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Tag Archives: Greenland
Getting relief from troubling times through nature – and maps
Today is Map Monday, but all the maps I’ve been looking at are awfully depressing. They seem to offer yet more evidence of what poor decisions humans have made throughout history. I thought I’d see what maps I could find … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday, Wildlife Wednesday
Tagged animals, Canadian High Arctic, Galapagos Islands, Greenland, icebergs, Madagascar, wildlife, world maps
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Map Monday: what are map projections and why do we need more than one?
The map in last week’s Map Monday showing how many countries and continents could fit into the same size as Africa surprised many readers. These are the same readers who know a lot about geography. Just goes to show how … Continue reading
Trump lands on Greenland, offers to trade for Puerto Rico and 3 golf courses
Maybe Trump thinks world domination is like Monopoly or Ticket to Ride. He wants to buy Greenland? BUY Greenland? In 2019. The colonialist mentality just doesn’t end, does it? Does President Trump know that nearly 90% of Greenland’s population is … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged Brexit, Chagos Islands, colonies, colonizers, Greenland, respect, rich and powerful, sovereignty, Trump, UK, US
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Our 15 favourite trips, time for an update
Four years ago I wrote a post that captured our 15 favourite trips of all times – at that time. It took us quite a while to come up with only 15, but we did it. As it turns out, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Argentina, best trips, Bhutan, Bolivia, botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canadian Arctic, Chile, China, Falkland Islands, galapagos, grand canyon, Greece, Greenland, India, Italy, Morocco, Peru, photogrpahy, rafting, Russia, South Africa, South America, Soviet Union, travel, Uruguay, Vietnam
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10 quick facts about Arctic ice and climate change
To most of us the Arctic is a remote environment up at the top of the world, covered in ice and snow most of the year, and populated by a few hardy people, mostly indigenous, along with a few very … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Travel
Tagged Arctic, Canada, Canadian Arctic, Climate change, glaciers, global warming, Greenland, ice, ice sheet, icebergs, inspiration, photography, sea ice, travel
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Greenland – a gigantic ice sheet with a fringe of green
Our visit to Greenland was similar to Bolivia and the Falkland Islands in that it wasn’t our main reason for taking the trip (in this case to the Canadian High Arctic) and we had absolutely no expectations. And yet, as … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Erik the Red, fjords, Greenland, ice road, icefjord, Ilulissat, Inuit, Kangerlussuaq, Norse, photography, Sisimiut, Vikings
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Exploring the Canadian High Arctic – the lazy way
I just finished reading Paddlenorth, by Jennifer Kingsley, possibly the first book I’ve read from cover to cover since committing to coming out of retirement six months ago. The author takes the reader with her and her five adventurous companions … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Canadian Arctic, Greenland, history, inspiration, Inuit, Jennifer Kingsley, Nunavut, Paddlenorth, photography, polar bears, Pond Inlet, travel, walruses
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Picking your destination runs – or walks
Dreaming of traveling to exotic places? Consider signing up for the Great Wall Marathon outside Beijing or The Big Five Marathon in South Africa. How about a marathon at Petra? There’s one called the Polar Circle marathon in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, the … Continue reading
