Blogs from Region Sjælland, Denmark, Europe
January 8th 2012
Written at my grandparents after the kaffemik with my family and friends. So - the days are going faster and I must say I have my moments where I can feel the feeling of excitement and the feeling of freedom. But mostly, I don't completely understand that I'm going away for 5 months and going so far away in few days. All alone. Wow... It is true, it isn't just a dream and I do deserve it. I worked so SO hard to be able to go away and also still pay all my debts. That's a feeling that makes me pretty proud of myself.. I hope I will be able to be present with what I've worked so hard for and make the most out of it.. (I can only imagine I will) My expectation ... read more
Tour of Copenhagen, tomorrow the trip begins!
Published: September 23rd 2011Europe » Denmark » Region Sjælland » Kastrup
September 23rd 2011
This morning the trip officially begun. Me and Ida left Halmstad around 11am with the sun peaking through the heavy clouds above. Before we left Hallands county, we saw two of Kronleins Brewerys (where i work) semi-trucks, i believed that this was their way of saluting me off, Ida disagreed.... Once arriving in Copenhagen we had to rely on my previous visits to the Hotel we are staying at, because someone left the GPS at home, no names needs to be said... But it all ended happily because, well, here we are! :) We had some time to kill so we decided to drive in to Copenhagen city, which was quite the travel, not because of the distance, which was short, but of the amount of traffic and the unclear directions. But we made it, and ... read more
September 20th 2011
: READY TO GO!!!: Blev grebet af en følelse i går. Nærmest som en bølge bestående udelukkende af spænding og glæde skyllede indover mig... JEG VIL AFSTED!!!... read more
26th July 2011: Copenhagen's elusive sunshine
Published: August 29th 2011Europe » Denmark » Region Sjælland » Helsingør
August 29th 2011
Incredibly, our sixth and last full day in Copenhagen brings almost clear skies and some sun. We had originally planned to go to Frederiksborg and Kronborg in one day but, due to the hiccup in not finding the car rental place where it was listed to be and Frederiksborg needing more time than anticpated, we simply couldn't get to Kronborg before closing time (1700 hours). So we had to do go to Kronborg, aka as Elsinore, today. Kronborg is in the coastal town of Helsingør. Getting there requires taking a mostly one-lane road that meaders along the coast (there is a faster but less scenic way inland but I was highly advised by the locals to take this coastal road). As luck would have it, I got stuck behind some pensioners driving a 1000-cc Hyundai at ... read more
August 7th 2011
Ankunft in Dänemark, 07.08.2011. Am Samstag haben wir Schweden über die Öresundbrücke, welche seit Juli 2000 Malmö mit Kopenhagen verbindet, verlassen. Die Überfahrt kostete uns stolze 590.- DKK (rund 87.- Sfr.). Alternativ hätten wir auch die Fähre Helsingborg - Helsingör nehmen können. Doch, da immer noch Ferienzeit herrscht, hätten wir mit sehr langen Wartezeiten rechnen müssen. Nun, angekommen in Dänemark hat uns der dichte und hektische Verkehr wieder. Wie schön waren doch die Zeiten im Norden wo ich gemütlich auf leeren Strassen vor mich hin cruisen und die Landschaft geniessen konnte. Teilweise fuhr ich dort mit nur 60 – 70 kmh. Bei der entspannten Fahrweise sparte ich auch viel Diesel. Mein bester Durchschnittsverbrauch lag einmal bei 10.1 Liter auf 100 Kilometer. Nun trieben wir mit dem starken Verkehr von Kopenhagen bis nach Gørslev, ein kleines ... read more
The Cosy Travels of the Viking and his Kitten: Magleby
Published: June 9th 2011Europe » Denmark » Region Sjælland » Køge
June 9th 2011
This is without any doubt my favorite place in Denmark: Magleby. It's a small village, not so far from Koge, a port town, about 40 km to the south west of Copenhagen. There are no museums here, no art galleries, no monuments, no fancy restaurants, so it isn't mentioned in any travel guide. And still this place enchants me every time I am there ... In order to understand why I love Magleby so much, you have to know that there is an important difference between the Belgian and the Danish coastline. We Belgians have only about 60 km of coast, Denmark has about thousands of kilometers of beaches. Whenever there is a bit of sunshine, half of the Belgians rush to the sea, so that most of the coastal towns tend to be overcrowded. In ... read more
May 16th 2011
Motorhome News from Europe 45 7th May - 13th May 2011 Denmark - Funen (Fyn) and Zealand 'To Travel is to Live,' was a Hans Christian Andersen maxim. And we might just agree with that. It would certainly be true to say that the Denmark we have seen on Jutland is less than dramatic. But this is a pleasant land, full of little surprises that will leave a contented smile on your face and a mellow imprint on your heart. There are striking yellow houses around the town in Skagen, a fine museum of local art, the rushing tidal waters where the North Sea meets the Baltic. There are stunning sandy beaches to the east and west of the peninsular and a vast migratory sand dune at Rabjerg Mile a little way to the south. Hours ... read more
January 21st 2011
I wont lie, im a big girl. A big reason for this is over-eating but my weight stopped raising a years time ago. Currently I have no intentions of start on a diet, im eating healthy due to my husbonds diabetes, and all a scale does for me is making em miserable. Im focusing on health not weight. Even so i do love clothes, and im against the mainstream "plus size equals dark tents" - and Paris being the fashion capital I fantasize about a faboulous dress in a chic design. I know design is mostly a skinny buisness, but Google had the answer! More so than Denmark, Paris got varios Plus Size designers! Im saving the adresses, do doubt. I especially love Jean marc Phillippe http://www.jeanmarcphilippe.fr/ his clothes is amazing AND cheap! ... read more
Copenhagen: Københavns Yacht & Motorbådsværft
Published: January 2nd 2011Europe » Denmark » Region Sjælland
January 2nd 2011
link: http://www.cph-yacht.dk/ comments: highly recommended - the people there are reliable and very nice. they are great if you need woodwork. but go elsewhere if you need a mechanic. there is a mechanic next door, but he is crazy busy. in two years, I didn't get him to have a look at dandelion's engine even once. in the end, the people from the boatyard gave me a hand. they are great, but they can't replace a mechanic.... read more
December 14th 2010
Needless to say, that if youre going on vacation, youll need a place to sleep. My sista and I debated where we would book, as the options are many. First we tried Disneylands options, but quickly deemed it to expensive. The we looked at hotels, but many of them was either expensive, badly located or had bad reviews. Then we looked at hostels, but in many cases they cost as much as a hotel. Especially if we wanted privacy, wich is essential when I suffer from socialphobia, and cant handle not being able to be alone sometimes. We then looked at apartments. Sure they cost a bit more, but money saved on the food as we could cook ourselfs. Long googling, and carefull debating we eventually agreed on this: http://www.paris35.com/da/2512/paris-apartment-15338-studio-charenton.html Located in Paris' 12th arrondissement, its ... read more
