4 articles
10 May 2026
greenlandGreenland Travel Guide: How to Get There, What It Costs, and What to Expect
Greenland is the world's largest island, 80% covered by an ice sheet, with a population of 56,000 in isolated coastal towns connected by plane and boat rather than roads. It is expensive, logistically demanding, and unlike anywhere else. The people who go find it worth it. Almost none of them were adequately prepared for the costs.
Henrik Vinter
9 May 2026
greenlandEast Greenland: Tasiilaq, Scoresby Sund, and the Case for Going Somewhere Almost Nobody Goes
East Greenland receives around 5,000 visitors per year — about as many as a busy museum has on a single weekend. Tasiilaq is the main town: a settlement of 2,000 people in one of the most dramatic fjord settings on Earth. Scoresby Sund to the north is the world's largest fjord system and is accessible primarily by expedition cruise. The logistics are demanding, the costs are high, and the experience is specific to this place in a way that Iceland, Svalbard, or Arctic Canada cannot replicate.
Henrik Vinter
8 May 2026
greenlandIlulissat Icefjord Guide: The Calving Glacier, Midnight Sun, and Whale Watching in Disko Bay
The Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier — the most productive in the Northern Hemisphere outside Antarctica — calves 46 km³ of ice per year. The icebergs accumulate in the fjord, break free into Disko Bay, and drift south past the town. In June, the sun doesn't set.
Henrik Vinter
15 March 2026
swedenSwedish Lapland Guide: Kiruna, the ICEHOTEL, and the Northern Lights
Swedish Lapland sits 145 km above the Arctic Circle. The ICEHOTEL is the most photographed thing here, but Abisko National Park, the Aurora Sky Station, and the Sámi cultural landscape are what make the trip worth the distance.
Henrik Vinter