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30The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 5 — 2013
Not For Your Average Latté-Drinker
Three days in Ilulissat, West Greenland
By Anna Andersen
“What are all these people doing here?” a guy asked his mate in the fourth
row. “Beats me,” he replied, looking up at us as we walked past to find our
seats on Air Iceland’s 37-seat Dash 8 bound for Ilulissat.
Home to 5,000 people and 7,000 dogs, Ilulissat in West Greenland is not
exactly your typical holiday destination. After all, its only international connec-
tion is Reykjavík, which is already in the middle of the North Atlantic—at least
five hours from the United States and three from mainland Europe.
Photo: Anna Andersen
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