Here's what it's like to visit Greenland, a country much in the news due to Donald Trump

A dive into Inuit culture and breathtaking landscapes makes Greenland an exhilarating adventure, writes Ben West

Serenity, simplicity and icy splendour await in Greenland 

The journey to the glacier is as thrilling as hiking on the glacier itself. It involves taking a boat ride cruising past the mouth of an ice fjord, then jumping into an off-road vehicle for a dusty, bumpy, yet exciting ride across rugged, hilly terrain.

Another boat takes us 40km nearer the inland ice, gliding through a wondrous forest of towering icebergs, before a huge bank of white suddenly appears at last: The glacier. The temperature drops dramatically as we approach.