Denmark

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    Copenhagen

    March 6, 2016 - By 

    Originally, we hadn’t planned on visiting Denmark. In fact, there was only one reason that brought us there, and I will share that reason at the end of this post. As soon as we added Copenhagen to the map, I was thrilled. This meant that we were not only going to Scandinavia, but we were also going to perhaps the hippest Scandinavian city! (And we we’d be stuffing our faces with world-famous Danish pastries too!) Sure, Stockholm ranks high on the “cool city” meter, but even many Swedes settle near or in Copenhagen due to its vicinity to mainland Europe…

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    Kronborg Castle

    March 3, 2016 - By 

    It’s super easy to get castled-out in Europe, especially Denmark.  There are too many damn castles everywhere!  But Kronborg Castle caught my attention because of its location.  With its strategic location on the northeastern tip of Zealand in Elsinore (just an hour’s drive north of Copenhagen), sitting at the narrowest sound between Denmark and Sweden, it had to have a fascinating history.  And it definitely did.  For only kr 90 ($13) each, we were able to explore much of Kronborg at our own pace. Due to the number of rooms and galleries that were available to the public, Kronborg quickly became our favorite castle…

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    Budgeting in Denmark?

    February 27, 2016 - By 

    No amount of warning could have prepared us for the Scandinavian reality of price hikes.  We knew everything was going to be expensive, but it wasn’t until our first day in Denmark that we grimaced at the numbers and regrettably made the conversions in our heads from Danish kroners (kr) to US dollars as we paid for everything.  Instead of enjoying our first day in Denmark, we ran obligatory errands and forced ourselves to hunker down at a McDonalds (free wifi and power outlets!) to get our bearings. On our day of arrival to Denmark, we found a free stellplatz in Haderslev on our…