Narsaq in South Greenland — a town of fewer than 1,400 people, ringed by fjords, glaciers and drifting ice. What to see on foot, and why photographers keep returning.
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DestinationsSouth Georgia
Grytviken, South Georgia: Whaling Ghost Town and Shackleton’s Grave
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusGrytviken on South Georgia — a former Norwegian whaling station of rusting boilers and oil tanks, a white 1913 church, and Shackleton’s grave on the hill above the bay.
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Saint Peter Port, capital of Guernsey — Castle Cornet guarding the harbour, steep cobbled lanes, and a place where British and French habits sit comfortably side by side.
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EuropeAzores
Terceira, Azores: Angra do Heroísmo, Biscoitos and Serra do Cume
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusTerceira in the Azores — the UNESCO old town of Angra do Heroísmo, the lava-walled vineyards of Biscoitos, and the green patchwork seen from Serra do Cume.
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A day trip from Portsmouth to Lulworth Cove on England’s Jurassic Coast — a two-hour cliff walk past Stair Hole, with practical notes on light, lenses and budget beds.
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EuropeNorway
Lysefjord by Boat from Stavanger: Cliffs, Waterfalls and Pulpit Rock
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusA 2.5-hour boat trip into Norway’s Lysefjord from Stavanger — Preikestolen seen from below, the Hengjane waterfall, and cliff walls that rise straight from the water.
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EuropeNorway
Geiranger by Road: Dalsnibba, Flydalsjuvet and the Eagle Bend
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusThe mountain roads above the Geirangerfjord — Dalsnibba at 1,500 m, the overhang at Flydalsjuvet and the eleven hairpins of the Eagle Bend, with the stops worth making.
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The Lofoten Islands in northern Norway — Svolvær’s harbour, the fishing village of Henningsvær, red rorbuer cabins and peaks that fall straight into Arctic water.
