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Marshes, mud flats and migrating birds on Denmark’s Wadden Sea

A futuristic thatched visitor centre is the latest focal point in Denmark’s Unesco-listed coastal national park, perfect for twitchers, cyclists and oyster lovers

Vejle Center Hotel

This blog piece should bring some wind to the sails of even the most cynical traveller. I was meant to be staying at the Vejle Center Hotel in Velje, Denmark today. But my plane from Stornoway was delayed by 4 hours and 20 minutes because of a faulty set of stairs (Logan Air for you),Continue reading “Vejle Center Hotel”

Bullets at the bodega: hygge and horror in Copenhagen’s cosiest bar

Rosengårdens Bodega is warm and friendly, but has its darker side: it’s the spot where the Danish resistance caught up with a notorious Nazi informer in 1944

Scandinavian Special – Norway, shopping, and Copenhagen

Oslo on a budget: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/19/oslo-norway-on-a-budget Bergen for the weekend – see the landscape that inspired the film Frozen http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/19/bergen-weekend-norway-mountains-frozen Shopping, Scandinavian style – in pictures http://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2014/jul/19/shopping-scandinavia-style-sweden-denmark-norway-in-pictures A day in Vesterbro, Copenhagen http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/19/copenhagen-city-guide-day-in-vesterbro