Who hasn't heard of Jaakuaraq – Little Jaaku – a great hunter and a great man living in Uummannaq? In Mongolia and in Siberia, in Venezuela and in Amsterdam he has friends who love him. But in reality Little Jaaku has never left the frozen plains of Greenland. Now, for the first time in his life Little Jaaku is ready to wander the world. Accompanied by two helping spirits Jaaku will start his journey by crossing America - from Las Vegas to New York. He doesn't know yet where he will go and what exactly he will do. As always, he will just follow the ice.


During this trip Little Jaaku will discover America, but America will also discover him.


On the road we will find out what real Americans know about Greenland. We will also learn a lot about them. Not very many Greenlanders have been to Kansas and Mississipi, and even less Americans have even heard about Greenland.


Our Beamer decorated by the glorious Greenlandic flag is ready to start a ride. it is as anxious as a sled dog that has smelt the sea ice. Damma!!! Go!






Saturday, July 2, 2011

Sin City!

+43C! Sin City! Bellagio!
Welcome to the gambling, glamour and glitz of Las Vegas. David Copperfield is here, but now Little Jaaku is too!


























 Welcome to the Strip - with all its fantastic facades, dancing waters and a Volcano that erupts every single hour!

Unlike Uummannaq that had been founded in 1763, The Entertainment Capital Of The World became a city only in 1910.
Here Little Jaaku will discover gambling, easy marriage, easy divorce, organized crime, strip clubs, corruption, clubbing and 24-hour liquor sales.

And here he will meet some very fine people too. For example, tonight he will dine out with the famous magician Brian Zembic nicknamed "the Wiz" and  his daughter Mika - a young pianist virtuoso who made the original "Music Planes" for Uummannaq Music that have been flying from one iceberg to another in Uummannaq.

Las Vegas is a microcosm of the country. That's why  it is so interesting to ask questions about Greenland here. "So, where is Uummannaq? Where is Greenland?" Residents and tourists gave us all the variety of answers. But most said  that it was someplace beyond "New York"  - a hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

Exciting night is ahead of us! But tomorrow we will have to get up early, before the sunset to move East - to explore such fantastic places like Area 51, the Box and Mojave Desert in its entirety. Please, follow Jaakuaraq and his crew on the Road across America. Qujanaq!





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