Explore Greenland
May 10, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
EXPLORE GREENLAND AND LEARN ABOUT OUR CHANGING CLIMATE DURING TOUR LED BY NOTED ENVIRONMENTALIST DAVID HATCH
In summer, Greenland’s isolated Arctic high country offers spectacular scenery and indigenous wildlife that includes a herd of approximately 5,000 musk oxen. It is home to giant icebergs, colorful villages and eons-old glaciers that frequently “calve” (breaking off large chunks of ice that crash into... [Read more]
Cruise Denmark to Greenland
May 8, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
Travel tip: Cruise the Atlantic from Denmark to Greenland
At the beginning of June, Albatros Travel is arranging a unique transatlantic cruise lasting 16 days from Copenhagen to Greenland via Bergen (Norway), the Faeroe Islands, Vestmanna Islands, Iceland, Cape Farewell and Kangerlussuaq.
The Danish travel agency uses the fine ocean-going vessel M/S Clipper Adventurer, which is fully equipped for North Atlantic... [Read more]
The Greenland Backgrounder
March 18, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
OVERVIEW
Greenland, a part of the Danish realm, was discovered by Norways Erik the Red after he was exiled from Iceland. It was he who gave the land the name “Greenland” in hopes of enticing settlers to the wintery destination from the more temperate Iceland. However, the Inuit have been living in Greenland for more than 4,500 years. While it is true that more than 80% of Greenland’s surface... [Read more]
Explore High Arctic for Climate Change
March 9, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
See the Effects of Global Warming First-Hand
Global warming. You’ve read about it, heard about it on television but likely never have witnessed first-hand its troubling impact on this planet. Now you can, by joining one of a series of “Changing Climate” tour programs scheduled to visit the high Arctic this summer.
Each program is designed to bring ordinary folk into the Arctic regions... [Read more]
Fly for Free, Greenland
February 6, 2008 | Written by ITKT Media Partner
New York, NY, January 2008 — Greenland, a rising star on the radar of many experienced travelers, has just gotten less expensive. Hurtigruten, a dominant player in the field of expedition cruising, has announced a Book A Suite Fly For Free special on four eight-day Disko Bay sailings (June 26, July 3, 10 and 17) and the August 28th 15-day Disko Bay/Thule... [Read more]
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