"My new home town" Aasiaat by TheView

Aasiaat Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 11 photos

Aasiaat have some 550 sledge dogs that are giving a real atmosphere of Greenland and might wake you up in the night when they are howling at the northern lights running over the sky.

23.15 nighttime in august

The city of dogs

Pros and Cons

Pros:The nature
Cons:Its is expencive to get and live here.
In a nutshell:Its a dogs world

Last visit to Aasiaat: Dec 2009
Intro Updated Sep 12, 2011
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Reviews (4)

The sailor’s home Hotels (1)

Sømandshjemmet in Danish is one of the few hotels in Aasiaat. It is low budget (around 160$ a night for a one person... more travel advice

The iconic Sladge dogs Things to Do (2)

A sledge dog ride is surely one of the must does, if you are visiting Greenland north of the polar circle. The... more travel advice

Transport from the Airport and around Transportation (1)

If you are in town for a visit there is only one way to get from the airport to town and you might also like to take a... more travel advice

Fishing Things to Do (2)

There is very fine opportunities for fishing in Aasiaat, for example on my first fishing trip I did catch 9 codfish (15... more travel advice

Comments (3)

johngayton Dec 30, 2010 at 5:41 PM Report Abuse

Hey Allan - certainly sounds like a place to de-stress. What are the bars like?
Gillybob Sep 10, 2010 at 8:06 AM Report Abuse

I couldn't believe it when Ed told me of your move! Unbelievable!! Hope its working out nicely for you! Gillybob greetings
Kaspian Aug 26, 2010 at 12:41 PM Report Abuse

Holy cr@p!!!!!! You're crazy to live there! What's the closest major airport? I can't even find a flight out of Toronto that takes me there.