast is peppered with towers and sunset viewpoints. #visitsardinia #santateresagallura
It was kind of a gamble booking four nights in La Caletta, Nuoro, as the guidebooks say very little about the area! However, we heard that the beaches were super kid friendly, and our Airbnb had brilliant reviews. Happy to discover that it is an undeveloped paradise complete with aquamarine coloured water. Our residence oozed vacation vibes though a bearable amount of flies and mosquitoes reminded us of reality! Now we’re off to explore the much more touristy part of northern Sardinia. Areas in photos: Suaraccia, Capa Coda Cavallo, Orgosolo, La Caletta.
Ready for holidays! #week10 #takeyourkidseverywhere #babytravel #sardinia
Now you see them, now you don’t. #movefestival #nofilter #reffen #tightrope #walkingonwater
Icecream time - just add cream and nitrogen! @istidkbh
Facebook reminded me that this time xx years ago, a wrinkle-free version of myself visited a black beach in Iceland. 😆 And contrary probably to today, there really was noone else there! Guess when this photo was taken?
And that was Saint Hans in #Nordhavn... something about burning witches. 😉 On another note, summer has arrived with a bang (including thunderstorms), and I can’t wait until I can finally jump into the water, 8 weeks after giving birth - that’s the recommended time here to stay away from heavy exercising and water activity. Is it the same where you are?
Happy National Day to all Greenlanders out there. This was one-year old Pippa in a loaned woollen knitted sweater, sweating away! And happy summer solstice to everyone else! I just learnt that on Jonmessa (summer solstice in Iceland), people believe that cows will speak, seals will become human, and rolling around naked in the dewy grass will improve your health. Do Icelanders really do that? Anyway, there’s still some time to strip and find some wet grass! 😉
This is how my selfie with Charlie looks like today! Today the family went to the zoo, had lunch and icecream, went grocery shopping and came back home. The little one was moved from car to pram to car to home, had her diaper changed and was even breastfed twice - all while she was sleeping! 6 hours later, no sign of wanting to wake up... I wonder how tonight will be 😆 #sleepyhead
This time two years ago, on top of a mountain in the middle of Nuuk fjord - the world’s second largest fjord system. Writing a rapportage for TELE-POST Greenland.
Like the new wall art #aperolspritz
Summer house living #nationalparkmolsbjerge #trehøje #føllestrand #outdoors #denmark #pretty #villagelife
This one always makes me go out on adventures, he’s always curious to explore. It doesn’t matter that we’ve now got two kids (one being 2.5 weeks old) and I’m pretty much breastfeeding around the clock so we make a gazillion stops... when I’ve had enough sleep I’m grateful for the push. 😜
Sneaking out to the rooftop for a Copenhagen sunset. And looking from the outside in.
Happy 3rd birthday to our darling Pippa! You throw tantrums like a threenager should, but you’re also our sweet, charming, cheeky monkey. We love you so much.
That Day 1 “where on earth am I” look 🥰. Baby was born on the 9th May, weighing 3.02 kg and measuring 50cm. Everything went smoothly if a little turbo paced at the end. We’ve had a lot to be thankful for the past few days 😊

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