Jan 8, 2020 • 3 min read
Vejle lies in Denmark's Jutland peninsula, and boasts spectacular scenery, innovative art and design, dazzling architecture and a varied culinary scene.
Jan 8, 2020 • 3 min read
Vejle lies in Denmark's Jutland peninsula, and boasts spectacular scenery, innovative art and design, dazzling architecture and a varied culinary scene.
Jun 12, 2019 • 4 min read
Copenhagen is fantastic any time of year, but there's something special about summer in this vibrant city. The season may be short, but it can certainly…
Mar 1, 2019 • 4 min read
Copenhagen is a city made for foodies, with hundreds of top-notch dining experiences from street food markets to Michelin-starred restaurants to tempt the…
Dec 14, 2018 • 4 min read
The holiday season in Denmark is a magical point of light in the dark Scandinavian winter, and Danes take Christmas very seriously.
Oct 25, 2018 • 6 min read
Denmark: so child-friendly it even has a ‘Capital of Children’. This kid-friendly utopia is centred on Billund, the heartland of Lego, but around it there…
Jun 13, 2018 • 3 min read
The term 'new Nordic cuisine' still sets hearts aflutter on the international food scene, and any gourmand worth their salt (French fleur de sel,…
Jun 7, 2018 • 5 min read
Hygge (pronounced ‘hougga’) the suddenly everywhere, difficult-to-define Danish concept of comfort and conviviality, is something you may associate with…
Jan 1, 2018 • 5 min read
Surprising, artistic, experimental and cosmopolitan, the Danish capital overflows with cafes, culture and history. Here are 10 reasons to love the city.
Jun 7, 2017 • 5 min read
There can’t be many capitals where you can kayak in front of the opera house, rent a hot-tub boat or floating dining room, swim in its canals, and cycle a…
May 10, 2016 • 5 min read
Aarhus has long laboured in the shadow cast by Copenhagen, but transformation is afoot in Denmark's second-largest city. This Viking-founded hub on the…
Nov 16, 2015 • 5 min read
The long-held acclaim of New Nordic restaurant Noma helped Copenhagen to become the world’s number one culinary hotspot.
Apr 10, 2014 • 5 min read
Were Vikings mead-swilling and pillaging hooligans, or civilising craftspeople, poets and merchants? Your preconceptions around Vikings will likely be…
Jan 7, 2013 • 4 min read
'The Happiest Place on Earth'? Disneyland may lay claim to the cheesy slogan, but we like to think that Denmark's Legoland, though considerably smaller,…
Jan 7, 2013 • 5 min read
Danish culture gives children a beautifully natural place in society. Kids are, on the whole, neither spoilt nor overly scolded, and in Danish democratic…
Mar 23, 2011 • 2 min read
Copenhagen is compact yet crams a lot into a small space, making it the most accessible of Scandinavia’s capitals and an oasis of calm, sociability and…
Sep 20, 2010 • 2 min read
If you're a fan of modern art, chances are you've heard of Italian conceptual artist Piero Manzoni (1933-63). What you may not know is that the biggest…
Sep 7, 2010 • 2 min read
You know your Egg chair from your S chair, but have more 'cool' than 'kroner'. The bad news: 'Copenhagen' and 'cheap' don't usually share the same…
Aug 18, 2010 • 2 min read
The Danes are obsessed with cosiness. All of them. Even the toughest leather-clad biker will recommend a bar based on its 'hygge' factor. In Danish,…
Apr 22, 2010 • 3 min read
What would you do if you were trying to reunite with your pregnant wife in Madrid but a continent-sized cloud of volcanic ash stranded you in Stockholm?
Jun 29, 2009 • 1 min read
Denmark’s answer to Glastonbury, Roskilde Festival is northern Europe’s largest music festival. This four-day-long binge of bands and booze rocks Roskilde…